Remote app on Ipad 2 (and Apple TV 1st gen)

Hi,
I have an Apple TV (1st gen) which I control thorugh an Iphone 4 and Ipad 1. I recently bought an Ipad 2 and installed the Remote app. The app finds my ATV and I can control the music in it, but the control function (that allow the ipad screen to become a trackpad) is missing, so I cannot navigate on the ATV's menu. I can still do it on the Iphone4 and Ipad 1 (even with the updated IOS). I have tried deleting and reinstalling the app on my Ipad2 but the control function is still missing. Has anyone experienced this before? Do you know how to fix it?
Thanks in advance!

Have you tried resetting the iPad, to do this:
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