How to Sync FireStick Remote to TV (2025)

This guide demonstrates how to sync the FireStick remote to your TV. The instructions work for all Fire TV devices, including FireStick Lite, FireStick HD, FireStick 4k, FireStick 4K Max, and Fire TV Cube.

Amazon FireStick remotes now come with TV controls. The remote syncs with your TV and lets you change the volume, mute the sound, or turn the TV on or off.

Furthermore, you can change the HDMI ports with the Alexa voice command.

To sync your FireStick remote to your TV, you need the following devices:

A TV equipped with CEC
An Alexa Voice Remote that includes Power & Volume control buttons.

Once configured, this setup allows you to control your TV’s power, volume, and input selection without using multiple remotes.

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How to Connect a New FireStick Remote to TV

When you connect your FireStick to your TV via the HDMI port and set it up for the first time, the FireStick remote connects automatically.

However, if you have been using FireStick for a while and changed or reset the remote, you may need to resync the TV controls.

To manually pair a Fire TV remote with a TV, follow the following steps:

Press the home button (house icon) on your FireStick remote for around 10 seconds.
The LED light on the button will start blinking. This means that the remote is searching for a TV.
The remote will flash three blue lights once it has found a TV and connected to it. This means that your remote is paired with the TV.

If these steps do not work for you or you are pairing an additional remote, please follow our detailed guide.

How to Control the TV using FireStick Remote

FireStick and its remote can communicate with your TV via Consumer Electronic Control or CEC, a feature found in most modern televisions. As a result, you can:

Power on/off TV
Increase/decrease volume
Switch display source

Different TV manufacturers market the CEC feature with different names. I have compiled a list of the most popular TV brands and their respective CEC branding:

Samsung: Anynet+
Sony: BRAVIA Sync
LG: SimpLink
Panasonic: HDAVI Control, EZ-Sync, or VIERA Link
Toshiba: CE-Link and Regza Link

I will show you how to enable CEC on your FireStick and TV.

Part 1: Preparing your FireStick and TV

Please follow these steps:

1. Go to your FireStick home screen and click on settings (the gear icon).

2. Select Display & Audio. For some Fire TV versions, this section is called Display & Sounds.

3. Scroll down to HDMI CEC Device Control.

4. If this setting is OFF, click it to turn it ON.

Your FireStick is now ready. Let’s now enable CEC on your TV.

Note: I will explain this process on a Toshiba TV. The UI and controls vary from brand to brand, but the general process should be similar.

Press the menu button on the TV remote.
The settings window should pop up. Go to System.
Locate the option named HDMI CEC Control.
Enable HDMI CEC control. If prompted, select Always On.

We can now set up the FireStick remote to control the TV, as CEC has been enabled on both devices.

Part 2: Connecting the FireStick Remote to TV

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Here are the steps:

1. From your FireStick home screen, click Settings. It’s the cog (gear) icon at the top right.

2. Navigate to Equipment Control.

3. Select Manage Equipment.

4. Click Add Equipment.

5. Choose TV.

6. Wait while the FireStick prepares your remote for setup.

7. If the system correctly identifies your TV, select Yes and skip to step 10. Otherwise, continue with step 8 below.

8. If the identified TV is incorrect, click on No.

9. Select the brand of your TV from the provided list. I am using a Toshiba TV for this guide, so I’ll select Toshiba.

10. Follow the on-screen instructions: Press the power button on your FireStick remote, wait 10 seconds, and press the power button again.

11. If your FireStick remote turns your TV off and back on, select Yes and skip to step 15. Otherwise, go to step 12 below.

12. Select No if your TV didn’t respond to the FireStick remote’s power button.

13. The system will now ask you to go through several attempts. This is a trial-and-error method. Keep trying until it works. The number of attempts for each user may vary.

14. Click on Yes for the attempt that successfully turned the TV off and on.

15. The system will now perform a volume test. If the TV is muted, increase the volume using the traditional remote. When you’re ready for the volume test, click Next.

16. Use your FireStick remote to change the volume levels. If you can control the volume using your FireStick remote, click Yes and skip to step 19. Otherwise, follow step 17 below.

17. Click No if the volume didn’t change in response to your FireStick remote.

18. Select the option that best suits your setup. If you do not use external audio equipment, select I use just my TV.

Repeat from step 13. Keep repeating this cycle until you find a setup that works for you. Once you’ve found the one that works, you can proceed to step 20.

19. This step helps when multiple media devices (like consoles and DTH boxes) are connected to your TV and must constantly switch between the HDMI channels.

This step will create a shortcut for your FireStick’s HDMI channel. From the list, select the HDMI port to which your FireStick is connected. In my case, it’s HDMI 2.

Note: If your TV has only a single HDMI input (FireStick), you can skip this process by pressing the forward button (two forward arrows) on your FireStick remote. Then, skip to step 23.

20. Use your traditional TV remote to switch to an alternate HDMI input source. Press the forward button (two forward arrows) on your FireStick remote.

21. The TV should switch to the FireStick HDMI channel. If it did, select Yes. You have now created a shortcut to switch back to your Fire TV from any HDMI source using the forward button on your FireStick remote.

22. Click OK to sync your FireStick remote to your TV.

That’s all. You have successfully synced your FireStick remote to the TV and can now navigate your FireStick and TV using a single remote. Enjoy the hassle-free experience from your FireStick and TV.

How to Change the Paired TV

Do you have a new TV and want to sync the FireStick remote to it? Follow the below steps to pair your new TV to your Fire TV remote:

1. Click Settings (the gear icon) on your Fire TV home screen.

2. The Settings page window will appear. Select Equipment Control.

3. On the following screen, select Manage Equipment.

4. Choose TV.

5. From the TV menu screen, select Change TV.

6. Click Change TV to confirm the action. Repeat steps 6-23 as outlined in the Connecting the FireStick Remote to TV section above.

That’s it. The FireStick remote is connected to the new television. You can now use it to control and navigate the Fire TV.

How to Add a New Remote to FireStick

You can also sync two remotes with FireStick. Even if the primary one gets lost or broken, the device is easily accessible. Here are the steps to add a new Fire TV remote:

1. On FireStick home, select Settings Gear.

2. Open the Remotes & Bluetooth Devices sub-menu.

3. Select Amazon Fire TV Remotes.

4. Open Add New Remote.

5. FireStick will start searching for a new remote nearby. On your new remote, press & hold the Home button for 10 seconds.

And you’re done. The new remote will be paired with the TV and appear next to the older remote.

Winding Up

This guide outlined the various ways to sync the FireStick remote to the TV. By doing so, you can use a single remote to control your TV and Fire TV without juggling between two remotes, the TV and the Fire TV. Have you successfully paired your FireStick remote to your TV? Share your experience in the comments.

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