Can't find Apple TV Sync Menu; No ATV in iTunes, Home Sharing works

OK,  I'm about to give up...  My computer shows up in Apple TV (2nd Gen) in the ATV home sharing computer list but I am unable to find any reference to a sync menu or any options to force the sync to occur.   I find references here in the support community to ATV showing up in iTunes.   I can't find that anywhere.   My firewall is off.  I am using a Time Machine as my wireless router. 
I've seen screen shots of a tabbed window explaining how to set up "sync" but I've never seen that window before.   (see this link
http://web.mac.com/gartside1104/ATV/SyncvStream.html  ).   Is this an ATV1 / ATV2 / iTunes / Windows only feature?.   I'm running OS 10.6.8 with latest updates, latest version of iTunes.  Just updated the Apple TV software.    I never see more than one library from my network at a time in ATV.  I can directly connect to any computer to share via home sharing but I can't select a library to stream from in ATV (ATV1 feature only?)   I can stream to the ATV from any network computer's shared iTunes library. 
Just baffled here...     Lots of hints but no answers.  
My primary purpose was to limit the playlists in iTunes that will show up in ATV.   The iTunes preferences for sharing on my local network successfully limit my sharing to specific playlists to other computers on the network, but ATV provides access to ALL playlists.  Does home sharing use a different playlist selector than network sharing? 
I set out to drain the swamp but am just wrestling with alligators.

My computer shows up in Apple TV (2nd Gen) in the ATV home sharing computer list but I am unable to find any reference to a sync menu or any options to force the sync to occur.
The Apple TV2 doesn't sync, it's a streaming only device.
I find references here in the support community to ATV showing up in iTunes.
Only the Apple TV 1 shows up under the Devices list in iTunes.
I've seen screen shots of a tabbed window explaining how to set up "sync" but I've never seen that window before.   (see this link
http://web.mac.com/gartside1104/ATV/SyncvStream.html  ).   Is this an ATV1 / ATV2 / iTunes / Windows only feature?.
Yes that's only for the Apple TV 1
I never see more than one library from my network at a time in ATV.
Are you using the same details for homesharing on each computer.
I can directly connect to any computer to share via home sharing but I can't select a library to stream from in ATV (ATV1 feature only?)
Sorry I don't understand that, could you explain please.
I can stream to the ATV from any network computer's shared iTunes library.
That sounds correct.
but ATV provides access to ALL playlists.
Yes unfortunately their is no way to restrict content that can be seen by the Apple TV2

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