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TCL • Roku TV
User Guide
Models: S303, S305
Version7.5
English
Illustrationsinthisguideareprovidedforreferenceonlyandmaydifferfromactualproductappearance.Productdesignandspecificationmaybechangedwithoutnotice.
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Productname:TCL•RokuTVDocumentname:TCL•RokuTVUserGuideDocumentrevision:7.5.0Publicationdate:05November,2016
Contents
Welcome............................................................................................1ThenewstandardinSmartTVs................................................................................................................1
GetthemostoutofyournewTV.............................................................................................................1
Connectionsandsetup.......................................................................4SetupyournewTV.................................................................................................................................4
What’sinthebox.................................................................................................................................5
Tomountonawall...............................................................................................................................5
Tousethestand...................................................................................................................................6ConnectyourTV.......................................................................................................................................7
Connectinganantenna,cable,orsatellitebox....................................................................................7
ConnectingacomponentwithacompositeAVvideocable................................................................8ConnectingacomponentwithanHDMI®cable...................................................................................8
Connectingheadphonesoranalogsoundbar.....................................................................................9
ConnectinganAVreceiverordigitalsoundbar...................................................................................9PreparingforInternetconnectivity....................................................................................................10
ACpower................................................................................................................................................10
Remotecontrolbatteries.......................................................................................................................10RokuTVRemotecontrol........................................................................................................................11
Panelbuttons.........................................................................................................................................12
GuidedSetup...................................................................................13StartingGuidedSetup............................................................................................................................13SettingupyourTV..................................................................................................................................15
ConnectedHomescreen........................................................................................................................20
PersonalizeyourHomescreen...........................................................................................................20Non-connectedHomescreen.................................................................................................................21
PersonalizeyourHomescreen...........................................................................................................21
Benefitsofconnecting......................................................................23ConnectingbringsoutyourTV’sfullpotential!......................................................................................23
Whatisstreaming?.................................................................................................................................24
ButwhatifIdidn’tconnectmyTV?.......................................................................................................25
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SettingupAntennaTV......................................................................26WhydoIhavetosetuptheTVtuner?...................................................................................................26
HowdoIsetuptheTVtuner?................................................................................................................26
UsingyourTV...................................................................................30Statuslight..............................................................................................................................................30
Standbymodeenergysavings................................................................................................................30
WatchingbroadcastTVchannels...........................................................................................................31Changingchannels.............................................................................................................................31
Viewingprograminformation............................................................................................................32
Adjustingsettings...............................................................................................................................33PausingLiveTV.......................................................................................................................................33
Requirements.....................................................................................................................................33
EnablingLiveTVPause.......................................................................................................................33UsingLiveTVPause............................................................................................................................34
NotesaboutLiveTVPause.................................................................................................................35
SwitchingTVinputs................................................................................................................................35Auto-detectingdevices......................................................................................................................35
Adjustingaudio/videosettings...........................................................................................................35
PlayingcontentfromUSBstoragedevices.............................................................................................35Autoplayerlaunch.............................................................................................................................36
Playingcontentfromlocalnetworkmediaservers................................................................................36
AdjustingTVsettings........................................................................38Settingsmenu.........................................................................................................................................38Optionsmenu.........................................................................................................................................38
Optionsmenusettings.......................................................................................................................39
Accessibility............................................................................................................................................40Accessibilitymenusettings................................................................................................................41
Advancedpicturesettings......................................................................................................................41
Advancedpicturesettingsmenuoptions...........................................................................................42Changingprivacysettings.......................................................................................................................43
Resettingtheadvertisingidentifier....................................................................................................43
Limitingadtracking............................................................................................................................43
MyFeed...........................................................................................45MoviesComingSoon..............................................................................................................................45
Movies,TVshows,andpeople...............................................................................................................45
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Searchingforsomethingtowatch....................................................46HowdoIsearch?....................................................................................................................................46
Ifoundashow,nowwhat?....................................................................................................................47FollowonRoku.......................................................................................................................................47
RecentSearches.....................................................................................................................................47
UsingtheRokuChannelStore..........................................................48CustomizingyourTV.........................................................................49Rearrangetiles.......................................................................................................................................49
EditbroadcastTVchannellineup...........................................................................................................50
Renameinputs.......................................................................................................................................50Removeunwantedtiles..........................................................................................................................51
Changethemes.......................................................................................................................................51
Changesoundeffectsvolume................................................................................................................52
Configurepowersettings.......................................................................................................................52Poweronsettings...............................................................................................................................52
Autopowersavings............................................................................................................................53
StandbyLEDOn/Off...........................................................................................................................53Configureaccessibility............................................................................................................................53
Captionsmode...................................................................................................................................53
Captionsstyle.....................................................................................................................................54AudioGuidesettings(U.S.only).........................................................................................................55
Configureparentalcontrols...................................................................................................................55
CreatingaparentalcontrolPIN..........................................................................................................55BlockingMovieStore,TVStore,andNews(certainUSTVmodelsonly)...........................................56
BlockingBroadcastTVshows.............................................................................................................56
WhathappenswhenaTVshowisblocked?......................................................................................60ChangingtheparentalcontrolPIN.....................................................................................................61
Resettingparentalcontrols................................................................................................................61
Moresettings...................................................................................63Changingnetworksettings.....................................................................................................................63Changingtimesettings...........................................................................................................................63
ScanningforbroadcastTVchannelsagain.............................................................................................64
UsingtheTVinahometheater..............................................................................................................64Turningoffthespeakers....................................................................................................................64
Changingtheaudiomode..................................................................................................................65
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Settingupadigitalaudioconnection.................................................................................................65
ControllingotherdevicesthroughCEC..............................................................................................66RestartingtheTV....................................................................................................................................68
ResettingtheTV.....................................................................................................................................68
Resetaudio/videosettings.................................................................................................................68Factoryreseteverything....................................................................................................................68
WhatifIcan’taccesstheFactoryResetoption?...............................................................................69
Networkconnectionreset..................................................................................................................69ChangingyourRokuChannelStorePINpreference...............................................................................69
Gettingsystemupdates.........................................................................................................................70
CheckingforupdatesonaconnectedTV...........................................................................................70Gettingupdatesonanon-connectedTV...........................................................................................71
Otherdevices...................................................................................73GettingandusingtheRokumobileapp.................................................................................................73
PrivateListeningontheRokumobileapp..........................................................................................73Usingauniversalremote........................................................................................................................73
FAQ..................................................................................................74Electronicsrecyclinginformationforcustomers....................................................................................73
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Important information
Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofuninsulateddangerousvoltagewithintheproduct'senclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheproduct.
Thissymbolindicatesthatthisproductincorporatesdoubleinsulationbetweenhazardousmainvoltageanduseraccessibleparts.Whenservicing,useonlyidenticalreplacementparts.
WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisproducttorainormoisture.Thisproductshouldnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing.Noobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shouldbeplacedonorneartheproduct.
WARNING:TheTVisunstableifitisnotproperlyattachedtothebaseormountedtothewall.BesuretofollowthebaseorwallmountinginstructionsprovidedintheUser’sGuidetoensureyoursafety.
WARNING:Donotexposebatteriestoexcessiveheatsuchassunshine,fire,andsoforth.
Proper operating voltage Refertotheidentification/ratinglabellocatedonthebackpanelofyourproductforitsproperoperatingvoltage.
Cable TV installer notice of proper grounding ThisreminderisprovidedtocallyourattentiontoArticle820-40oftheNationalElectricalCode(Section54oftheCanadianElectricalCode,Part1)whichprovidesguidelinesforpropergroundingand,inparticular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshouldbeconnectedtothegroundingsystemofthebuildingasclosetothepointofcableentryaspractical.
Installation location Important:Thistelevisionisatablemodelandisdesignedtositonafirm,flatsurface.Don’tplacetheTVonsoftcarpetingorsimilarsurfacebecausetheventilationslotsonthebottomoftheunitwillbeblocked,resultinginreducedlifetimefromoverheating.Toassureadequateventilationforthisproduct,maintainaspacingof4inchesfromthetopandsideoftheTVreceiverand2inchesfromtherearoftheTVreceiverandothersurfaces.
Also,makesurethestandorbaseyouuseisofadequatesizeandstrengthtopreventtheTVfrombeingaccidentallytippedover,pushedoff,orpulledoffthestand.Thiscouldcausepersonalinjuryand/ordamagetotheTV.RefertotheImportantSafetyInstructionsonthefollowingpages.
Low power standby mode ThePowerbutton(indicatedbythepowersymbol)onthisTVanditsremotecontrolputstheTVintoaverylowpowerstandbymodebutdoesnotcompletelyturnthepoweroff.Tocompletelyshutthepoweroff,youmustdisconnectthepowercordfromthepoweroutlet.Themainsplug/appliancecouplerisusedasadisconnectdevice.Therefore,youshouldbesurethattheTVisinstalledinamannertoenablethepowercordtobedisconnectedwhennecessary.
Note:Insituationswherethepowerplugorappliancecouplerisusedasthedisconnectdevice,thedisconnectdeviceshallremainreadilyaccessibleandoperable.
Product Registration Pleaseregisteryourpurchaseon-lineatwww.TCLUSA.com.Itwillmakeiteasiertocontactyoushoulditeverbenecessary.Registrationisnotrequiredforwarrantycoverage.
Product Information Keepyoursalesreceipttoobtainwarrantypartsandserviceandforproofofpurchase.Attachithereandrecordtheserialandmodelnumbersincaseyouneedthem.Thesenumbersarelocatedontheproduct.
ModelNo.____________________________________________ SerialNo._____________________________________________
PurchaseDate________________________________________ Dealer/Address/Phone__________________________________
Important safety instructions 1. Readinstructions.Readallthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsbeforeoperatingtheproduct.
2. Retaininstructions.Retainthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsforfuturereference.
3. Heedwarnings.Adheretoallwarningsontheproductandintheoperatinginstructions.
4. Followinstructions.Followalloperatinganduseinstructions.
5. Waterandmoisture.Donotusethisproductnearwater.
6. Cleaning.Cleanonlywithadrycloth.
7. Ventilation.Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.
8. Heat.Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.
9. Groundingorpolarization.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.
10. Power cord protection. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where it exits from the product.
11. Accessories.Useonlyattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
12. Stand/cart.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.
13. Power.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.
14. Servicing.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.
15. Ifanoutsideantennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct,besuretheantennaorcablesystemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstaticcharges.Section810oftheNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70-2011(Section54ofCanadianElectricalCode,Part1)providesinformationwithrespecttopropergroundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,groundingofthelead-inwiretoanantenna-dischargeunit,sizeofgroundingconductors,locationofantenna-dischargeunit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthegroundingelectrode.Seefollowingexample:
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Welcome
CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyournewTCL•RokuTV!Discoverthejoyofendlessentertainment.Afterit’ssetup,you’llbeabletoaccessaworldofstreamingcontentchannelsthatmayincludeNetflix,YouTube,Crackle,CNETandliterallythousandsmore.
Important:YourTVreceivesautomaticupdatesfromtimetotime,enablingnewcontentandfeatures.ThisUserGuidedescribesRokuTVversion7.5.TodeterminethecurrentversionofyourRokuTV,gotoSettings>System>AboutafteryoucompleteGuidedSetup.
The new standard in Smart TVs
WelcometoTVlikeyou’vemostlikelyneverseenbefore—ahomescreenthatyoucanpersonalizewithyourfavoritedevicesandstreamingchannels.ChoosefromhundredsofthousandsofstreamingmoviesandTVepisodes,plusmusic,sports,kids,family,internationalandmuchmore.Youshouldneverrunoutofthingstowatch.
Note:Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.Channelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandvariesbycountry.NotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRoku®productsaresold.
Get the most out of your new TV
FollowthesesimplestepstogetthemostoutofyournewTV.
1. ConnecttotheInternet• It’ssimple,it’seasy,anditwillunlockaworldofentertainment.Allyouneedisa
networkconnection.Therearehundredsoffreestreamingchannels,paidsubscriptionserviceslikeNetflixandSpotify,convenientwaystorentorbuyafavoritefilmorshowwithGooglePlayandCineplexandmore.
2. Pickyourfavoritestreamingchannels• Findtheentertainmentyoulove.FromthelatestblockbustermoviestoyourfavoriteTV
shows,withtonsoflivesports,abroadselectionofmusicstreamingchannels,popularprogramminginadozeninternationallanguages,24x7livenewsandsomuchmore,
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yournewRokuTVhasyoursweetspot.Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.
3. PersonalizeyourHomescreen• PutyourfavoritebroadcastTV,streamingchannels,gamingconsoleandotherdevices
front-and-centerontheHomescreen.Nomoreflippingthroughinputsorwadingthroughcomplicatedmenus.Youcanevenpersonalizethenamesofeachinputandmovetilesaroundsoyourmost-oftenuseddevicesandstreamingchannelsareonlyaclickaway.
4. Searchforyourfavoritemovie,TVshow,actor,ordirector• Onceyou’reconnectedtotheinternet,youcaneasilysearchacrosstopstreaming
channelsbymovieorTVshowtitle,actorordirector—allfromoneplace.Searchresultsareorganizedbypricesoyoucanalwaysseethebestpricedoption.Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.
5. PauseliveTV• Pause,resume,fastforward,andrewindTVshows.SimplyconnectyourownUSBdrive
with16GBorbiggercapacitytotheTVandpauseliveTVforupto90minutes.
Note:LiveTVPauseisavailableondigitalTVshowsreceivedontheTV’santennainputonly,andonlywhentheTVislinkedtoavalidRokuaccount.
6. Sendyourpersonalmediatothebigscreen• Sendpersonalphotos,videos,andmusicfromyourcompatiblesmartphoneortabletto
theTVscreeninjustafewtaps.Plus,withcertainchannels,suchasNetflixandYouTube,youcansendmovies,shows,sporthighlights,andmoredirectlytoyourTV.
Note:TheRokuappforMicrosoftWindows®mobiledevicesdoesnotcastvideos.
7. Followmoviescomingsoon
• UseMyFeedtochoosefromandfollowalistofupcomingmovies,andthenwatchforalertseachtimeoneofyourfollowedmoviesbecomesavailableorchangesprice.
Note:MyFeedisnotavailableintheRokuAppforWindowsmobiledevicesintheUnitedStatesorCanada.
8. Takechargewithasmartphoneortablet• ControlyourTVwiththeincludedremoteorfromyourcompatiblesmartphoneor
tabletwiththefreemobileappforiOS®,Android™,andWindows™mobiledevices*.
*IOS®isatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofCiscointheU.S.andothercountriesandisusedunderlicense.Android™isatrademarkofGoogleInc.Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
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Browsechannels,viewMyFeed,listentoaudiofromstreamingprograms,andevensearchwithvoiceviathefreemobileapp.
Note:Voicesearch,Mobilelistening,andMyFeedarenotavailableintheRokuappforWindowsdevices.
Gotosupport.roku.comfordevicecompatibilityinformation.
Let’sgetstarted.
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Connections and setup
Before initial setup
Protect against power surges
• Connectallcomponentsbeforeyoupluganypowercordsintothewalloutletorpowerstrip.• NEVERplugyourTCLRokuTVintoanoutletthatiscontrolledbyawallswitch.• TurnofftheTVbeforeyouconnectordisconnectanycables.• Makesureallantennasandcablesareproperlygrounded.RefertotheImportantSafety
Instructions.
Safety information
• PreventTVfromoverheatingbyplacinginanareawithgoodventilation.• DonotblockventilationholesontheTV.PositiontheTVsoaircancirculatefreelyonallsides.• DonotstackobjectsontheTV.• IfyouplacetheTVonastand,makesureyouallowadequateventilation.• IfyouconnectanaudioreceiveroramplifiertotheTV,placeitonthetopshelfsotheheatedair
willnotoverheattheTV.
Avoid audio interference
• Positioncablesproperly;inserteachcablefirmlyintothedesignatedjack.• RouteallcablesdownonesideofthebackoftheTVinsteadofstraightdownthemiddle.• Ifyourantennauses300-ohmtwinleadcables,donotcoilthecables.• Keeptwinleadcablesawayfromaudio/videocables.
Avoid direct light
DonotplacetheTVwheresunlightorroomlightingisdirectedtowardthescreen.Usesoftorindirectlighting.
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Set up your new TV
OpentheboxandremovetheTVandotheritems.Becareful,theTVisheavy!WestronglyrecommendthattwopeopleunboxtheTV.
