A friend gave me a 1st gen Apple TV. Can I set it up on my TV with my iTunes account or is it forever linked to his account?

A friend gave me a 1st generation Apple TV. Can I set it up on my TV with my iTunes account or is it forever linked to his account?

In Setting>Computers on AppleTV remove any Computers (known iTunes libraries) listed - the top one is the 'sync' library and will let you sync your iTunes stuff (720pHD max @ 24fps) to it - deleting the existing entry will delete all media on AppleTV.  Other libraries are 'streaming only' requiring iTunes to be running on the LAN.  When you choose Add Library/Computer (I forget the exact text) you will be asked to enter a code in iTunes to 'pair' them.

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