[Q] Fire TV won't load - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i bought a new Amazon Fire TV from Staples, hooked it up, and nothing shows on the TV screen. There is no welcome or anything. I have re-installed the box several times. The HDMI cable is hooked into HDMI 2 and the tv is set to hdmi 2. I have unplugged the system several times. I have turned the tv on and off several times. The white light on the box is fading in and out. I cannot get anything to appear on the screen. I have replaced batteries in the new remote. Nothing is working. Since I bought it from Staples do I have to pre-register it somehow??? I have searched all the forums I can find and no one else seems to have this problem. Help?? Thanks.

harveymart said:
i bought a new Amazon Fire TV from Staples, hooked it up, and nothing shows on the TV screen. There is no welcome or anything. I have re-installed the box several times. The HDMI cable is hooked into HDMI 2 and the tv is set to hdmi 2. I have unplugged the system several times. I have turned the tv on and off several times. The white light on the box is fading in and out. I cannot get anything to appear on the screen. I have replaced batteries in the new remote. Nothing is working. Since I bought it from Staples do I have to pre-register it somehow??? I have searched all the forums I can find and no one else seems to have this problem. Help?? Thanks.
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Try a different hdmi cable. You don't have to register with anyone when you get the firetv. In my experience of building firetv's for friends (about 10 of them), one of them was indeed defective where the remote would loose its pairing in about 10 seconds. I'd say try another cable or ask for an exchange.

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First thing comes to mind for me is power supply. Id contact amazon. By any chance are you plugging it into your TV instead of using the include wall adapter?
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