BesuretocheckallthefoampackagingasthestandsfromsomeTV’sarestoredinthefoamforprotection.
What’s in the box
To mount on a wall
IfyouaremountingyourTCLRokuTVtothewall,donotattachtheTVbasestandorTVstandcolumn.
TomountyourTVtothewall,purchasetheoneofthefollowingVESAwallmounts:
• 28"model VESA100x100,M4x12mmscrews• 32"model VESA100x100,M4x12mmscrews• 40"model VESA100x100,M4x25mmscrews• 43"model VESA100x200,M4x25mmscrews• 49"model VESA200x200,M6x16mmscrews
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TheVESAnumberisthehorizontalandverticalmeasurementofthemountingholes.Forexample,100x200indicatesthatthemountingholesarespaced100mmhorizontallyand200mmvertically.
FollowthedirectionssuppliedwiththewallmounttomounttheTVtothewall.
Caution:YourwallmountmustbeabletobearaminimumoffivetimestheTVsnetweighttoavoiddamage.
Note:Thewallmountbracketandthescrewsarenotincluded
To use the stand
YourTCLRokuTVcomeswithoutthestandsattachedsothatyoucanchoosetousethestandsormountyourTVtoawallusingawallmount(soldseparately).IfyouwanttomountyourTVtothewall,don’tattachthestandlegs.
A–PlacetheTVfacedownonasoft,cushionedsurfaceonatable.ThebagtheTVwaspackedinmakesagoodcushion.PositiontheTVsothatthestand,whenattached,willhangovertheedgeofthetable.
B–AlignthestandswiththescrewholeslocatedontheTVstandcolumn:
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Note:Storethestandandstandscrewsinasafeplaceincaseyoudecidetousethestandinthefuture.
Cable Management
Therearethreeslotsonthebackofthemachine.Insertthecableclipintooneoftheslotstohelpyoumanageyourcables.
Connect your TV
ThissectionexplainshowtoconnectyourdevicestoyourTV.
Connecting an antenna, cable, or satellite box
Ifyouareusinganantenna,CATVcablewithoutaset-topbox,acableorsatelliteboxthathasonlyanantennaoutput,connecta75-ohmcoaxialcable(notprovided)fromthedevicetotheANT/CABLEinputontheTV.
Tip:Ifyouareusinganantennawitha300ohmtwin-leadcable,youneedtousea300-75ohmadapter(notprovided)toadaptthecabletoaconnectionthatiscompatiblewiththeTV’santennainput.
Tip:IfyoureceiveyourTVstationsthroughasettopboxfromacableorsatelliteTVprovider,connectittotheTVusingthebestconnectionmethodavailable.Frommosttoleastdesirable:
• HDMI®input–DigitalHDandSDvideo• AVinput–analogSDvideo• Antennainput–analogSDvideousingNTSC
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Connecting a component with a composite AV video cable
IfthebestconnectionavailableonyourcomponentisAVorcompositevideooutput,connectittotheTVusingacompositeAVcable(notprovided).CompositeAVcablestypicallyhavethreeRCA-typeplugsoneachend,colorcodedasfollows:
• Yellow:Video• Red:Audio,rightchannel• Whiteorblack:Audio,leftchannel
ConnecteachplugtothecorrespondingconnectoronthecomponentandontheTV.
Connecting a component with an HDMI® cable
Ifpossible,connectyourdevicesusingHDMI®cables(notprovided).Theyhelptoprovidethebestvideoqualityandalsocarryaudiosignals,sothatonlyonecableisneeded.Forbetterpicturequality,werecommendthatyouusecablesdesignatedasHighSpeedHDMI®cables.
Tip:YoumightneedtoconfigurethecomponenttosenditssignalthroughitsHDMI®connector.
TheconnectorlabeledHDMIIN(ARC)hastheadditionalabilitytousetheaudioreturnchanneltosenddigitalaudiotoareceiverorsoundbar,asexplainedin“SelectmodelsalsohaveanaudiolineoutconnectionthatisnotaffectedbyTVvolumeormutesettingsanddoesnotdisabletheTVspeakers.UsethisconnectionwhenyouwanttouseyouramplifierorsoundbartocontroltheTVvolume.ToturnofftheTV’sbuilt-inspeakers,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Audio>TVspeakersandchangethesetting.
ConnectinganAVreceiverordigitalsoundbar”onpage9.
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Connecting headphones or analog sound bar
Youcanconnectheadphonesorananalogsoundbar(notprovided)totheTV’sheadphonejack.
Tip:InsertingaplugintheheadphonejackdisablesthesoundfromtheTV’sbuilt-inspeakers.
Warning:Loudnoisecandamageyourhearing.Whenusingheadphones,usethelowestvolumesettingonyourheadphonesthatstillletsyouhearthesound.
SelectmodelsalsohaveanaudiolineoutconnectionthatisnotaffectedbyTVvolumeormutesettingsanddoesnotdisabletheTVspeakers.UsethisconnectionwhenyouwanttouseyouramplifierorsoundbartocontroltheTVvolume.ToturnofftheTV’sbuilt-inspeakers,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Audio>TVspeakersandchangethesetting.
Connecting an AV receiver or digital sound bar
YoucanenjoyDolbyAudio™multichannelsoundfromyourTVifyouconnectadigitalamplifierorsoundbar(notprovided)ineitheroftwoways:
• Digitalopticalaudioout(S/PDIF)–ConnectaTOSLINKopticalcable(notprovided)fromtheTVtotheOpticalinputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.
• HDMI®ARC–ConnectanHDMI®cable(notprovided)fromtheHDMI(ARC)connectortotheHDMI®inputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.ThisconnectionusestheAudioReturnChannel(ARC)featureoftheHDMI®specificationtooutputsoundfromtheTVtoacompatibledevice.Tousethisfeature,youmustconfiguretheTVtoenableHDMI®ARC,asexplainedin“EnablingHDMI®ARC”onpage66.
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Preparing for Internet connectivity
IfyouwanttoconnectyourTVtotheInternettowatchstreamingcontent,youmustconnectusingawirelessmodem/routerorawirelessaccesspoint.TheTVconnectsthroughabuilt-inwirelessLANadapter.TheTVdoesnotsupportawiredconnectionortheuseofaUSBnetworkadapter.
Note:WerecommendthatyourwirelessconnectionsupporttheIEEE802.11b/g/nspecificationforthebestexperience.
AC power
PlugyourTVintoapoweroutlet.YoucantellthattheTVhaspowerbecausethestatuslightonthefrontoftheTVlightsup.
“Statuslight”onpage30explainshowthestatusindicatorshowswhatishappeningwiththeTV.
Remote control batteries
OpenthebackofyourRokuTVremotecontrolandinserttheincludedbatteries,observingtheproperorientationasindicatedinthebatterycompartment.Reattachthebackcover.
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Roku TV Remote control
Button Function Description
POWER TurnsTVonandoff.
BACK • Menu:Goesbacktopreviousmenu/screen.• Homescreentile:MoveshighlightbacktotheHomescreen
option.• WatchingAntennaTVoraTVinput:ReturnstoHomescreen.• Playingstreamingcontent:Stopsplayingstreamandreturnsto
thepreviousmenuorscreen.• Browsingstreamingcontent:Goestothepreviouslevelinthe
contenttree.
HOME ImmediatelyreturnstotheHomescreen.
PAD • LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNmovesthehighlightinthecorrespondingdirection.
• OKselectsthehighlightedoption.
WhilewatchingTV:
• UP/DOWNchangeschannel.• LEFTdisplaysyourchannellist.• RIGHTdismisseschannellist.• OKdisplaysprograminformationbanner.
INSTANTREPLAY
StreamingprogramsthatsupportthisfeatureandbroadcastTVifLiveTVPauseisenabled,jumpsbackafewsecondswitheachpressandresumesplaying.
BroadcastTVifLiveTVPauseisdisabled,jumpstopreviouschannel.
Whenusinganon-screenkeyboard,backspacesinthetextyouareentering.
MEDIAPLAYBACKCONTROLS
Rewind,pause,play,andfastforwardstreamingcontentandbroadcastTV(ifLiveTVPauseisenabled).
PressREWINDorFASTFORWARDone,two,orthreetimestocontrolthespeedoftheoperation.
REWINDandFASTFORWARDalsojumpbackwardandforwardonepageatatimewhenviewinglonglists,suchasyourchannellist.
OPTIONS Displaysadditionaloptionswhenavailable.
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PRESETCHANNELSHORTCUT
Dedicatedbuttonsshowthelogoofapresetstreamingcontentprovider.Pressingabutton:
• Displaysthestreamingchannel’smainpageifyouhavealreadyaddedthechanneltoyourHomescreen.
• Displaysthestreamingchannel’ssign-uppageifyouhavenotalreadyaddedthechannel.
VOLUME/MUTE Increases/decreasesvolumeandmutestheTVsound.
Note:IftheTVismuted,pressingVOLUMEUPunmutes.PressingVOLUMEDOWNdoesnotunmutethesound.
Panel buttons
ThecontrolsontheTVenableyoutoperformsimplefunctions,butarenotasubstitutefortheremotecontrol.Thejoystick-typecontrolonthebackofyourTVnearthelowerrightsideprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
• PressintotogglebetweenpowerONandStandby.• Pressupordowntoincrease/decreasethevolume.• Pressleftorrighttoswitchinputs.
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Guided Setup
Withthepreliminariesoutoftheway,it’stimetoturnonyourTV.AstheTVstartsforthefirsttime,itleadsyouthroughGuidedSetup,whichconfigurestheTVbeforeyoustarttouseit.
DuringGuidedSetup,you’ll:
• Answerafewquestions• Providenetworkconnectioninformation• Getasoftwareupdate• LinkyourTVtoyourRokuaccount.• ConnectdevicessuchasaDVDplayer,gameconsole,orcablebox.
Note:GuidedSetuprunsonlyonce,thefirsttimeyouturnonyourTV.IfyouneedtorunGuidedSetupagain,you’llhavetoperformafactoryreset,asexplainedin“Factoryreseteverything”onpage68.
Starting Guided Setup
TostartGuidedSetup,pressthePOWERbuttonontheremotecontroltoturnonyourTV.
WhenyoufirstturnonyourTV,itwilltakeafewsecondstogetitselfready.You’llnoticethefollowingthingshappening:
1. ThestatuslightblinkseverytimetheTVisbusydoingsomething;inthiscase,it’spoweringupandgettingreadyforyou.
2. Thepower-onscreenappearsandthestatuslightblinksslowlyforafewmoreseconds.Thepower-onscreendisplaystheTCL•RokuTVlogowhiletheTVstartsup.
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3. Afterafewseconds,GuidedSetupstarts:
Tip:OnTVssoldintheUnitedStates,ifyouareblindorvisuallyimpaired,youcanactivatetheAudioGuide,atext-to-speechscreenreadertohelpyounavigatetheTV’smenusandcommands.
ToenabletheAudioGuide,presstheÞbuttonontheremotecontrolfourtimesinrapidsuccession.RepeattodisabletheAudioGuide.(TheÞbuttonislocateddirectlybelowthedirectionalpadontherightsideoftheRokuremotecontrol.)
FormoreinformationonusingtheAudioGuideandadjustingitssettings,seeConfigureaccessibilityonpage53.
4. PresstheDOWNbuttonontheremotecontroltohighlightyourpreferredlanguage.
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Setting up your TV
WiththefirstGuidedSetupscreenonyourTV,followthesestepstosetitup:
1. PressOKortheRIGHTarrowontheremotecontroltogotothenextscreen:
2. PressOKtoselectSetupforhomeuse.HomemodeistherightchoiceforenjoyingyourTVathome.ItprovidesenergysavingoptionsaswellasaccesstoallfeaturesoftheTV.
Note:StoremodeconfigurestheTVforretaildisplayandisnotrecommendedforanyotheruse.Instoremode,somefeaturesoftheTVaremissingorlimited.Toswitchfromonemodetotheother,youhavetoperformafactoryresetasexplainedin“Factoryreseteverything”onpage68,andthenrepeatGuidedSetup.
3. Ifyouselectawirelessnetworkthatispassword-protected,anon-screenkeyboardappears.Usethekeyboardtoenterthenetworkpassword.
Tip:Wirelessnetworksthatarepassword-protecteddisplaya“padlock”iconadjacenttothename.Thisiconenablesyoutoknowthatyouaregoingtobepromptedtoenterapasswordafteryouselectthatnetwork.
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4. Afteryousubmityourwirelessnetworkpassword,theTVdisplaysprogressmessagesasitconnectstoyourwirelessnetwork,yourlocalnetwork,andtheInternet.
5. YourTVneedstoknowthelocaltimezonesothatitcancorrectlydisplaytimeinformationabouttheprogramyouarecurrentlywatching.IftheTVisunabletoautomaticallydeterminethelocaltimezone,itpromptsyoutochooseyourtimezonefromalist.UsetheUPandDOWNarrowstohighlightyourtimezone,andthenpressOK.
6. AssoonastheTVisabletoconnecttotheInternet,itdownloadsandinstallsitsfirstsoftwareupdate,andthenrestarts.
Tip:YourTVautomaticallychecksforupdatesperiodically.TheseupdatesprovidenewfeaturesandimproveyouroverallexperiencewiththeTV.Afteranupdate,youmightnoticethatsomeoptionshavemoved,andthattherearenewoptionsorfeatures.ThisUserGuidedescribesversion7.5.TodetermineyourcurrentRokuTVsoftwareversion,gotoSettings>System>AboutafteryoucompleteGuidedSetup.
YoucandownloadanupdatedUserGuidethatmatchesyourRokuTVsoftwareversionfromtheTCL•RokuTVwebsiteat:
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http://tclusa.helpjuice.com/26914-home-theater-current-models
AftertheTVrestarts,itdisplaystheActivationscreen:
Note:Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.Channelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandvariesbycountry.NotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRoku®productsaresold.
7. Usingacompatiblecomputer,tablet,orsmartphonewithanInternetconnection,gotothewebaddressdisplayedonthescreenandenterthecodethatappearsonyourscreen.
AfteryouloginorcreateyourRokuaccount,thelinkpagesuggeststhatyouselectsomestreamingchannels.Afteryouconfirmyourselections,theTVgetsanacknowledgement,andthenaddsyourpreexistingandnewly-selectedstreamingchannelstoyourRokuTV.Thisprocessisautomaticandtakesafewmoments—alittlelongerifyoualreadyhavealotofstreamingchannelstoadd.
Tip:StreamingchannelsfromallRokustreamingdevicesassociatedwithyouraccountaresynchronizedperiodically,soallofyourRokustreamingdeviceshavethesamestreamingchannels(subjecttocompatibilitywiththedevice).
Why do I need a Roku Account?
YouneedaRokuaccountforseveralreasons.
• Itlinksyou,yourRokuTVandyourotherRokustreamingdevicestotheRokuChannelStoreandbillingservice.
• Streamingcontentprovidersknowthatit’sOKtosendcontentyourequesttoyourRokuTV.
• Rokucanautomaticallysendupdatestoyourdevice.
Important:WhenyousetupaRokuaccount,youmustregisterapaymentmethod.Addingapaymentmethodnowletsyoueasilyrentorbuymoviesondemand,ortrypopularpaidsubscriptionortransaction-basedstreamingchannels.Youwon’tbechargedunlessyouagreetothetermsandcostofthecontent.Ifyouareconcernedaboutunauthorizedcharges,youcansetupaPINthatyoumustentertoauthorizeeachcharge.
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Afteritaddsyourselectedstreamingchannels,theTVhelpsyousetupthedevicesthatyou’reconnectingtoit,suchasacablebox,Blu-rayplayer,orgameconsole:
8. PresstheOKorRIGHTarrowtoproceed:
9. ConnectallthedevicesyouplantousewithyourTV,turnthemallon,andthenselectEverythingispluggedinandturnedon.TheTVnowtakesyoustepbystepthrougheachofits
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inputsandaskswhatkindofdeviceyouhaveconnected.Oneachinputthathasaconnectedandactivedevice,youcanseeitspictureandhearitssound.
10. PresstheUPorDOWNarrowstohighlightthelabelyouwanttoassociatewiththeinput,andthenpressOKtomoveontothenextinput.
You’redonewithGuidedSetup.
