What you need
Amazon lists these before you start:
- The stick and what came in the box: Alexa Voice Remote, USB cable, power adapter, AAA batteries and usually an HDMI extender.
- A TV with a free HDMI port.
- An Amazon account: your email address or phone number and password. You can create one during setup.
- Your Wi-Fi name and password.
Connect the stick
Put the batteries in the remote
Turn the remote over, press on the back cover and slide it down. Use AAA alkaline batteries.
Connect the power
Plug the USB cable into the power adapter and the stick. Plug the adapter into the wall. Amazon advises against powering the stick from the TV’s USB port.
Plug the stick into the TV
Use a free HDMI port. If the stick won’t fit, or the port is behind the TV, use the HDMI extender: it also improves Wi-Fi by moving the stick away from the TV’s metal back.
Switch to the right input
Turn the TV on and use the TV’s own remote to choose the HDMI input the stick is in.
Follow the on-screen setup
Pair the remote
The remote usually pairs by itself. If it doesn’t, hold Home until “Press [play] to start” appears, which takes about 10 seconds. See pair a Firestick remote if that fails.
Connect to Wi-Fi
Scan the QR code with your phone to set up Wi-Fi automatically, or choose your network with the remote and type the password. Pick your router’s 5 GHz network if it shows one separately.
Sign in to Amazon
Scan the on-screen QR code, or go to amazon.com/code on a phone or computer and enter the code shown on the TV.
Set up TV control
Answer the on-screen questions so the remote can control your TV’s power and volume, and a soundbar if you have one. You can change this later under SettingsEquipment Control.
First things to do after setup
- Check for updates: SettingsMy Fire TVAbout and look for an update option. See update a Firestick.
- Check which model and system you have on the same About screen. Sticks running Vega OS can only install apps from the Amazon Appstore; see which Fire TV do I have.
- Turn on frame-rate matching for smooth live TV: SettingsDisplay & SoundsDisplayMatch Original Frame Rate.
- Install your apps. For IPTV, follow install an IPTV player on Firestick.
If setup goes wrong
- Login error or forgotten password: reset your Amazon password from Amazon’s sign-in page, then try again.
- Remote won’t pair: see pair a Firestick remote.
- Can’t find your network or connect: see the Wi-Fi steps in Firestick not working. Problems with the Wi-Fi password itself are for your broadband provider.
- Can’t download apps: Amazon says to add a default payment method to your account.
- No picture at all: see the blank-screen steps in Firestick not working.