Apple TV v6 App – 5th Kind Support

You can view your videos and other files that have been sent to you on Apple TV.

Set Up Instructions

PLEASE NOTE: To login to Apple TV app, first accept, login, and set up your account on 5th Kind’s CORE from your computer’s web browser. If required, connect your Google authenticator prior to using the app.

STEP 1: Download the app “5thKind TV v6” on the Apple TV app store

STEP 2 Initial Login: After opening the app you will be prompted to enter:

Server Name = Client Name (get this from your system administrator)
Username = same as desktop
Password = same as desktop
PIN = You will choose a unique PIN for this Configuration

Example of initial login (below)

Following initial setup, you will not be prompted to re-enter this info. Subsequent logins will welcome last logged in User and prompt for a 4 digit PIN or you can click "Manage Users" to switch Users

Enter the PIN for this User and Log In

STEP 3: if required by your company, enter your Google authenticator code which was setup during your first login to the web application.

NOT SURE HOW?
On your phone, click on the Google Authenticator
Enter the number for your client server into the Code field.

Logging in and How to Log in as another User (Managing Users)

Log In

When you restart the App, you will be welcomed, referencing your last login environment. To simply login again, type the PIN to enter, or to login as another User, click Manage Users.

Please Enter 4 Digit Pin - Enter PIN here

Manage Users - Click here to Select an Existing User, Delete an Existing User or Create a New User.

Managing Users

In this section, you can Select, Delete, and add additional Users.

Select Users - Click on User to enter the User Login Screen

Delete (X) - Delete Users Configuration by clicking X

Add User - Click here to Add a new User Configuration with unique PIN

Forgotten PIN

If you have forgotten your pin, you will need to delete the configuration with the forgotten password the Select User Screen In this example, highlighted in red was the "royrogers"User was ready for deletion.

Then click "Add User" to create a new user configuration with unique PIN. You will then re-authenticate the Client Name, Username and Password to save your new User configuration.

App Controls

Use your Apple TV Remote to control the playback of your video.

Play and Navigate Content

Select a Project

To navigate the screen, swipe up, down, left, or right on the remote’s touch surface. To select a project, hover over the project thumbnail then click the center of the touch surface.

Select a Package

Swipe up/down to navigate project inbox. To select a package, hover over it then click the center of the touch surface.

Play, Pause

To play or pause content, click the center of the touch surface OR press

Fast Forward

Hold down the right edge of the touch surface during playback. Alternatively, press , then swipe right on the touch surface to track to a specific time code.

+10 sec - During playback, click the right edge of the touch surface.

Rewind

Hold down the left edge of the touch surface during playback. Alternatively, press , then swipe left on the touch surface to track to a specific time code.

-10 Sec - During playback, click the left edge of the touch surface.

Skip to Next File

During playback, swipe right on the touch surface to skip to next file in a package

Skip to Previous File

During playback, swipe left on the touch surface to jump to the previous file.

Increase Playback Speed

Swipe up from the bottom-center of the touch surface. Each swipe up will increase your speed until you reach 8x. One more swipe up from 8x will reset speed to 1x. Playback speed is retained from clip to clip.

First swipe up: 2x speed

Second swipe up: 4x speed
Third swipe up: 8x speed Fourth swipe up: resets to 1x speed

Reset at 1x playback speed - Click Pause , then click Play . to re-set playback at 1x regardless of current speed.

View Package Contents

During playback, click the MENU button. A file thumbnails list will appear horizontally across the bottom of the screen. Swipe left/right to scroll through files. Click the center of the touch surface to select a file for playback.

Exit the App

To exit the App, click the menu button on the remote from the Main Projects Dashboard.
Click the touch surface to select “Continue” when you see the “Caution, Are you sure you want to leave 5th Kind CORE” alert.
- If you did not want to exit, select cancel to return to the App