Note:SomeRokuTVs,dependingonwhereyouliveandotherfactors,showyouanintroductoryvideofilledwithsomegreathintsandtips.Ifyou’renotinterestedinviewingthisvideo,press ontheremotecontroltoexittotheRokuTVHomescreen.
WhenyoufinishGuidedSetup,andwheneveryoupress ontheremotecontrol,theHomescreengreetsyou.
Fromhere,youcanexploreeverythingyourTVhastooffer.Pressthearrowbuttonstomovearound,andpressOKtoselectahighlighteditem.We’vedesignedtheTVtoencourageyoutoexplore,andyoucanprobablyfigureoutmostofthecapabilitiesandsettingsonyourown.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordifficulties,youcanfindanswersandsolutionsinthisguide.
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IfyoufindyourselfalongwayfromtheHomescreen,youcanalwaysgetbackrightawaybypressingonebutton: .
Connected Home screen
HereisatypicalHomescreenfromaRokuTVthat’sconnectedtotheInternetandlinkedtoaRokuaccount.
Note:Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.Channelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandvariesbycountry.NotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRoku®productsaresold.
Personalize your Home screen
YoucandoalottopersonalizeyourHomescreenandmakeitjustrightforyouandyourfamily:
• AddstreamingchannelsbyusingtheStreamingChannelsmenuoptiontobrowsetheRokuChannelStore.
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• RemoveatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRemoveinputorRemovechannelandpressOK.
• RepositionatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightMoveinputorMovechannelandpressOK.Usethearrowbuttonstomovethetile,andthenpressOKtolockitinitsnewlocation.
• RenameaTVinputtilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRenameinputandpressOK.Highlightanewnameinthelist,andthenpressOKtoassignthatnametothetile.
• ChangethescreenthemebygoingtoSettings>Themestofindandpickonetosuityourmood.• HideMovieStore,TVStore,orNewsasexplainedin“BlockingMovieStore,TVStore,and
News”onpage56.
Non-connected Home screen
HereisatypicalHomescreenfromaRokuTVthatisnotconnectedtotheInternet.
Personalize your Home screen
YoucandoalottopersonalizeyourHomescreenandmakeitjustrightforyouandyourfamily:
• RemoveatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRemoveinputandpressOK.• RepositionatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightMoveinputandpressOK.Use
thearrowbuttonstomovethetile,andthenpressOKtolockitinitsnewlocation.
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• RenameatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRenameinputandpressOK.Highlightanewnameinthelist,andthenpressOKtoassignthatnametothetile.
• AddstreamingchannelsbybrowsingtheRokuChannelStore(afterconnectingtheTVtotheInternettoaddtheStreamingChannelsoptiontothemenu).
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Benefits of connecting
Connecting brings out your TV’s full potential!
Makeanynightamovienight
Thousandsofmoviestochoosefrom,acrossallmajorstreamingmoviechannelslikeNetflix,CineplexStore,Crackle,andmore*.You’llneverrunoutofsomethingnewtowatch.
Getinthegroove
Streamendlesshoursofmusicfromfreeandsubscription-basedchannelslikeSpotifyandVEVO.Withalmostinstantaccesstothousandsofmusicartists,yourfavoritebeatsarejustascloseasyourremote.
Exploreyourpassions
InadditiontopopularstreamingchannelslikeYouTube,NHL,SkyNewsandCineplexStore,yourRokuTValsooffershundredsofstreamingchannelstofuelyourpassions—includingfitness,cooking,religion,outdoors,Internationalprogrammingandmuchmore.
EnjoyFREEtrialsofpopularchannels
YourRokuTVcomesloadedwithspecialoffers,includingfreetrials(ifeligible)frompopularstreamingchannelsNetflix,Spotify,DailyBurnFitness,andmanymore.REMEMBERTHATYOUMUSTCANCELBEFORETHEFREETRIALENDSTOAVOIDSUBSCRIPTIONFEES.
Takeadvantageofawesomefeatures
LiveTVPauseletsyouconnectaUSBdrive(notprovided)andpauseliveTVforupto90minutes.Afterpausing,youcanplay,fast-forward,rewind,andpauseagaintoanypointwithintherolling90minutewindow.
MobilePrivateListeningontheRokuappletsyoulistentostreamingprogramsonheadphones(notprovided)pluggedintoyourmobiledevice†.
AutomaticMediaPlayerLaunchautomaticallystartstheRokuMediaPlayerwhenyouinsertaUSBdrive(notincluded)witharecognizablefilesystem(suchasFAT16/32,NTFS,HFS+orEXT2/3).
*Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.Channelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandvariesbycountry.NotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRoku®productsaresold.†AvailableonlyonRokumobileappforIOS®andAndroid™.Thisfeatureworkswithstreamingcontentonly.ItisnotavailablewhenwatchingAntennaTVorHDMIinputs.
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What is streaming?
StreamingisviewingorlisteningtovideooraudiocontentthatissentovertheInternet,orlocatedonanetwork-connectedmediaserveroronaUSBdevicepluggedintotheTV’sUSBport.
Withstreaming,youcanbuyorrentmostprogramsondemand,whenit’sconvenientforyou.Whenstreaming,youcanplay,pause,rewind,andfastforwardwhateveryouarewatching.Youcanalsoreplaythelastfewsecondsagain,orturnonclosedcaptions.
Tip:Somecontentcannotbepausedorskipped.Forexample,ifyouareviewingliveprogrammingoraprogramthatissupportedbyads,yougenerallyarenotallowedtoskiptheads.
YourRokuTVletsyouchoosefromthousandsofstreamingchannelsthatofferahugeselectionofentertainment:
• ThousandsofmoviesandTVepisodes• Unlimitedmusic,liveandon-demand• Tonsofliveandon-demandsports• Commercial-freekidsprogramming• Internationalprogrammingin22languages• 24x7newsandin-depthnewscommentary
Manystreamingchannelsarefree.Somestreamingchannels,likeCineplexandAmazonVideo,letyoupurchaseorrentthelatestmoviereleasesorpopularTVseries.SomechannelssuchasNetflixorSpotifychargeamonthlysubscriptionfeeandothersareavailableatnoadditionalcostifyousubscribetoacompanionservicethroughyourcableorsatelliteprovider.Forexample,HBOsubscriberswithparticipatingbroadcastTVprovideraccountscanaddtheHBOGochannelandwatchitatnoadditionalcost.
IfyouhaveanexistingsubscriptiontoaservicelikeNetflixorSpotify,youcanjustsigninwithyourexistingusernameandpassword.
ToplaystreamingcontentthatisavailableontheInternet,youaddstreamingchannelstoyourHomescreen.ToaddastreamingchanneltoyourHomescreen,usetheStreamingChannelsoptionontheHomescreenmenutogototheRokuChannelStore,andthenselectthestreamingchannelyouwanttoadd.ThestreamingchannelisthenaddedtoyourHomescreen,andyoucanwatchitatanytime.
FormoreinformationonusingtheRokuChannelStorefeature,see“UsingtheRokuChannelStore”onpage48.
Note:Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.Channelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandvariesbycountry.NotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRoku®productsaresold.
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But what if I didn’t connect my TV?
WhatifyouwentthroughGuidedSetupandchoseConnecttotheInternetlater?Noworries.YourRokuTVmakesiteasytoconnectwheneveryouwant.AsyoumovearoundtheHomescreen,you’llseeseveralplaceswhereyoucanstarttheconnectionprocess.Forexample:
• Nowandthenyou’llseeamessageappearonthepaneltotherightoftheHomescreenofferingaConnectNowoption.SimplyhighlightandselecttheConnectNowoptiontogetstarted.
• UsetheConnectandactivatenowoptionintheSettingsmenu.FromtheHomescreenmenu,selectSettings,thenNetwork,andthenConnectandactivatenow.
• Ifyouwanttostartoverfromthebeginning,usetheSettingsmenutodoaFactoryreset,andthengothroughGuidedSetupagain.Thistime,chooseyourhomenetworkwhenprompted.
Regardlessofhowyouconnect,theprocessisthesame.Ifyouneeddetails,see“SettingupyourTV”onpage15.
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Setting up Antenna TV
DespitealloftheentertainmentpossibilitiesofyourRokuTV,youmayalsowanttowatchbroadcastTV.YoucanwatchbroadcastTVinmuchthesamewayyouwatchotherentertainmentchoices.Youselectatile—theAntennaTVtile—fromtheHomescreen.
ThefirsttimeyouselecttheAntennaTVtile,youhavetosetuptheTVtuner.SettinguptheTVtunerscansforactivechannelsandaddsthemtoyourbroadcastTVchannellist.
Why do I have to set up the TV tuner?
Youmightbeasking,“Whyisthisstepnecessary?”Goodquestion.
NoteveryoneneedstousetheTVtuner.Forexample,youmighthaveasettopboxprovidedbyacableorsatellitecompanythatreceivesallofyourchannels.MostofthesesettopboxesuseanHDMI®connection.
MoreandmorepeoplearewatchingonlystreamingTVanddonothaveaTVantennaorcable/satelliteservice.Ifyoudon’tneedtheTVtuner,youcanbypasssettingitupandinsteadremoveitfromtheHomescreenasexplainedin“Removeunwantedtiles”onpage51.
WhenyousetupAntennaTV,theTVscansthesignalsonitsantennainputforchannelswithagoodsignal,andaddsthosetothechannellist,skippingdeadchannelsandchannelswithaveryweaksignal.
TheTVwill,however,letyouaddtwoanalogchannels,eveniftheyhavenosignal.Youmightneedtoaddthesechannelsifyouhaveanoldersettopbox,VCR,orgameconsolethatcanonlyoutputasignalonanalogchannel3or4.Thesearetheonlychannelsthatcanbeaddedregardlessofwhethertheyhaveagoodsignal.Typically,you’llonlyneedoneofthesechannels,butbothareprovidedtomakesetupsimpler.Youcanhidetheoneyoudon’twantasexplainedin“EditbroadcastTVchannellineup”onpage50.
How do I set up the TV tuner?
SettinguptheTVtuneriseasy—yourTVdoesmostofthework.Youjusthavetoansweracoupleofquestions.
1. Makesureyourantenna(soldseparately)orTVcableisconnectedtotheTV’sANT/CABLEinput.2. OntheHomescreen,selecttheAntennaTVtile.
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3. Readthesimpleon-screeninstructionsandselectStartfindingchannels.
4. Ifprompted,selectyourtimezone.You’llonlyneedtodothisiftheTV
can’tfigureoutyourtimezonefromyourInternetconnection.
5. Whenprompted,selectwhethertoaddanalogchannels3and4(toenableyoutoconnectoldersettopboxes,VCRs,orgameconsoles).
Why does the TV need my time zone? TheTVneedstoknowyourtimezonesothatitcancorrectlydisplaytimeinformationabouttheprogramyouarecurrentlywatching.
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6. WaitwhileyourTVscansforbroadcast(antennaTV)stations…
…andthencableTVchannels.
Scanningforchannelscantakeseveralminutes.
Tip:CableTVchannelsarechannelsfromacableTVproviderthatyoucanreceivebyconnectingtheircabledirectlytoyourTV(unscrambledNTSC,ATSC,andQAMchannels,ifyou’rethekindofpersonwhoisinterestedinthedetails).Inmanycases,yourcableproviderprobablyrequiresyoutousetheirset-topboxandconnectittoadifferentinput,andthenusetheset-topboxtotuneyourcablestations.Inthatcase,youcanskipscanningforcablechannels.
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7. Whenthechannelscansfinish,theTVshowsthenumberofchannelsitadded.
8. IfyouconnectedyourTVtotheInternet,youhavetheoptionofsettingupLiveTVPause.“PausingLiveTV”onpage33explainshowtosetupandusethisfeature.Ifyoudon’twanttosetupLiveTVPause,orifthisoptionisnotavailabletoyou,selectDonetostartwatchingLiveTV.
Tip:Repeatthechannelscanfromtimetotimetomakesureyouarereceivingallofthelatestchannels.Broadcastersaddandremovechannels,movechannelstodifferentpartsofthespectrum,andchangethepowerlevelsoftheirchannelsperiodically.Yourantennareceptionandpicturequalitydependonthepositionofyourantennaandonyourlocationrelativetotheantennasofbroadcastersinyourarea.
Note:You’llhavetorepeatthechannelscanifyouremovetheAntennaTVtilefromtheHomescreenorperformafactoryreset.Torepeatthechannelscan,gotoSettings>TVinputs>AntennaTV>Scanagainforchannels>Startfindingchannels.
Now,you’rereadytowatchbroadcastTV!Whileyou’rewatching,trythefollowing:
• PresstheUPandDOWNarrowstochangechannels.• PresstheLEFTarrowtodisplaythechannellistandthenusetheUPandDOWNarrowstoselect
achanneltowatch.OrpressREWINDorFASTFORWARDtojumpthroughthechannellistapageatatime.
• PressOKtodisplayinformationaboutthecurrentprogram.• Press toswitchtothepreviouslytunedchannel.• PressÞtoseeoptionsforpictureandsoundsettings.
Note:If isnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuse ontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formoreinformation,see“Otherdevices”onpage73.
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Using your TV
Thissectionprovidesinformationonusingtheday-to-dayfeaturesofyourTV.
Status light
YourTVhasasinglestatuslightonthefrontpanel.ItgoesonandoffandblinksindifferentwaysdependingonthestatusoftheTV,asshowninthefollowingtable:
TVcondition Statusindicator Meaning
On(screenisactive) Off ScreeniscommunicatingthatTVison.
Screensaver(screenisactive) Off ScreeniscommunicatingthatTVison.
Off(nopower) Off TVisnotconnectedtopower.
Off(standby) On TVisconnectedtopowerandisreadytouse.
Startingupfromoffstate Slowpulsingblinkuntilstartupcompletes TVisdoingsomething.
On(receivingupdatefromUSB) Slowpulsingblinkuntilupdatecompletes TVisdoingsomething.
Remotecontrolcommandreceived Dimson/offonce TVhasreceivedyourcommand.
Poweringdowntostandbymode SlowpulsingblinkuntiltheTVreachesstandby. TVisdoingsomething.
Standby mode energy savings
WhenyouturnoffyourTV,itmayremaininahigherpowermodeforafewminutes,afterwhichitgoesintoaverylowpowerstandbymode.IfyouturnontheTVagainbeforeithasenteredtheverylowpowermode,itturnsonimmediately.AftertheTVgoesintothelowerpowerstandbymode,ittakesabitlongertostartup.
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Watching broadcast TV channels
TowatchbroadcastTV,selecttheAntennaTVtileintheHomescreen.YourTVremembersthelastchannelyouwatchedandstartswiththatchannelplaying.
Tip:YoualsocanusethebuttonsontheTVpaneltoselectAntennaTV,asexplainedin"Panelbuttons”onpage12.
Changing channels
Tochangechannels,youcandoanyofthefollowing:
• PresstheUParrowtochangetothenexthigherchannel.• PresstheDOWNarrowtochangetothenextlowerchannel.• PresstheLEFTarrowtodisplaythechannellist,andthenpresstheUPandDOWNarrowsto
movethehighlightthroughthelistonechannelatatime.OrpressREWINDandFASTFORWARDtomovethehighlightthroughthelistonepageatatime.Whenyou’vehighlightedthechannelyouwanttowatch,pressOK.(Ifyoudecideyoudon’twanttochangechannels,presstheRIGHTarroworBACKbutton).
• Press tojumptothepreviouschannel.Pressagaintoreturntothechannelyouwerewatchingbeforeyoupressed .
Note:If isnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuse ontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formoreinformation,see“Otherdevices”onpage73.
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Viewing program information
Toviewinformationaboutthecurrentprogram,pressOK.TheTVdisplaysabanneratthebottomofthescreenwithasmuchinformationasisavailableintheprogramdatastream,asshowninthefollowingexample.
Programinformationbanner
Programinformation,subjecttoavailabilitywithinthebroadcastinformation,includes:
• Channelnumber• Channelcallsign• Signalstrength• Programtitle• Starttime,endtime,andgraphofprogramlengthshowingcurrentposition• Contentrating• Videoresolution(480i,480p,720p,1080i,1080p,4K)• DolbyAudio™• Audiofeatures(SAP)• Closedcaptioning(CC)• Currenttime• Programdescription.Iftheentiredescriptiondoesnotfit,pressOKtoexpandthesizeofthe
bannerandseetheentiredescription.
