HT1551 Locked on setting date and time

Lost power to Apple TV. On the reboot, it goes to a screen that says Setting Date and Time...and the wheel keeps grinding with nothing happening. I try to reset, it won't. I cut the power and reboot, and it goes right back to this window...which totally locks up my ATV2, getting frustrated! Can someone help? It's getting like Groundhog's Day over here...same thing over and over...with no solution!
Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Assuming this is not the first time you have used your Apple TV
You might try restarting the Apple TV by removing ALL the cables for 30 seconds.
Also try restarting the router.
If the problem persists, try a restore, you may want to try the previous procedures several times before doing this.
If this is a new Apple TV, it may also be that your network router is not allowing access to the timeserver, check that your router allows access over port 123.

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