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So i want to keep my Apple TV 3 Connected to my home theatre system along with my new Apple TV 4

Okay so i just tried this method and after doing it my harmony One remote does NOT control the apple tv 4 anymore, it just does that quick triple flash. so this method not only stops the aluminium apple tv remote from working with the new apple tv 4 (which is what we want ) but it also stops the Harmony One Universal remote from working with the Apple TV 4 as well. (which is what we DONT want ) i want to use my harmony one universal remote with the new apple tv 4.



also, i want to note that i wasn't able to do the first step , (or i think i wasn't able to do it but it actually did?)

"
  1. Pair your Apple Remote to the Apple TV (Menu+Right for 6 seconds) make sure there are no other devices in range."


when i held the MENU and RIGHT buttons together nothing showed on the TV to confirm the apple tv 4 and the aluminum remote got linked?


This is a summary of my problem, i got my new apple tv 4 2 days ago, excellent device but i want to keep my Apple TV 3 Connected to my home theatre system along with my new Apple TV 4, my problem is that i want to make it so that the original ALUMINIUM apple tv remote will be the ONLY remote that will control the old Apple TV 3, i noticed that the new SIRI remote that comes with the apple tv 4 only controls the apple tv 4 which is fantastic because its bluetooh and it doesnt interact with the old apple tv 3, however im using a harmony one universal remote which i want to use with my new apple tv 4, i dont plan on using the SIRI Remote.

again, i do NOT want to use the harmony one with the Apple TV 3, i want the original aluminum apple tv 3 remote control to be the ONLY remote in the home that can control the Apple TV 3,


is that possible to do?
 
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Bumping this thread to see if maybe anyone had any success with this?
 
rolsskk said:
Isn't this going to be overcome by events with the latest TVos release?
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The latest release still doesn't solve the audio issues I and others are discussing elsewhere. They also don't seem to give the remote a way of scrolling through a very long list -- something the ATV3 did beautifully. I realize those aren't the OP's issues, but there are several particular things the ATV3 currently does better and any of those might be a reason why someone would want to keep their ATV3 around for now.
 
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