Tip:Ifyou’vesetupLiveTVPause,andyou’rewatchingbroadcastTV,you’llalsoseeaprogressbarshowingthecurrentplaybackpositionwithintherolling90-minutepausetime.Formoreinformation,see“PausingLiveTV”onpage33.
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Adjusting settings
PressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.PresstheUPandDOWNarrowstohighlightanoption,andthenpresstheLEFTandRIGHTarrowstochangethesetting.“AdjustingTVsettings”onpage38explainseachofthesettingsindetail.
Pausing Live TV
UsingLiveTVPause,yourRokuTVgivesyoutheabilitytopause,play,fastforward,andrewinddigitalbroadcastTV.YoucanpauseliveTVforupto90minutes.
Requirements
Tousethisfeature,youneedto:
1. ConnectyourTVtotheInternet.Ifyoudidn’tconnectduringGuidedSetup,see“ButwhatifIdidn’tconnectmyTV?”onpage25.
2. ProvideyourowndedicatedUSBdrivewiththefollowingminimumspecifications.• 16GB• 15Mbpsread/writespeed• USB2.0compliant
AUSBflashdrive(thumbdrive)meetingtheminimumrequirementsishighlyrecommended.However,usingalargerdrivedoesnotextendthe90minutepausetime.
IMPORTANT:AllexistingcontentonyourUSBdriveareerasedwhenyouenablethisfeature.
3. EnableLiveTVPause
Enabling Live TV Pause
YoucanenableLiveTVPauseinseveralways:
• GotoSettings>TVinputs>AntennaTV>LiveTVPause,andthenselectEnable.• Aftercompletingachannelscan,selectSetupLiveTVPausefromtheavailableoptions.• PressthePlay/PausebuttonontheRokuremotewhilewatchingadigitalbroadcastTVchannel.• HighlighttheAntennaTVtileontheHomescreen,pressÞontheremotecontrol,andthen
selectEnableLiveTVPause.
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AfterstartingLiveTVPausesetupinanyoftheseways,theTVpromptsyouthroughthestepsneededtoenablethisfeature.Setuptakesonlyafewmoments.
Note:UseofaUSBhubisnotsupported.
Using Live TV Pause
IfyouhaveusedtheRokuremotecontroltowatchstreamingchannels,usingLiveTVPauseshouldbeveryfamiliartoyou.
• WhilewatchingadigitalbroadcastTVchannel,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbuttontopauseorplaythecontent.AftertheTVprogramhasbeenpausedfor90minutes,theTVresumesplaying.
• Afterwatchingachannelforawhile,pressREWINDtojumpbackuptothepointwhereyoufirststartedwatchingthechannel,upto90minutes.
• Afterpausingorrewinding,pressFASTFORWARDtojumpaheaduptothepointwhereyouareonceagainwatchingtheliveTVprogram.
• PressFASTFORWARDorREWINDrepeatedlytocyclethrough1x,2x,and3xskipspeeds.PresstheINSTANTREPLAY buttontoplaybackthelastseveralsecondsoftheprogram.
Note:If isnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuse ontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formoreinformation,see“Otherdevices”onpage73.AdditionalcaptioningoptionsareprovidedinSettings>Accessibility.
WheneveryouuseanyoftheLiveTVPausefeatures,theTVmomentarilydisplaysaprogressbar:
1. Timeatcurrentplaybackposition.2. Currentplaybackposition3. Extentofpausetime,representingtheamountoftimethischannelhasbeenbuffered,upto90
minutes.4. 90minutemark,representingthemaximumextentofpausetime.
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5. Currenttime.
Theprogressbaralsodisplaystickmarksateachhalfhourpoint,tohelpyoulocatetheboundarieswhereoneshowendsandanewonebegins.
Notes about Live TV Pause
• YoucanuseLiveTVPauseonlywithdigitalbroadcastandcablechannelsreceivedthroughtheTV’sAntennainput(ATSCandClearQAMchannels).
• Changingchannels,erasesandrestartstheLiveTVPausebuffer.• ReturningtotheHomescreen,selectinganotherinput,orturningofftheTVerasesandresets
theLiveTVPausebuffer.• RemovingtheUSBdriveerasestheLiveTVPausebuffer.
Switching TV inputs
SwitchtoaTVinputtoaccessthedeviceconnectedtothatinput,forexample,aBlu-rayplayer.Switchinginputsisassimpleashighlightingtheinput’stileintheHomescreen,andpressingOK.Thevideosignalontheinput,ifany,appearsonthescreen.
Tip:YoualsocanusethebuttonsontheTVpaneltoselectaTVinput,asexplainedin"Panelbuttons”onpage12.“Customizingyour”onpage49explainshowtorenameandremoveinputs.
Auto-detecting devices
YourTVautomaticallydetectswhenyouconnectanewdevicetoanHDMI®inputandturnonitspower.TheinputisautomaticallyaddedtotheHomescreenifitisn’talreadypresent.
Adjusting audio/video settings
Whilewatchingvideocontentonanyinput,pressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.PresstheUPandDOWNarrowstohighlightanoption,andthenpresstheLEFTandRIGHTarrowstochangethesetting.“AdjustingTVsettings”onpage38explainseachofthesettingsindetail.
Playing content from USB storage devices
YourTVhasaUSBportthatcanbeusedtoplaypersonalmusic,video,andphotofilesfromapersonalUSBflashdriveorharddisk.IfyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet,yourHomescreenhastheRoku
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MediaPlayertile.IfyourTVhasnotbeenconnectedtotheInternet,theHomescreenhastheUSBMediaPlayertile.
Tousethisfeature,firstmakesureyourmediafilesarecompatiblewiththeRoku/USBMediaPlayer.Toseethelatestlistofsupportedformats,viewHelpintheMediaPlayer*.
TheRoku/USBMediaPlayerdisplayssupportedfiletypes*only,andhidesfiletypesitknowsitcannotplay.
Formoreinformationaboutplayingbackyourpersonalvideos,music,andphotos,see:
https://support.roku.com/article/208754908-Roku-Media-Player-Playing-your-personal-videos-music-photos
Auto player launch
IfyourTVisconnectedtoaRokuaccount,youcansetittoautomaticallyopentheRokuMediaPlayerwhenyouconnectaUSBdrivewitharecognizablefilesystem(suchasFAT16/32,NTFS,HFS+orEXT2/3).Toconfigurethissetting,fromtheHomescreen,navigatetoSettings>System>USBmedia.Atthispoint,thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
• Auto-launch–ChoosePrompt,On,orOff,asdesired.o Prompt–(default)DisplayaprompteachtimearecognizedUSBdriveisconnected.The
promptprovidesoptionstolaunchtheRokuMediaPlayeraswellastochangefutureauto-playbehavior.
o On–AlwayslaunchtheRokuMediaPlayerwheneveryouconnectarecognizedUSBdrive.
o Off–NeverlaunchtheRokuMediaPlayerautomatically• Launchchannel–Choosetheappyouwanttousetoplaybackmediafiles.
Playing content from local network media servers
IfyouhaveconnectedyourTVtoanetwork,itcanplaypersonalvideo,music,andphotofilesfromamediaserveronyourlocalnetwork.MediaserversincludepersonalcomputersrunningmediaserversoftwaresuchasPlexorWindowsMediaPlayer,networkfilestoragesystemsthathavebuilt-inmediaserversoftware,andotherdevicesthatimplementthespecificationsoftheDigitalLivingNetwork
*Therearemanyvariantsofeachsupportedmediaformat.Somevariantsmaynotplayatallormayhaveissuesorinconsistenciesduringplayback.
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Alliance.SomeserversdonotfullyimplementtheDLNAspecificationbutareUPNP(UniversalPlugandPlay)compatible.TheRokuMediaPlayerwillconnecttothemaswell.
SomemediaserverscanconvertfilesintoRokucompatibleformats.DRM-protectedcontentisnotsupported.
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Adjusting TV settings
YoucanadjustmostpictureandsoundsettingswhileyouarewatchingaprogrambypressingÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.Ifyoudon’tfindwhatyouneed,thereareadditionalpictureandsoundsettingsintheSettingsmenu.
Inmostcases,thechangesyoumakeapplyonlytotheinputyouareusing.AntennaTV,eachseparateHDMI®input,andtheAVinputhavetheirownsettingsthattheTVrememberswhenyoureturntothatinput.TheTValsoremembersthesettingsyouspecifywhileviewingstreamingcontent.
Settings menu
UsetheSettingsmenutoadjustoverallTVsettings.Press togototheHomescreen,andthennavigatetoSettings>TVpicturesettings.
YoucanadjustthefollowingoverallTVpicturesettingsfromtheSettingsscreen:
• TVbrightness–IfthelightinglevelinyourTVroomchanges,usethissettingtohelpprovideabetterviewingexperience;settodarkerforadarkerroom,andbrighterforabrighterroom.ChooseamongNormalandfourothersettingstomaketheoverallpicturebrighterordarker.Sothatyoudon’thavetomakethistypeofchangeforeachTVinputoneatatime,thissettingincreasesordecreasestheTV’sgeneralbrightnessacrossallTVinputs.ThissettingisidenticaltotheTVbrightnesssettingyoucanaccessintheOptionsmenuwhilewatchingaprogram.
• Settingsperinput–ThissectionofoptionslistseachTVinput.Selectaninputtoswitchtothatinput.ThenpressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu,whereyoucanadjusttheinput’ssettingswhilewatchingalivepictureandlisteningtothesoundfromthatinput.
Tip:Youdon’thavetogototheSettingsmenufirst—youcandisplayaninput’sOptionsmenuandadjustitssettingswheneveryouarewatchingtheinputbypressingÞ.
Options menu
TheOptionsmenuforeachTVinputprovidessettingsforcontrollingtheappearanceofthepictureandthequalityoftheaudio.
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ToviewtheOptionsmenu,pressÞwheneveryouarewatchingaTVinputorstreamingavideo.TheOptionsmenuisapanelthatappearsovertheleftsideofthescreen:
ToadjustthesettingsontheOptionsmenu,presstheUPorDOWNarrowtohighlightasetting,andthenpresstheLEFTorRIGHTarrowtochangethesetting.You’llnoticethechangesyoumakerightawayinpictureappearanceoraudioquality.
Tip:Whenyouhighlightasetting,theheadertextexplainstheeffectofitscurrentvalue.Whenyoubegintoadjustasetting,theotheroptionsarehiddensoyoucanseemoreofthescreen.Eventhoughtheothersettingsarehidden,youcanmovethehighlightupordowntoadjusttheothersettings.
Options menu settings
• TVbrightness–Affectstheoverallbrightnessofthepicture.ThissettingappliesacrosstheentireTV;thatis,toallTVinputsandisidenticaltotheTVbrightnesssettingunderSettings>TVpicturesettings.
• Picturemode–Providespicturepresetsforvariousviewingpreferences.Thissettingappliestothecurrently-selectedinputonly.
• Picturesize–Adjuststheaspectratioofthepicture,enablingyoutoviewapictureinitsoriginalformat,orzoomorstretchittofillthescreen.TheAutosettinghasbeenfoundtoproducethebestpictureinmostcases.
• Audioeffect–AdjuststhesoundqualityoutputfromtheTVspeakers.ThissettingappliesacrosstheentireTV;thatis,toallTVinputs.Itdoesnotaffectthesoundqualityforheadphones,HDMI(ARC),orSPDIF(TOSLINK)connectors.
• Sleeptimer–SetsatimerthatturnsofftheTVafterthespecificamountoftime.Thissettingremainsineffectevenifyoustopwatchingthecurrentinput.
• Closedcaptioning–Controlswhenyouseecaptions.ThissettingisonlyofferedforAntennaTV,theAVinput,andstreamingvideos.Anysetvalueremainsineffectacrossonlytheseinputs.
o AntennaTV–Turncaptionsonoroff,orsetthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundismuted.
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o AVinput–Turncaptionsonoroff,orsetthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundismuted.
o Streamingvideochannel–Turncaptionsonoroff,setthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundismuted,oronlyduringinstantreplay(forstreamingcontentthatsupportsinstantreplay).
Note:IftheInstantReplay buttonisnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuseontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formore
information,see“Otherdevices”onpage73.AdditionalcaptioningoptionsareprovidedinSettings>Accessibility.
• SAP–Selectswhethertoplayasecondaryaudioprogramormultichanneltelevisionsound,andwhichchoicetoplay.ThissettingappliesonlytoAntennaTVondigitalchannels.
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Tip:TodismisstheOptionsmenu,justwaitafewsecondswithoutpressinganybuttons.OrpressÞagaintodismissthemenuimmediately.
Accessibility
ThesettingsontheAccessibilitymenuenableyoutochangetheTV’saccessibilitysettingswithoutleavingtheprogramyouarewatching.ThesesettingsarealsoavailableontheHomescreenunderSettings>Accessibility.
ModelssoldinUSonly:ToenabletheAudioGuide,presstheÞbuttonontheremotecontrolfourtimesinrapidsuccession.RepeattodisabletheAudioGuide.(TheÞbuttonislocateddirectlybelowthedirectionalpadontherightsideoftheRokuremotecontrol.)
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Accessibility menu settings
• AudioGuide–TurntheAudioGuideonoroff.TheAudioGuideisatext-to-speechscreenreaderthathelpsblindandlow-visionusersnavigatetheRokuuserinterfaceandonscreenmenus.Whenenabled,theAudioGuidereadsouttext,menus,andotheron-screenitems.
Tip:IfShortcutisenabled,youcanenableordisabletheAudioGuidebypressingtheOptionbuttonÞfourtimesinquicksuccession.
• Speechrate–ChoosethespeedatwhichtheTVspeaksAudioGuideprompts.• Volume–SetthevolumeoftheAudioGuideinrelationtothemainTVvolume.• Shortcut–Enableordisabletheshortcutfeature.Whendisabled,pressingtheOptionbuttonÞ
fourtimesinquicksuccessiondoesnotenableordisabletheAudioGuide.• Closedcaptioning–Controlswhenyouseecaptions.ThissettingisonlyofferedforAntennaTV,
theAVinput,andstreamingvideos.Anysetvalueremainsineffectacrossonlytheseinputs.o AntennaTV–Turncaptionsonoroff,orsetthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundis
muted.o AVinput–Turncaptionsonoroff,orsetthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundis
muted.o Streamingvideochannel–Turncaptionsonoroff,setthemtoappearonlywhenthe
TVsoundismuted,oronlyduringinstantreplay(forstreamingcontentthatsupportsinstantreplay).
Note:IftheInstantReplay buttonisnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuseontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formore
information,see“Otherdevices”onpage73.AdditionalcaptioningoptionsareprovidedintheCaptionsscreeninSettings.
• Captioningtrack–SelectswhichcaptiontracktodisplaywhenClosedCaptioningison.Thissettingremainsineffectonallinputsthatprovidecaptions.
• SAP–Selectswhethertoplayasecondaryaudioprogramormultichanneltelevisionsound,andwhichchoicetoplay.ThissettingappliesonlytoAntennaTVondigitalchannels.
Advanced picture settings
TheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenuforeachTVinputprovidessettingsforfinetuningtheappearanceofthepicture.Allsettingsinthismenuapplyonlytothecurrently-selectedinput.
TousetheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenu,firstpressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.ThenselectAdvancedpicturesettings.
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ToadjustthesettingsontheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenu,presstheUPorDOWNarrowtohighlightasetting,andthenpresstheLEFTorRIGHTarrowtochangethesetting.You’llnoticethechangesyoumakerightawayinpictureappearance.
Tip:Whenyouhighlightasetting,theheadertextexplainstheeffectofitscurrentvalue.Whenyoubegintoadjustasetting,theotheroptionsarehiddensoyoucanseemoreofthescreen.Eventhoughtheothersettingsarehidden,youcanmovethehighlightupordowntoadjusttheothersettings.AssoonasyoupresstheUPorDOWNarrow,theothersettingsbecomevisibleagain.
Advanced picture settings menu options
• Picturemode–Providespicturepresetsforvariousviewingpreferences.ThissettingduplicatestheoneontheOptionsmenu.WhenyouchangethePicturemode,otherpicturesettingsadjustaccordingly.Forexample,settingthePicturemodetoVividsetsBrightness,Contrast,Sharpness,andothervaluestoproduceaveryvibrantpicture.SettingPicturemodetoMoviechangesthesesamesettingstoproduceapicturesuitableforenjoyingmoviesinadarkenedroom.Ifyoumakechangestotheindividualpicturesettings—forexample,Contrast,orSharpness—thesesettingsaresavedforthecurrentinputandthecurrentpicturemode.Inthisway,theHDMI1input’sMoviepicturemodecanbecustomizedanddifferentthantheHDMI2input’sMoviepicturemodeandAntennaTV’sMoviepicturemode.UseResetpicturesettings,describedbelow,toreturntheinput’scurrentpicturemodetoitsoriginalvalues.
