User guide
Amazon Fire TV User Guide
Amazon Fire TV Basics
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Document Update: 2014-06-30
Document ID: FTUG-2611-110
should already be registered to you. If you purchased your Amazon Fire TV from another
retailer or received it as a gift, follow the on-screen instructions for entering your Amazon
account information and password.
To verify that your Amazon Fire TV is registered to your Amazon account:
From the Home screen, select Settings, and then select My Account. Review the
registration information.
a. If no account is currently registered, select Register to register your
Amazon Fire TV to the desired Amazon account.
b. If you would like to register a different Amazon account, select the Amazon
account that is currently registered, and then select Deregister.
Access & Remove Content
Your Amazon Fire TV device can access Amazon and third-party apps, games, music, videos,
and more, which are referred to as "content" throughout our Help pages. There are several
ways to access and remove content from your Amazon Fire TV device.
Access Your Content
To find content, such as movies, TV shows, games and apps, select a content type from the
Main Menu on the Home screen.
To access…
Do this…
Prime Instant Video
Movies & TV shows
Navigate to the Recently Added Prime Movies & TV or Top
Prime Movies or TV listings. If you are a Prime member and a
movie or TV show is eligible for Prime Instant Video, select the
artwork of the video to watch it at no additional cost.
Amazon Instant
Video purchases or
rentals
From the Home screen, select Video Library. Your Video
Library includes all of the Amazon Instant Video movies and TV
shows you’ve purchased and all active rentals. Once a rental
period has expired, you will no longer see the video in your Video
Library.
Amazon Instant
Videos to buy, rent,
or watch later
From the Home screen, select Watchlist. Your Watchlist is a list
of Amazon Instant Video movies or TV shows you want to buy,
rent, or watch later. After you buy or rent the movie or TV show,
it is also available from your Video Library.
Note: Content from third-party apps, such as Netflix and Hulu,
cannot be added to your Watchlist or Video Library.
Game purchases
From the Home screen, select Games. Your purchased games
appear in Your Games Library. Your Games Library includes all
of the games you purchased from the Amazon Appstore.
App purchases
From the Home screen, select Apps. Your purchased apps appear
in Your Apps Library. Your Apps Library includes all of the
apps you purchased from the Amazon Appstore.