• Backlight-Adjuststheoveralllightintensityofthescreen.• Brightness–Adjuststhedarkleveloftheblackareasofthepicture.• Contrast–Adjuststhewhitelevelofthelightareasofthepicture.• Sharpness–Adjuststhesharpnessoftheedgesofobjectsinthepicture.• Color–Adjuststheintensityofcolorsinthepicture.Asettingof0removesallcoloranddisplays
ablackandwhitepicture.
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• Tint–Adjuststhecolorbalancefromgreentoredtoobtainaccuratecolorsinthepicture.• Colortemperature–AdjuststheoverallcolorsinthepicturefromNormaltoslightlymore
bluish(Cool)toslightlymorereddish(Warm).• Gamemode–ControlswhetherGamemodeisonoroff.WhenOn,theTVperformslessimage
processingandhaslessinputlag.WhenOff,theTVmayperformmoreimageprocessingandhasmoreinputlag,whichislessdesirableforactiongames.AvailableonlyforHDMI®andAVinputs.
• Resetpicturesettings–Returnsallpicturesettingsfortheinput’scurrently-selectedPicturemodetotheiroriginalvalues.
Tip:TodismisstheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenu,justwaitafewsecondswithoutpressinganybuttons.OrpressÞagaintodismissthemenuimmediately.
Changing privacy settings
Bydefault,whenconnectedtotheInternetandactivatedwithyourRokuaccount,theTVusesanadvertisingidentifiertotrackyourusagebehavior.YoucanchangetheprivacysettingsonyourTVintwoways:resettingtheadvertisingidentifierandlimitingadtracking.
Note:PrivacysettingsarenotpresentonTVsoperatinginnon-connectedmode.
Resetting the advertising identifier
Resettingtheadvertisingidentifierhastheeffectofclearingyourpriorusagehistoryandstartingover.Fromthatpointforward,yournewusagepatternsaffecttheadvertisementsyouseeonyourTV.
Toresettheadvertisingidentifier:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Privacy.2. HighlightResetadvertisingidentifier.PressÞtoviewmoreinformationaboutthisoption.
Whenyoufinishingreadingtheinformation,pressOKtoclosetheMoreInformationwindow.3. PressOKtoresettheadvertisingidentifier,andthenpressOKagaintodismisstheverification
message.
Limiting ad tracking
YoucanlimitRoku’strackingofyourusagebehaviorbylimitingadtracking.Whenyoudo,yourTVwilldisplayadsthatarenotpersonalizedbasedonyourTV’sadvertisingidentifier.
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Tolimitadtracking:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Privacy.2. HighlightLimitadtracking.PressÞtoviewmoreinformationaboutthisoption.Whenyoufinish
readingtheinformation,pressOKtoclosetheMoreInformationwindow.3. PressOKtoselecttheLimitadtrackingoption.
Note:IfyouperformafactoryresetandthenreconnectyourTV,adtrackingisrestoreduntilyourepeatthesesteps.
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My Feed
UseMyFeedtofindoutwhenyoucanwatchmoviescomingsoon,andtogetupdatesonmovies,TVshows,andactorsthatyouarefollowing.
Movies Coming Soon
MyFeedgivesyouupdatesonyourlistofmoviesthatarecomingsoontotheaters.WithMyFeed,you’llknowwhenyourfavoritemovieisreadytostream,thechannelsitison,andhowmuchitwillcost.
SelectthemoviesyouwanttofollowbygoingtoMyFeed>MoviesComingSoon.You’llthenseealistofnewlyreleasedmoviesthatarenotyetavailableonRokustreamingdevices.Selectamovie,andthenselectFollowthismovieonRoku.WhenyoureturntothemainMyFeedscreen,you’llseebannersforeachofyournewly-followedmoviesalongwithbannersformoviesandTVshowsyou’realreadyfollowing.
Movies, TV shows, and people
Inadditiontofollowingmoviescomingsoon,youcanfollowanymovie,TVshow,oractoracrosstopstreamingchannels.Tofollowaprogram,usetheSearchfeaturetofindthemovie,TVshow,ornamethatyouwanttofollow,andthenselectFollowthismovie/TVshow/persononRoku.Formoreinformation,see“Searchingforsomethingtowatch”onpage46.
Note:TheTVtakesabitoftimetoupdateyournewly-followedshows.Untilitfindsatleastonechannelofferingthemovie,thecontentbannerinMyFeedshowsCheckbacklaterforupdates.
MyFeedalertsyouanytimeamovieorTVshowyouarefollowingbecomesavailableonanotherchannelandwheneveritspricechanges.AnumberinparenthesesnexttoMyFeedintheHomemenumeansthatMyFeedhasupdatedinformationthatyouhaven’tviewedyet.Forexample,youifthreeofyourfollowedshowshaveupdates,you’llseeMyFeed(3).
Note:WhenamovieorTVshowyouarefollowingbecomesavailable,thestreamingchannelofferingthemoviemightrequirethatyousubscribeorpayafeetoviewit.
Tip:MyFeedisavailableonlyifyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.
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Searching for something to watch
SearchingformoviesandshowsacrossmultiplestreamingchannelsisoneoftheuniquefeaturesofyourTCL•RokuTV.Withinasinglesearchoperation,youcansearchby:
• Moviename• TVshowname• Actorordirectorname• Streamingchannelname• Gamename
Tip:RokuSearchisavailableonlyifyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.
Note:RokuSearchdoesn’tsearchacrossallstreamingchannels,butsearchesacrosslotsofpopularstreamingchannels.Theactualchannelsitsearchesvarybylocale,butincludepopularproviderssuchasNetflixandseveralothers,withmorebeingaddedallthetime.
YoucancheckwhichstreamingchannelsareincludedinRokuSearchbygoingtotheSearchscreen,clearingallprevioussearchestorevealthesearchinstructions,andthenwatchingthechanneltilescycleatthebottomofthescreen.
Tosearch,selectSearchontheHomescreenmenu.TheSearchscreenhasakeyboardgridandinitiallydisplaysinstructions—asetoficonsrepresentingsearchcategoriesandalistofparticipatingprovidertiles.
Tip:Ifyoudon’tseetheinstructions,navigatetotheendofthelistofrecentsearchesandselectClearrecentsearchselections.
How do I search?
Tosearch,usethearrowbuttonstonavigatetheon-screenkeyboard,enteringafewcharactersofthesearchterm.Witheachadditionalcharacteryouenter,younarrowdownthesearchandthesearchresultsbecomemorerelevant.
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Tip:UsethefreeRokumobileapponyourcompatiblesmartphoneortablettomakesearchingevenfaster.Notonlycanyouuseyourdevice’skeypadtotype,youcansearchsimplybytouchingthevoicesearchiconandsayingthenameofthemovie,TVshow,actorordirector,channel,orgame.
Aniconnexttoeachsearchresultshowsthecategoryoftheresult(movie,TVshow,actor).
• PresstheRIGHTarrowtomovethehighlightintothelistofsearchresults.• PresstheUPandDOWNarrowstoscrollthroughthelistofsearchresultstohighlighttheitem
youwanttoview.
I found a show, now what?
Nowthatyou’vehighlightedtheshow,movie,actor,game,orstreamingchannelyouwerelookingfor,presstheRIGHTarrow.
Ifyoursearchresultwasanactor,director,orotheritemthatdoesnotrepresentasingleitemofcontent,you’llseeanotherlisttonarrowdownyoursearch.ContinuehighlightingresultsandpressingtheRIGHTarrowuntilyoufindasingle,viewablecontentitem.
• AnHDlogomeansthatthecontentisavailableinhigh-definition.• Thecheckedcircleadjacenttothetitlemeansyouhavealreadyaddedthestreamingchannel.
Ifyoursearchresultwasagameorastreamingchannel,you’llseedetailedinformation,images,andavailableactions,suchasalistofstreamingchannelsandthecostofgettingtheitemorchannel.
Note:Somechannelsmayrequireapaidsubscription.
Follow on Roku
RatherthanwatchtheshowyoufoundinSearch,youcanaddittoMyFeedandwaituntilit’savailableonaparticularstreamingchanneloravailableatabetterprice.Fromthesearchresultsscreen,selectFollowonRoku.ThengotoMyFeedperiodicallytocheckforupdatestoeachofyourfollowedmovies,TVshows,orpeople.Formoreinformation,see“MyFeed”onpage45.
Recent Searches
ThenexttimeyouuseRokuSearch,theSearchscreendisplaysalistofrecentsearchselectionsinplaceofthesearchinstructions.
Usingtherecentsearchselectionslistmakesiteasytoquicklygettoapreviouslyfounditem,forexample,tofindanothermoviewiththesameactor,oranotherTVshowinthesameseries.
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Using the Roku Channel Store
TheStreamingChannelsmenuoptiontakesyoutotheRokuChannelstore,whereyoucanaddnewpaidandfreestreamingchannelstoyourTV.
Tips:
• TheStreamingChannelsmenuoptionisavailableonlyifyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.• YoualsocansearchforstreamingchannelsbyusingtheSearchoption,asexplainedin
“Searchingforsomethingtowatch”onpage46.
Tomakeiteasiertofindwhatyouwant,thestreamingchannelsintheRokuChannelStorearecategorizedbytopic.PresstheUPandDOWNarrowstohighlightthecategoryyouwant,andthenpresstheRIGHTarrowtomovethehighlightintothegridofstreamingchanneltiles.
Whenyoufindastreamingchannelyouwanttoaddorlearnmoreabout,highlightitandpressOKtodisplaymoredetails.
• Ifthestreamingchannelyouareaddingisfree,youcanselectGotochanneltostartwatchingitimmediately.
• Ifthereisaone-timeorrecurringfeeassociatedwithusingthestreamingchannel,youmustagreetothetermsandconditions,acceptthefee,and—ifyoucreatedonewhenyouactivatedyourRokuTV,enteryourRokuPINcodetoauthorizethecharges.
• Ifyoualreadyhaveasubscriptiontothestreamingchannel—forexample,youalreadysubscribetoNetflixoryoureceiveHBOthroughyourcableTVprovider—youmustcompleteadifferent,simpleauthorizationsteptoaddthestreamingchannel.
Youonlyhavetocompletetheauthorizationoractivationsteponetime,whenyouinitiallyaddthestreamingchannel.Afterthat,yousimplyselectthestreamingchanneltilefromyourHomescreentostartwatching.(Channelandcontentavailabilityissubjecttochange.Chargesmayapplytoyourselection.)
Tip:Newstreamingchannelsareaddedcontinuously,sobesuretocheckbackeverynowandthen.
Note:Ifyoudon’trememberyourPIN,orifwanttochangewhetheryouneedtouseaPINtomakepurchasesonyourRokuaccount,see“ChangingyourRokuChannelStorePINpreference”onpage69.
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Customizing your TV
ThereareseveralthingsyoucandotopersonalizeyourTV.
Rearrange tiles
WheneveryouaddaTVinputtile,it’saddedatthetopofyourHomescreen.WheneveryouaddanewstreamingchannelfromtheRokuChannelStore,it’saddedatthebottomofyourHomescreen.
YoucaneasilyrearrangetheorderofthetilesontheHomescreentosuityourviewingpreferences.Forexample,youmightwantAntennaTVtobethefirsttileinyourHomescreen.Butifyoumostlywatchonestreamingchannel,youmightwantitstiletobethefirstoneonyourHomescreen.
Rearrangingtilesiseasy:
1. FromtheHomescreen,highlightoneofthetilesyouwanttomove.2. PressÞtodisplayalistofoptionsforthetypeoftileyouselected.3. SelectMoveinputorMovechannel.Thelistofoptionsdisappearsandthehighlightedtile
showsarrowsindicatinghowitcanbemoved
Note:Apaidsubscriptionorotherpaymentsmayberequiredforsomechannels.Channelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandvariesbycountry.NotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRoku®productsaresold.
4. Usethearrowbuttonstomovethehighlightedtiletoitsnewposition.Asyoumovethetile,itpushesothertilesoutofitsway.
5. PressOKtolockthetileintoitsnewposition.
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6. RepeatthesestepstomoveothertilesuntilyouhavearrangedyourHomescreentoyourliking.
Edit broadcast TV channel lineup
WhenyousetuptheTVtunerasdescribedin“SettingupAntennaTV”onpage26,theTVaddsallthechannelswithgoodsignalsthatitcoulddetectinyourarea.It’slikelythatyounowhavemorechannelsthanyouwantinyourchannellist.
Toeditthechannellineup,fromtheHomescreen,navigatetoSettings>TVinputs>AntennaTV>Editchannellineup.You’llseeascreenlistingallofyourchannels.AdjacenttothelistofchannelsisaminiatureTVscreenplayingthehighlightedchannel’spictureandsound.
Highlighteachchannelyouwanttohide,andthenpressOKtohidethechannel.
Tip:Ifyouneedtoseeorhearthehighlightedchannel,waitacoupleofsecondsfortheTVtostartplayingthechannel’spictureandsound.Alsonotethatifyou’veenabledparentalcontrolsandtheprogramonthecurrentchannelisblocked,youwon’tseeapictureorhearsoundwhileeditingthechannellineup.
Rename inputs
RatherthantryingtorememberthatyourBlu-rayplayerisconnectedtoHDMI1andyourgameconsoleisconnectedtoHDMI3,youcanrenametheTVinputstomatchtheconnectedcomponent.
Note:Renaminganinputalsochangestheiconassociatedwithit.
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Torenameaninput,youcaneither:
• HighlighttheinputtileintheHomescreen,andthenpressÞtodisplayalistofoptions.Fromthelistofoptions,selectRenameinput.Thenselectanewnameandicon.
or
• FromtheHomescreen,navigatetoSettings>TVinputs.OntheTVinputsscreen,selecttheinputyouwanttorename,selectRename,andthenchooseanewnameandiconfromtheprovidedlist.
Press toreturntotheHomescreen.Thenewnameandiconarenowineffect.
Remove unwanted tiles
It’seasytoremoveunusedTVinputsandunwantedchannelorapptiles.Forexample,ifyouneverusetheHDMI3input,orifyoudon’tliketheweatherappyouaddedfromtheRokuChannelStore,youcanremovethemfromyourHomescreen.
Note:YoualsocanremovetheAntennaTVtileifyouneverusetheTVtuner.ButbeawarethatremovingtheAntennaTVtilealsodeletesthebroadcastTVchannellist.You’llhavetosetuptheTVtuneragainnexttimeyouwanttoviewbroadcastTV.InstructionsforsettinguptheTVtunercanbefoundin“SettingupAntennaTV”onpage26.
• Toremoveanytile,highlighttheinputtileintheHomescreen,andthenpressÞtodisplayalistofoptions.Fromthelistofoptions,selectRemoveinput.Inthescreenthatfollows,confirmyouwanttoremovetheinput.
• Alternatively,toremoveaTVinputtilefromtheHomescreen,navigatetoSettings>TVinputs.OntheTVinputsscreen,selecttheinputyouwanttoremove,andthenselectRemove>Confirm.Thenpress toreturntotheHomescreen.
Change themes
AnotherwaytocustomizeyourTVistochangeitstheme.ThethemeestablishesthelookandfeeloftheTVthroughcolors,designs,andfonts.
Tip:ThemesareavailableonlywhenyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.Somethemesrequirepayment.
Tochangethetheme,intheHomescreenmenunavigatetoSettings>Themes.IntheThemesscreen,choosefromthefollowingoptions:
• Mythemes–Highlightatheme,andthenpressOKtoswitchtothattheme.
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• Customsettings–TurnFeaturedthemesonoroff.WhenFeaturedthemesison,theTVautomaticallyswitchestofeaturedthemes—likecertainholiday-inspiredthemes—foralimitedtimewheneverRokumakesthemavailable,andthenswitchesbacktoyourselectedthemewhenthefeaturedthemeexpires.Whenoff,theTValwaysusesyourselectedtheme.
Change sound effects volume
SoundeffectsarethenoisestheTVmakestoletyouknowitreceivedyourcommand.Youcanchangethevolumeofsoundeffectsorturnthemoff.
Toadjustthesoundeffectsvolume,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Audio>Menuvolume.NavigatetotherightandthenchangethesettingtoHigh,Medium,Low,orOff.
Configure power settings
PowersettingsletyousetupyourTVsothatitturnsontothelocationyouchoose.PowersettingsalsohelpyourTVsaveenergybyautomaticallyturningitoffundercertainconditions.
Power on settings
PoweronsettingstelltheTVwhattodowhenyouturnonthepower.Toconfigurethepoweronsettings,fromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Power>Poweron.Highlightthepoweronlocationfromthelist,andthenpressOKtoselectit.
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Auto power savings
Tohelpyousaveenergy,yourTVcanautomaticallyturnitselfoffafteraperiodofinactivityoraperiodduringwhichnosignalhasbeendetected.Itisfactory-configuredtodobothofthesethings,butyoucanchangethesesettingsifneeded.
Toconfigureautomaticpoweroff,fromtheHomescreenmenunavigatetoSettings>System>Power>Autopowersavings.InthePowersettingsscreen,highlightthefollowingoptionsandpressOKtoturnthemonoroff:
• Reducepowerafter15minutes–Ifnovideooraudioactivityandnouserinteractionoccurfor15minutes,theTVautomaticallyturnsoffthescreenandsound.
• Turnoffafter4hours–Ifnovideooraudioactivityandnouserinteractionoccurfor4hours,theTVgoesintostandbymode.
Standby LED On/Off
Normally,thestatusLEDonthefrontofyourTVislitwhenevertheTVisinstandbymode.IfyoupreferthestatusLEDtonotbelitinstandbymode,youcanturnitoff.Todoso,fromtheHomescreen,navigatetoSettings>System>Power>StandbyLED,andthenselectOff.
Aftermakingthischange,thestatusLEDstillperformsallotherindicationfunctions.
Configure accessibility
AccessibilitysettingsenableuserswithvisionorhearingimpairmenttousetheTVmoreeffectively.AccessibilitysettingsarelocatedunderSettings>Accessibility.
Captions mode
Captionsmodespecifieswhenclosedcaptionsappear.AccesscaptionsettingsfromtheHomescreenbyselectingSettings>Accessibility>Captionsmode.Atthispoint,youcanchooseamongthefollowingoptions:
• Off–Nocaptionsappear.• On–Captionsappearwhenevertheyareavailablefromtheprogramsource.• Instantreplay–Captionsappearonlywhenyouusethereplayoption,andonlywhenyouare
watchingastreamingprogramthatsupportsinstantreplay.• Whenmute–CaptionsappearonlywhentheTVismuted.
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Tips:
• Youcanchangethecaptionsmodewhilewatchingaprogram.Todoso,pressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu,andthenselectClosedCaptioning.
• Somestreamingchannelsrequireyoutoenablecaptionsthroughasettingwithintheirchanneleventhoughyouhaveturnedoncaptionseverywhereelse.
Note:Onceenabled,thecaptionsmodeappliestoallinputsthatsupportcaptionsandremainsenableduntilyouturnitoff.
Captions style
CaptionsstyleletsyoucontrolhowclosedcaptionslookwhendisplayedonyourTV.AccesscaptionstylesettingsfromtheHomescreenbyselectingSettings>Accessibility>Captionsstyle.Atthispoint,youcanchooseamongthefollowingoptions:
• Textstyle–Choosefromalistoffonts.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachfont,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Textedgeeffect–Choosefromalistofedgeeffectstyles,suchasraised,depressed,andvariousshadows.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeacheffect,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Textsize–Choosefromalistofsizes.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachsize,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Textcolor-Choosefromalistofcolorsforthetext.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachcolor,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Textopacity-Choosefromalistofopacitysettingsforthetext.Thissettingdetermineshowmuchtheareabehindthetextshowsthroughthetext.Avalueof100%blocksallofthecontentbehindthetext.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachsetting,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Backgroundcolor-Choosefromalistofcolorsforthebackgroundareabehindthetext.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachcolor,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.Notethatyouwon’tseeanychangeunlessyousettheBackgroundopacitytoavalueotherthanOff.
• Backgroundopacity-Choosefromalistofopacitysettingsforthebackgroundofthecaption.Thissettingdetermineshowmuchtheareabehindthecaptionbackgroundshowsthroughthebackground.Avalueof100%blocksallofthecontentbehindthebackground.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachsetting,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Windowcolor-Choosefromalistofcolorsforthewindowrectanglesurroundingtheentirecaption.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachcolor,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.Notethatyouwon’tseeanychangeunlessyousettheWindowopacitytoavalueotherthanDefaultorOff.
• Windowopacity-Choosefromalistofopacitysettingsforthewindowrectanglesurroundingtheentirecaption.Thissettingdetermineshowmuchtheareabehindthecaptionwindow
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showsthroughthewindow.Avalueof100%blocksallofthecontentbehindthewindow.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachsetting,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
Audio Guide settings (U.S. only)
OnTVssoldintheUnitedStates,theAudioGuidesettingshelpuserswhoareblindorvisuallyimpairedtoconfigurethetext-to-speechreader,enablingthemtooperatetheirTVmoreeasily.TheAudioGuideusesvoicepromptsthatspeakvolumeandchannelchanges,menuoptions,andsettingchanges.AccessAudioGuidesettingsfromtheHomescreenbynavigatingtoSettings>Accessibility,andthenselectfromthefollowingoptionsintheAudioGuidesection:
• AudioGuide–TurntheAudioGuideonoroff.• Speechrate–Selectoneoffourspeedsatwhichtohearspokenguideinformation:Slow,
Normal,Fast,orVeryFast.• Volume–Selectthevolumeatwhichtohearspokenguideinformation,relativetothemainTV
volume.• Shortcut–Enableordisabletheshortcutfeature.Whenenabled(thedefault),pressingthe
OptionbuttonÞfourtimesinquicksuccessionenablesordisablestheAudioGuide.
Configure parental controls
ParentalcontrolsenableyoutocontrolwhetherthemembersofyourhouseholdcanviewcertainkindsofbroadcastTVprograms.Whenaprogramorfeatureisblocked,youcanunblockitbyenteringaparentalcontrolPINthatonlyyouknow.
Note:ParentalcontrolsblockcontentfromtheTVtunerandfromstreamingoptions,ifany,ontheHomescreenmenu.ParentalcontrolsdonotblockcontentonotherTVinputsorcontentfromstreamingchannelsyouaddtoyourTV.
Creating a parental control PIN
ThefirsttimeyouaccesstheParentalcontrolsscreen,youmustcreateanewparentalcontrolPIN.Thereafter,wheneveryouwanttochangeparentalcontrolsettings,unblockprogrammingthathasbeenblocked,changethePIN,ordisableparentalcontrols,youmustenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
Tip:YourparentalcontrolPINhasnothingtodowithyourRokuPIN.Youcanmakethemthesameifyouwant—thisisentirelyyourchoice.
TocreateanewparentalcontrolPIN,fromtheHomescreenmenunavigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols.Thescreendisplaysanumerickeypad.UsethearrowbuttonsandtheOKbuttontoentera
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fourdigitcode.ThenrepeattheprocesstoenterthesamePINagain,justtomakesureyoucorrectlyenteredthePINyouwanttouse.
Important:IfyouforgetyourparentalcontrolPIN,theonlywaytorecoveristoperformafactoryresetoperation,asexplainedin“Factoryreseteverything”onpage68.Besuretowriteitdowninasafeplacejustincase.
Blocking Movie Store, TV Store, and News
OneoftheparentalcontroloptionsistocompletelyhidetheentertainmentoptionsthatareavailabledirectlyontheHomescreenmenu.
TohideHomescreenentertainmentoptions:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,highlightHomescreenandthenselectorcleareitheroftheseoptions:• Hide“MovieStoreandTVStore”–RemovestheMovieStoreandTVStoreoptionsfrom
theHomescreenmenu.• Hide“News”–RemovestheNewsoptionfromtheHomescreenmenu.
Tip:Touseeitheroftheseoptionsafteryou’vehiddenthem,youmustreturntothisscreenandremovethecheckmarkfromthecorrespondingHidecommand.
Blocking Broadcast TV shows
ForbroadcastTV,parentalcontrolsuseinformationembeddedinthebroadcastsignaltodeterminewhethertoallowaprogramtobedisplayed.ParentscanconfigureparentalcontrolstoblockbroadcastTVprogramsthatmeetorexceedaspecificrating,sotheycannotbeviewedorheardunlessthecorrectparentalcontrolPINisentered.
Note:Ratingstandardsdifferbycountry.
Enabling parental control of TV shows
ThefirststepinblockingTVshowsistoenableparentalcontrolofTVshows.
ThissettingisprovidedseparatelytomakeiteasierforyoutoturnparentalcontrolofTVshowsonandoffwithoutdisturbingtheirsettings.Forexample,yourkidsaregoingtosummercampfortwoweeks,andwhiletheyaregone,youdon’twanttohavetodealwithunblockingshowsthatyouwanttowatchbyenteringyourparentalcontrolPIN.AllyouneedtodoisclearEnableparentalcontrols,andallTV
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showsareunblocked.Whenthekidsreturn,selectEnableparentalcontrolsagain,andallofyourparentalcontrolsettingsarerestoredinasingleoperation.
ToenableparentalcontrolofTVshows:
1. IntheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>ParentalcontrolofTVshows.3. MakesurethecheckboxnexttoEnableparentalcontrolsischecked.Ifnot,highlightitand
pressOK.
Blocking based on US TV ratings
MostbroadcastUSTVshows—otherthanmovies—containratingdatathatenablesparentalcontrolstoblockshowsthatparentsdon’twantotherstoview.Theratingsaredividedintotwogroupsthatfunctionindependently:
• Youthgroup–TV-Y,TV-Y7• Maingroup–TV-G,TV-PG,TV-14,TV-MA
Withineachofthesegroups,theratingsinteractsuchthatifyoublockaparticularlevelofcontent,theTValsoblocksallcontentwithahigherrating.Conversely,ifyouunblockaparticularlevelofcontent,theTValsounblocksallcontentwithalowerrating.Forexample,ifyoublockTV-PGprograms,theTValsoblocksTV-14andTV-MAprograms.IfyousubsequentlyunblockTV-14programs,TV-PGprogramsarealsounblocked,butTV-MAprogramsremainblocked.
Similarly,withinthemaingroup,contenttypescanbeindividuallyblocked.Forexample,youcanblockjustcoarselanguageinshowswithaTV-PGrating.Ifyoudo,thentheTValsoblocksshowswithcoarselanguageinthehigherratings(TV-14andTV-MA).SubsequentlyunblockingcoarselanguageinTV-14ratingsdoesnotunblockcoarselanguageinTV-MAprograms,butitdoesunblockcoarselanguageinTV-PGprograms.
ToblockTVshowsbasedonUStelevisionratings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>TVratings.Chooseamongthefollowingsettings:• Entireratings–Highlighttheratingyouwanttoblock,andthennavigatetotherightand
selectthefirstoptionthatblockstheentireratinglevel(andallhigherratinglevels).• Individualcontenttypes–Highlighttheratingthatcontainsthecontenttypeyouwantto
block,andthenselectthecontenttypesyouwanttoblockfromamongthoselisted.Rememberthatblockingacontenttypeinoneratingblockstheequivalentcontenttypeinallhigherratinglevels.
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Blocking based on US movie ratings
MostmoviesintheUSareratedbytheMotionPictureAssociationofAmerica,orMPAA,sotheratingsareknownasMPAAratings.TVbroadcastsignalscarrymovieratingdatathatenablesparentalcontrolstoblockshowsthatparentsdon’twantotherstosee.Theratingsare:
• G–Generalaudiences• PG–Parentalguidancesuggested• PG-13–Parentsstronglycautionedforchildrenage13oryounger• R–Restricted• NC-17–Notforage17oryounger
UnlikeUSTVratings,therearenoindividualcontenttypeswithintheratings.ButlikeTVratings,blockingmovieswithaparticularratingalsoblocksmovieswithahigherrating,andunblockingmovieswithaparticularratingalsounblocksmovieswithalowerrating.
Tip:BlockingmovieswithanNC-17ratingalsoblocksprogramswiththenow-obsoleteXrating,whichcanstilloccurintheprogramdataofoldermovies.
ToblockmoviesbasedonMPAAratings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVTuner>Movieratings.3. Selecttheratinglevelyouwanttoblock.Youneedonlyselectoneratinglevel,andallhigher
levelsareautomaticallyblocked.
Blocking based on Other ratings
YourTVcanblockprogramshavingratingsthathadnotbeendefinedwhentheTVwasmanufactured.ItdoesthisbydetectinganewRatingRegionTableinaprogramandthendownloadingthenewtableanddisplayingitsratingintheParentalcontrols.
WhentheTVdownloadsanewRatingRegionTable,itaddsanewoptiontothelistofratingtypes:Otherratings.IfyouseethisoptionintheParentalcontrolsscreen,youhavetunedtoastationthathasimplementedanewratingtable.OncethenewratingtablehasbeendownloadedtotheTV,itremainsintheTVuntilitisfactoryreset,andyoucanconfigureblockingbasedonthenewratings.
NewRegionRatingTablescanhaveindependentratinglevels,orratinglevelsthatinteractinthesamewaysasthebuilt-inUSTVandMPAAMovieratings.
Tip:IfyourTVdownloadsanewRegionRatingTable,you’llhavetoexperimentwithitssettingstounderstandhowtouseit.
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Blocking based on Canadian English ratings
Canadian-Englishlanguageandthird-languageprogramsthatarebroadcastinCanadaareratedbytheActionGrouponViolenceonTelevision,orAGVOT.TVbroadcastsignalscarryratingdatathatenablesparentalcontrolstoblockshowsthatparentsdon’twantotherstoviewbasedoncontentcontainingviolence,language,sex,ornudity.Theratingsare:
• C–Childrenunder8years• C8–Children8yearsandolder• G–Generallysuitableforallagegroups• PG–Parentalguidancesuggestedforviewersunder14years• 14+–Generallynotsuitableforviewersunder14years• 18+–Generallynotsuitableforviewersunder18years
Blockingcontentwithaparticularratingalsoblockscontentwithahigherrating,andunblockingcontentwithaparticularratingalsounblocksmovieswithalowerrating.
ToblockprogramsbasedonAGVOTratings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>CanadianEnglishratings.3. Selecttheratinglevelyouwanttoblock.Youneedonlyselectoneratinglevel,andallhigher
levelsareautomaticallyblocked.
Blocking based on Canadian French ratings
Canadian-FrenchlanguageprogramsthatarebroadcastinCanadaareratedbytheRégieducinémaduQuébec.TVbroadcastsignalscarryratingdatathatenablesparentalcontrolstoblockshowsthatparentsdon’twantotherstoviewbasedoncontentcontainingviolence,language,sex,ornudity.Theratingsare:
• G–Generallysuitableforallagegroups• 8+–Viewers8yearsandolder• 13+–Viewers13yearsandolder• 16+–Viewers16yearsandolder• 18+–Adultsonly
Blockingcontentwithaparticularratingalsoblockscontentwithahigherrating,andunblockingcontentwithaparticularratingalsounblocksmovieswithalowerrating.
ToblockprogramsbasedonCanadian-Frenchratings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
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2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>CanadianFrenchratings.3. Selecttheratinglevelyouwanttoblock.Youneedonlyselectoneratinglevel,andallhigher
levelsareautomaticallyblocked.
Blocking unrated programs
SomebroadcastTVshowsandmoviesareassignedaratingof“Unrated”.Whetherornotsuchprogramscontaincontentthatisobjectionabletoyoucannotbedetermined.However,youcanchoosetoblocksuchprograms.
Toblockallunratedbroadcasts:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>Blockallunratedprograms.3. HighlightUnratedprogramsandpressOK.Whenblockingisenabled,theadjacentpadlockicon
changesfromunlockedtolocked.
Tip:Blockingprogramsthathavebeenassignedaratingof“Unrated”doesnotblockprogramsthathavenoratingassignedtothem(forexampleabroadcastofalocaltowncouncilmeeting).ProgramsthatdonothaveanassignedratingdisplayRatingNA(for“notapplicable,”meaningaratingisnotneeded).
What happens when a TV show is blocked?
Afteryou’vesetupparentalcontrols,TVshowsandmoviescanbeblocked:
• Whenyouchangechannelsandthenewchannelisplayingaprogramwhoseratingexceedsyoursettings.
• Whenanewshowcomesonthechannelyouarewatchinganditsratingexceedsyoursettings.
Whenaprogramisblockedbyparentalcontrolsettings,theTVdisplaysablockedmessage:
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Wheneverthisblockedmessageappears,boththevideoandaudiooftheshowareblocked,aswellasprogramdatathatwouldnormallyappearintheareaatthebottomofthescreen.
Towatchtheblockedprogram,youneedtoknowthePINcodedefinedwhenyouenabledparentalcontrols,asexplainedin“CreatingaparentalcontrolPIN”onpage55.
1. PressOKtoselectUnblockanddisplayaPINpad.
2. UsethearrowbuttonstoenteryourparentalcontrolPINcode,andthenpressOKtoselectUnblockeverything.
Afterunblockingshowsthathavebeenblocked,allblockingisdisabledfortwohoursoruntilyouturnofftheTV.
Changing the parental control PIN
TochangeyourparentalcontrolPIN:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,highlightChangePIN.3. Movethehighlightintotheadjacentkeypad,andthenusethearrowbuttonsandtheOKbutton
toenterafourdigitcode.ThenrepeattheprocesstoenterthesamePINagain,justtomakesureyoucorrectlyenteredthePINyouwanttouse.
Resetting parental controls
Sonowyourkidshavegrownupandgoneawaytocollege,andyounolongerwanttodealwithblockedprograms.
Toeraseallparentalcontrolsettings:
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1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,highlightResetparentalcontrols.3. Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfirmthatyouwanttoeraseallparentalcontrol
settings.
Tip:ResettingparentalcontrolsalsoerasesyourparentalcontrolPIN.
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More settings
ThissectiondescribesthefeaturesandsettingsoftheTVthatwerenotcoveredintheotherpartsofthisguide.
Changing network settings
Ifneeded,youcanchangeyournetworksettingsatanytime.Forexample,ifyouchangethenameofyourwirelessnetwork(itsSSID)oritspassword,youwillneedtochangeyourTV’ssettingssothatitcancontinuetoconnect.Also,ifyoudecidednottoconnecttotheInternetin“GuidedSetup”onpage13,youcanuseNetworksettingstoconnectatalatertime.
Tochangenetworksettings,fromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Network,andthenpresstheRIGHTarrow.Atthispoint,youcanchoosethefollowingoptions:
• Updateconnection–PressOKtostarttheupdateprocess.TheTVusesyourcurrentnetworkinformationtoreconfirmthewirelessnetworkconnection,thelocalnetworkconnection,andtheInternetconnection.
• Setupnewconnection–PressOKtostartascanforwirelessnetworks.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletethenetworkconnection.Forhelpwithsettingupanewconnection,see“SettingupyourTV”onpage15.
Changing time settings
Youcanchangetimesettingstosuityourpreferences.YoucanfindthefollowingsettingsbynavigatingfromtheHomescreenmenutoSettings>System>Time:
• Sleeptimer–SetatimedelayafterwhichtheTVwillautomaticallyshutoff.ThissettingreflectsthesettingyoucanmakeintheOptionsmenufromanyTVinput,asexplainedin“Optionsmenusettings”onpage39.Notethatthesleeptimersettingisnotinputspecific.
• Timezone–Selectwhethertosetthetimezoneautomaticallyormanually,andifsetmanually,selectyourcurrenttimezone.Typically,aTVconnectedtotheInternetcandiscoveritsowntimezoneautomatically,andaTVthatisnotconnectedtotheInternetmustbesetmanually.Initially,thissettingismadewhenyousetuptheTVtuner,asexplainedin“SettingupAntennaTV”onpage26.Correcttimezoneinformationisneededtocorrectlydisplayprogramdata.
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• Clockformat–Selectwhethertodisplaytimeina12-houror24-hourformat,ortoturnofftimedisplay.ThissettingisavailableonlyonTVsthatareconnectedtotheInternet.Non-connectedTVsdonotdisplaythetime.
Scanning for broadcast TV channels again
Therewillbetimeswhenyouneedtocreateanewchannellist.Forexample,you:
• Changecableproviders• ReorientyourTVantenna• Movetoadifferentcitywithdifferentchannels
WheneveryouneedtoupdateyourTVchannellist,youcanrepeatthechannelscan.
Tip:Repeatthechannelscanfromtimetotimetomakesureyouarereceivingallofthelatestchannels.Broadcastersaddandremovechannels,movechannelstodifferentpartsofthespectrum,andchangethepowerlevelsoftheirchannelsperiodically.
Torepeatthechannelscan,fromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>TVinputs>AntennaTV>Scanagainforchannels.ThenselectStartfindingchannelstobeginthechannelscanprocess.Thescreensandoptionsthatappearduringthisprocessareidenticaltothosedescribedin“HowdoIsetuptheTVtuner?”onpage26.
Using the TV in a home theater
YourTVhasseveralfeaturesthatmakeitanidealTVforahometheater.Butyoumightnotnoticethembecausetheyremaininthebackgrounduntilyoudecidetousethem.
Turning off the speakers
WhenyouuseyourTVwithasoundbaroranexternalamplifierandspeakers,you’llprobablywanttoturnofftheinternalTVspeakers.
ToturnofftheTV’sbuilt-inspeakers,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Audio>TVspeakersandchangethesetting.
Tip:TheTV’sinternalspeakerscanbeenabledanddisabledautomaticallyasneededbysystemaudiocontrol,asdescribedin“Enablingsystemaudiocontrol”onpage67.Theinternalspeakersarealsoturnedoffwhenyouusetheheadphonejack.
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Changing the audio mode
TheTVhastwoaudiomodes,accessedbynavigatingintheHomescreenmenutoSettings>Audio>Audiomode:
• Stereo–Usethissettingforinternalspeakers,headphones,andexternalstereoamplifiersconnectedthroughHDMI®ARC,SPDIFoptical,orheadphonejack.
• Auto–Usethissettingtoautomaticallydetectthebestaudiosettingbasedontheaudiostreaminthecontentyouarewatching.IfyouhaveconnectedtheTVtoanexternalDolbyAudio™compatibleamplifier,receiver,orsoundbarthroughHDMI®ARCorSPDIFoptical,theTVautomaticallyselectstheappropriatesurroundsoundcapabilitiesofthedevicebasedonthecharacteristicsofthecurrentprogram.
Setting up a digital audio connection
YoucanconnecttheTVtoanexternalamplifier,receiver,orsoundbarbyusingeitherofthesetwoconnections:
• HDMIARC–TheHDMI®AudioReturnChannelenablestheTVtooutputdigitalaudioononeofitsHDMI®connectors.TheconnectedamplifiercanalsofunctionsimultaneouslyasaninputsourcetotheTV,ifneeded.TousetheARCcapability,youmustconnectanHDMI®cablefromyouramplifier’sHDMI®ARCconnectortotheHDMIARCconnectorontheTV.Youalsomust:
o BesureyourHDMI®cableiscertifiedbyHDMI®.o EnableHDMIARCunderSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC),asexplained
in“EnablingHDMI®ARC”onpage66.• SPDIFoptical–TheTVhasanSPDIFopticalconnectorthatoutputsadigitalaudio
signal.Tousetheopticaloutput,connectaTOSLINKopticalcablefromtheamplifiertotheOpticalorSPDIFconnectorontheTV.
Note:DolbyAudio™supportingDolbyDigitalPlus™formatisnotavailablethroughtheSPDIFopticaloutput.ThisformatisonlyavailablethroughtheHDMI®ARCconnection.
AftermakingtherequiredHDMI®ARCorSPDIFopticalconnection,gotoSettings>Audio>S/PDIFandARCoptionandselecttheaudioformattouse.
Note:Inmostcases,Autodetectisthebestoption.Othersettingscanresultinnosoundwhenthecontentyouareviewingdoesnotcontaintheaudiostreamtypeyouselected.
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Controlling other devices through CEC
ConsumerElectronicsControl(CEC)enablesyourTVandotherCEC-compatiblehomeentertainmentcomponentstocontroloneanotherinvariousways.First,theCEC-compatibledevicesmust“discover”oneanotherandreporttheircapabilities.Afterthis,onedevicecancontrolanotheraccordingtothefeaturesyouenable.Forexample,playingadisconaBlu-rayplayercouldswitchtheTVtotheBlu-rayplayer’sinput.Or,poweringofftheTVcouldalsopowerofftheBlu-rayplayerandthehometheaterreceiver.
Discovering connected CEC devices
TodiscoverCECdevices:
1. MakesurethatyourCEC-compatiblecomponentsareconnectedtotheTVwithasuitableHighSpeedHDMI®cablethatsupportsHDMI®ARCandCECcontrol.
2. TurnoneachcomponentandmakesureallcomponentsareCECenabled.
Tip:SomemanufacturershavetheirownbrandednamesforCECfunctionality,soyoumightneedtoreadtheproductdocumentationtocorrectlyidentifytheCECfeaturesofthedevice.
3. OntheTV’sHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andthenselectSearchforCECdevices.PressOKtorepeatthediscoveryprocess,ifnecessary.
Whenfinished,theTVdisplaysalistofCECdevicesthatareconnectedtoeachHDMI®input,aswellasanydevicesthathadpreviouslybeenconnected.TheTVremembersthenamesofmultipleCECdevicesevenwhentheyarenolongerconnected.Ifthelistislongerthantheallowedspace,pressÞtoseeacompletelistinascrollablewindow.
Enabling HDMI® ARC
HDMI®ARCistheaudioreturnchannelthatisavailableononeoftheTV’sHDMI®ports.TheaudioreturnchannelenablesyoutosendaDolbyAudio™signalbacktoahometheaterreceiverthatisalsosendinganaudioandvideosignalintotheTV.UsingHDMI®ARCreducesthenumberofcablesneededandoptionallyletsyoucontrolthevolumeandmutestateofthereceiverbyenablingsystemaudiocontrol.
HDMI®ARCisdisabledbydefault.ToenableHDMI®ARC,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC),andthenhighlightHDMIARC.PressOKtoenableordisablethefeature.
Note:EnablingHDMIARCalsoenablesSystemaudiocontrol.AfterenablingHDMIARC,youcandisableSystemaudiocontrolifyouprefer.
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Enabling system audio control
SystemaudiocontrolenablestheTVremotecontroltochangethevolumeandmutestateofanamplifierorsoundbarconnectedthroughHDMI®,andtodisplaytheexternaldevice’svolumeandmutestatusintheTV’son-screendisplay.
TheTVautomaticallyturnsoffitsinternalspeakersandsendsvolumeandmutecontrolsignalstoanexternalamplifierwhenallofthefollowingaretrue:
• SystemaudiocontrolisenabledontheTV.• TheTVisconnectedtoaCEC-compatibleamplifier,itispoweredon,andCECdiscoverabilityis
enabled.• TheCEC-compatibleamplifier’sHDMI®ARCconnectorisconnectedtotheTV’sHDMIARC
connectorwithasuitableHDMI®cable.
WhentheCEC-compatibleamplifierisoff,theTVautomaticallyturnsonitsspeakers(unlessyouhaveturnedthemoffasdescribedin“Turningoffthespeakers”onpage64)andresumeslocalcontrolofvolumeandmutestate.
Toenableordisablesystemaudiocontrol,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andhighlightSystemaudiocontrol.PressOKtoenableordisablethefeature.
Enabling 1-touch play
1-touchplayenablesacomponenttocontrolwhichTVinputisactive.Forexample,pressingPlayonyourBlu-rayplayerswitchestheTVtotheBlu-rayinput.
1-touchplayisdisabledbydefault.Toenable1-touchplay,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andhighlight1-touchplay.PressOKtoenableordisablethefeature.
Enabling system standby
ThesystemstandbyfeaturecausesothercomponentstopoweroffwhenyoupoweroffyourTV.DependingontheCECSystemStandbyimplementation,italsomightenableconnectedcomponentstopoweroffyourTVwhenyoupoweroffthecomponent.
Systemstandbyisdisabledbydefault.Toenablesystemstandby,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andhighlightSystemstandby.PressOKtoenableordisablethefeature.
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Restarting the TV
YoucanrestarttheTVwhennecessary.RestartinghasthesameeffectasunpluggingtheTVpowerandthenpluggingitinagain.
TorestarttheTV,navigatetoSettings>System>Power,andthenselectSystemrestart.HighlightRestart,andthenpressOKtoconfirmrestart.
WhiletheTVrestarts,thescreengoesdarkforafewseconds,andthendisplaysthestartupscreenforafewmoreseconds.Whentherestartoperationcompletes,theTVdisplaystheactivityyouselectedin“Poweronsettings”onpage52.
Resetting the TV
YoucanchoosetoresetonlytheTVpictureandaudiosettingstotheiroriginalvalues,orperformafullfactoryresettoreturntheTVtothestateitwasinwhenyoufirstunpackedandturnediton.
Reset audio/video settings
ToresetonlytheTVpictureandaudiosettingstotheiroriginalvalues,navigatetoSettings>System>Advancedsystemsettings>Factoryreset,andthenhighlightResetTVaudio/videosettings.Readtheinformationonthescreentomakesureyouunderstandwhattheresetoperationdoes.
Toproceedwiththeresetoperation,pressPLAY/PAUSEthreetimesinarow.
Factory reset everything
AfullfactoryresetreturnstheTV’ssettingstotheiroriginalstateandremovesallpersonallyidentifiableinformationfromtheTV.Whenfinished,youmustrepeatGuidedSetup,reconnectingtotheInternet,re-linkingyourRokuaccount,andreloadinganystreamingchannels.YoualsomustrepeatAntennaTVsetupandinputconfiguration.
FactoryresetistherecommendedchoiceifyouwanttotransfertheTVtoanotherowner,anditistheonlychoiceifyouwanttoswitchfromstoremodetohomemode(ifyouinadvertentlyselectedstoremodeduringGuidedSetup).
Toperformafactoryreset,navigatetoSettings>System>Advancedsystemsettings>Factoryreset,andthenhighlightFactoryreseteverything.Readtheinformationonthescreentomakesureyouunderstandwhatthisresetoperationdoes.
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Toproceedwiththefullfactoryreset,usetheon-screennumberpadtoenterthecodedisplayedonthescreen,andthenselectOKtoproceed.
Whenthefactoryresetoperationcompletes,theTVrestartsanddisplaysthefirstGuidedSetupscreen.
What if I can’t access the Factory Reset option?
ItispossiblethatyourTVmightgetintoastatewhereyoucannotaccessthevariousmenus,includingthemenuoptionthatletsyouperformafactoryresetoperation.Ifthathappens,youcanforcetheTVtoresetbyfollowingthesesteps:
1. Usingastraightenedpapercliporball-pointpen,pressandholdtherecessedRESETbuttonontheTVconnectorpanel.
2. ContinuetoholdtheRESETbuttonforapproximately12seconds.
Whentheresetcyclecompletes,thestatusindicatorcomesondim.
3. ReleasetheRESETbutton.TheTVisnowpoweredoff.4. TurnontheTVandproceedthroughGuidedSetup.See“SettingupyourTV”onpage15.
Network connection reset
Ifyouwanttoremoveyournetworkconnectioninformationwithoutdisturbingothersettings,navigatefromtheHomescreentoSettings>System>Advancedsystemssettings,andthenselectNetworkconnectionreset.
Whenyouselectthisoption,theTVremovesyourwirelessnetworkinformation,includingthenameoftheconnection(itsSSID)andyourwirelesspassword,ifany,andthenitrestarts.Afterrestarting,yourTVretainsallofitsothersettingsanditsassociationwithyourRokuaccount.
Afterresettingyournetworkconnection,navigatefromtheHomescreentoSettings>Network>SetupnewconnectiontocontinueenjoyingallofthebenefitsofyourconnectedTV.
Changing your Roku Channel Store PIN preference
WhenyoucreatedyourRokuaccount,youweregiventheopportunitytocreateaPINcodeandtospecifywhenitmustbeused.IfyoucreatedaChannelStorePINandwanttochangeit,oryoudon’trememberyourPIN,orifyoudidn’tcreateaChannelStore+PINandwanttoaddone,youcaneasilymakethesechanges.
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1. Onacomputer,tablet,orsmartphone,useyourwebbrowsertogotohttps://my.roku.com.2. Enteryouremailaddressandpasswordtosignin.Aftersigningin,theMyAccountpage
appears.3. UnderPINPreference,clickUpdatetoopentheChooseYourPINPreferencespage.4. SkipthisstepifyoujustwanttochangeyourPIN.Otherwise,choosetheoptionyoupreferfrom
amongthoselisted:• RequireaPINtomakepurchasesortoaddanyitemfromtheChannelStore.• RequireaPINtomakepurchases.• DonotrequireaPINtomakepurchases.
5. Ifyouchooseeitherofthefirsttwooptions,enteryourPINtwiceintheappropriateboxes.6. ClickSaveChangestosaveyourchangesandreturntotheMyAccountpage.Notethatyour
currentsettingisdescribedunderPINPreference.
Getting system updates
IfyourTVisconnectedtotheInternetandlinkedwithaRokuaccount,itwillautomaticallygetupdatesfromtimetotime.Youdon’tneedtodoanything.Butifyouareawarethatanupdateisavailableandyoudon’twanttowaituntiltheTVupdatesitself,youcanmanuallycheckforupdates.
IfyourTVisnotconnectedtotheInternet,youcanstillgetupdatesbyusingaUSBflashdrive.
YoucandownloadanupdatedUserGuidethatmatchesyourRokuTVsoftwareversionfromtheTCLwebsiteat:
http://tclusa.helpjuice.com/26914-home-theater-current-models
TodetermineyourcurrentRokuTVsoftwareversion,gotoSettings>System>About,andthenpressOKornavigatetotheright.
Checking for updates on a connected TV
Ifyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhohastohavethelatest,mostup-to-datefeaturesthemomenttheyareavailable,youcancheckforupdatesasoftenasyouwant.
Tocheckforupdates,navigatetoSettings>System>Systemupdate,andthenselectChecknow.TheTVrespondseitherwithamessagesayingthatyourTVisuptodate,orwithamessagesayingthatanupdateisavailable.
Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoinstallthesystemupdate.
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Note:Sometimessystemupdatesinstallnewsystemsoftware,andothertimestheyinstallnewfeaturesforstreamingchannels.Therefore,youwon’talwaysseeachangeinthebehaviorofyourTVafterasystemupdate.
Getting updates on a non-connected TV
IfyourTVisnotconnectedtotheInternet,youcanstillgetsystemupdatesbyusingaUSBflashdriveandacomputerwithanInternetconnection.
Togetasystemupdate,navigatetoSettings>System>Systemupdate:
TheSystemupdatescreenonanon-connectedTVgivesyoutheopportunitytoconnectyourTVtotheInternettoautomaticallyreceiveupdates.Werecommendthisoptionifitispossibleinyoursituation.Toproceed,selectConnecttotheInternetandfollowtheinstructionsin“ButwhatifIdidn’tconnectmyTV?”onpage25.
Otherwise,ifyoucan’tconnecttotheInternet,selectIcan’tconnect,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Here’sasummary:
1. OnanInternet-connectedcomputer,gotothewebsitedisplayedontheSystemupdatescreen.
2. OntheUSBUpdatewebpage,selectthecorrectbrandandmodel,andthenclickNext.
3. ClickDownloadSoftware,andthensavethefiletotherootfolderofastandardUSBflashdrive.
4. Whenthedownloadfinishes,taketheUSBflashdrivetotheTVandplugitintotheUSBport.Whenyoudo,theTVvalidatesthefilesontheflashdriveanddisplaysa12-digitcode.
5. Writedownthecodeandthewebaddress,andtakethisinformationbacktoyourInternet-connectedcomputer.
USB flash drive AnynormalUSBflashdrivewillwork,providedithasaFAT-16orFAT-32filesystemformat.(Thisisthedefaultformostflashdrives.)
Thesizeofthedownloadissmall—usuallylessthan100MB—andsowillfitonanysizeflashdriveyoumighthave.
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6. Onthe12-digitcodepage,enterthecodeyourTVdisplayed,andthenclickNext.
7. Onthe6-digitcodepage,writedownthe6-digitcodethatappears,andthentakeitbacktoyourTV.
8. UsingtheTVremotecontrol,selectNexttomovetothenextscreen,andthenusetheon-screenkeyboardtoenterthe6-digitcode.Whenfinished,selectOK.Thesystemupdatebegins.DonotremovetheUSBflashdriveuntiltheTVrestarts.
Whentheupdatefinishes,theTVrestarts.YoucancheckthenewversionnumberbynavigatingtoSettings>System>About.
12- and 6-digit codes TheUSBupdateprocessusesapairofcodestovalidatethatyouareauthorizedtoinstallanupdate,andtoensureyouarenotattemptingtoinstallanold,unsupportedversionofthesystemsoftware.
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Other devices
Getting and using the Roku mobile app
RokumakestheRokumobileappfreeforcompatibleiOS®,Android™,andMicrosoftWindows®mobiledevices*.
TheRokumobileappisanalternativeremotecontrolforyourRokuTVTheRokumobileappalsoletsyoufindandaddnewRokuChannels,moreeasilysearchandfindsomethingtowatch,andevenuseyourvoicetosearchwithouttyping.Findmoreinformationbygoingtosupport.roku.com/homeandsearchingfor“mobileapp.”
Private Listening on the Roku mobile app
AnotherfeatureoftheRokumobileappistheabilitytolistentostreamingprogramsonheadphonesconnectedtoyourdevice(oncompatibleAppleandAndroiddevicesonly).Tousethisfeature,youmustbewatchingorlisteningtostreamingcontent(notliveTVorotherTVinputs),andyoumusthavethelatestversionoftheRokumobileapp.
Formoreinformation,see:
https://support.roku.com/article/217478308-private-listening-on-the-roku-mobile-app-
Using a universal remote
Inmanycases,youcanprogramyourcableorsatelliteuniversalremotecontroltoalsocontrolyourTV.Youwillneedtohaveinstructionsforprogrammingtheremotecontrolhandy.Checkwithyourcableorsatelliteproviderforinstructions.
FordetailsonhowtosetuptheTVtoworkwithuniversalremotecontrols,visitwww.roku.com/universalremote.
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FAQ
ForthelatestanswerstoFrequentlyAskedQuestions,visittheTCLTVsupportwebsite(http://tclusa.com/support)andtheSupportsectionoftheRokuwebsite(www.roku.com).
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Other information
Battery Caution and Disposal Information
• Forbestresults,usealkalinebatteries.• Installonlynewbatteriesofthesametypeinyourproduct.• Failuretoinsertbatteriesinthecorrectpolarity,asindicatedinthebatterycompartment,
mayshortenthelifeofthebatteriesorcausebatteriestoleak.• Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.• DonotuseRechargeable(NickelCadmium)or(NickelMetalHydride)batteries.• DonotmixAlkaline,Standard(Carbon-Zinc)orRechargeable(NickelCadmium)or(NickelMetal
Hydride)batteries.• Donotdisposeofbatteriesinfire.• Recycleordisposeofbatteriesasperstateandlocalguidelines.
Electronics Recycling Information For Consumers
TCLstrivestoprovideahighlevelofservicetoourcustomersandinthecommunitiesweserve,andrecommendsthatconsumersalwayslookforarecyclingorreusealternativetothrowingawaytelevisionsandotherelectronics.Weencouragecustomerstorecycleend-of-lifeelectronicdevicesusingoneofthemanyconvenientmethodsavailabletoday.Inmanystates,TCLhasprogramsinplacetoenableconsumerstodrop-offandrecycletelevisionsfreeofcharge.Forinformationonelectronicsrecyclinginall50states,includingdrop-offlocations,pleasevisitthe“ElectronicsRecycling”areaoftheTCLUSAwebsiteatwww.tclusa.com.
Care and Cleaning
• Caution:TurnoffyourTVbeforecleaning.• CleantheTVasneededusingasoftlint-freecloth.Besuretooccasionallydusttheventilation
slotsinthecabinettohelpassureadequateventilation.• IMPORTANT:Neverusestrongcleaningagents,suchasammonia-basedcleaners,or
abrasivepowder.ThesetypesofcleanerswilldamagetheTV.TheTV’sscreenmaybecleanedwithasoft,lint-freeclothaswell.Takecarenottoscratchormarthescreen.Ifnecessary,youmayuseaclothdampenedwithwarmwater.Whilecleaning,donotsprayliquiddirectlyonthescreen,orallowliquidtorundownthescreenandinsidetheTV.Also,neverplacedrinksorvaseswithwaterontopoftheTV.Thiscouldincreasetheriskoffire,shockhazardordamagetotheTV.
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Television Specifications
• Broadcastingsystem USSystemNTSC-M,ATSCstandard(8VSB),QAM• ReceivingChannels VHF2-13,UHF14-69,CATV14-36(A)-(W),37-59
(AA)-(WW),60-85(AAA)-(ZZZ),86-94(86)-(94),95-99(A-5)-(A-1),100-135(100)-(135),01(4A)
• Tunertype Frequencysynthesized• OperatingTemperature 5°Cto35°C(41°Fto95°F)• OperatingHumidity 20%to80%,non-condensing• StorageTemperature -15°Cto45°C(5°Fto113°F)• StorageHumidity 10%to90%,non-condensing
Notices
TTE Technology, Inc. (“TTE”) Limited Warranty
All TCL LCD/LED Models Whatyourwarrantycovers:DefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshiptotheoriginalownerofthisTCLproductwhenpurchasedasnewfromanAuthorizedDealerofTCLbrandproductsintheUnitedStatesandpackagedwiththiswarrantystatement.
New LCD/LED Televisions (Non-Commercial Use) Forhowlongafteryourpurchase:
• One(1)yearfromdateofpurchaseforpartsandlaborfornon-commercialuse.
New LCD/LED Televisions (Commercial Use) Forhowlongafteryourpurchase:
• Six(6)monthsfromdateofpurchaseforpartsandlaborforcommercialuse.• Commercialuseincludes,butisnotlimitedto,theuseofthisproductinacommercialor
businessenvironment,theuseofthisproductinaninstitutionorforinstitutionalpurposes,orothercommercialpurposesincludingrentalpurposes.
What we will do • AtTTE’sdiscretion,(1)payanAuthorizedTCLServiceCenterforbothlaborchargesandpartsto
repairyourtelevision,or(2)replaceyourtelevisionwithaneworrefurbished/remanufacturedequivalentvalueproduct.ThedecisiontorepairorreplacewillbemadesolelybyTTE.See“Howtogetservice”.
How to get service • Pleasehaveyouroriginalpurchasereceiptorproofofpurchase(billofsaleorreceiptedinvoice)
whichstatesthatconditionoftheunit(New,Used,etc.),theunit’sdateofpurchase,placeofpurchaseandmodel/serialnumberready.Themodel/serialnumberinformationcanbefoundonthebackofyourunit.
• Call1-877-300-8837orvisitwww.TCLUSA/SUPPORT
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• Arepresentativemusttroubleshootyourproblemoverthetelephoneorthroughe-mailbeforereceivingservice.Ifitisdeterminedthatyourunitrequiresservice,theservicelocationwillbeatthesolediscretionofTTEbasedupontheTTELimitedWarrantyStatement.
• AtthesolediscretionofTTE,televisionscreensizes43”andsmallerwilleitherberepairedatanAuthorizedTCLServiceCenterordirectlyexchangedforaneworrefurbished/recertifiedunit.AtthesolediscretionofTTE,televisionscreensizes44”through65”orlargerwilleitherberepairedordirectlyexchangedforaneworrefurbished/recertifiedunitatanAuthorizedTCLServiceCenterorrepairedin-home.
• IfrepairedatanAuthorizedTCLServiceCenter,TTEisnotresponsiblefortransportationcoststotheAuthorizedTCLServiceCenter.However,TTEwillpayforreturnshipping.TTEwillprovideinstructionsforpackagingandshippingtheunit.Unitsthatareimproperlypackedanddamagedduringshippingarenotcoveredunderyourproductwarranty.
• ProofofpurchaseintheformofabillofsaleorreceiptedinvoicefromanAuthorizedDealerwhichisevidencethattheproductiswithinthewarrantyperiodmustbepresentedtoobtainwarrantyservice.
• Intheeventthataunitistobereplaced,apictureofthebackoftheunitshowingthemodelandserialnumberandpictureoftheissueitselfmayberequired.
• PRE-AUTHORIZATIONMUSTBEOBTAINEDBEFORE(1)SENDINGANYPRODUCTTOANAUTHORIZEDTCLSERVICECENTER,OR(2)OBTAININGANYIN-HOMEREPAIR/REPLACEMENT/RENTALSERVICES.
What your warranty does not cover • Aunitsoldin“As-Is”,“Used”,“FactoryReconditioned”,“FactoryRe-Certified”,or
“Refurbished”,conditionorwithfaults.• UnitsphysicallybrokenduringshipmentfromaRetailer.PleasecontactyourRetailerfor
assistance.• ExtendedServicePlanspurchasedfromRetailers.PleasecontactyourRetailerforassistance.• Customerinstruction.(YourOwner’sManualdescribeshowtoinstall,adjust,andoperateyour
unit.AnyadditionalinformationshouldbeobtainedfromyourAuthorizedDealer).• Installationandrelatedadjustments,ordamageresultingfrominstallation.• Damageresultingfromnon-approvedinstallationmethods.• Signalreceptionproblemsnotcausedbyyourunit.• Damagefrommisuse,abuse,neglect,normalwearandtear,cosmeticdamage,mishandling,
faultyinstallation,orpowerlinesurges.• Markingsorimagesonthetelevision’spanelresultingfromviewingfixedimages(includingbut
notlimitedtocertain4:3imagesonwidescreentelevisions,ordataorimagesinfixedscreenlocationsfrombanners,videogames,orcertainbroadcastnetworks).
• Batteries.• Atelevisionthathasbeenmodifiedorincorporatedintootherproducts.• AunitpurchasedorservicedoutsidetheUSA.• ActsofnatureorGod,suchasbutnotlimitedtoearthquakeorlightningdamage.• Special,incidentalorconsequentialdamages.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY • THEWARRANTYSTATEDABOVEISTHEONLYWARRANTYAPPLICABLETOTHISPRODUCT.NO
VERBALORWRITTENINFORMATIONGIVENBYTTETECHNOLOGY,INC.,ITSAGENTSOR
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EMPLOYEESSHALLCREATEAGUARANTYORINANYWAYINCREASEORMODIFYTHESCOPEOFTHISWARRANTY.
• REPAIRORREPLACEMENTASPROVIDEDUNDERTHISWARRANTYISTHEEXCLUSIVEREMEDYOFTHECONSUMER.TTETECHNOLOGY,INC.SHALLNOTBELIABLEFORSPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESRESULTINGFROMTHEUSEOFTHISPRODUCTORARISINGOUTOFANYBREACHOFANYEXPRESSORIMPLIEDWARRANTYONTHISPRODUCT.THISDISCLAIMEROFWARRANTIESANDLIMITEDWARRANTYAREGOVERNEDBYTHELAWSOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA.EXCEPTTOTHEEXTENTPROHIBITEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,ANYIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEONTHISPRODUCTISLIMITEDTOTHEAPPLICABLEWARRANTYANDWARRANTYPERIODSETFORTHABOVE.THISWARRANTYISSUBJECTTOCHANGEWITHOUTNOTICE.PLEASEVISITWWW.TCLUSA.COMTOVIEWTHEMOSTCURRENTVERSION.
How State Law relates to this warranty • Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,or
limitationsonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationsorexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.
• Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoualsomayhaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstatetostate.
IfyoupurchasedyourunitoutsidetheUnitedStatesorseekwarrantycoverageoutsidetheUnitedStates:Thiswarrantydoesnotapply.Contactyourdealerforwarrantyinformation.
Servicecallswhichdonotinvolvedefectivematerialsorworkmanshiparenotcoveredbythiswarranty.Costsofsuchservicecallsarethesoleresponsibilityofthepurchaser.
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Legal statement Pleasenote—UseoftheTCL•RokuTVisgovernedbytheTCL•RokuTVEndUserAgreement(seebelow).Inaddition,anenduseronlineprofileandbillingaccountwithRoku,Inc.(“Roku”)onRoku’swebsite(“RokuAccount”)isrequiredtostreamcontentviatheInternetusingyourTCL•RokuTV.ARokuAccountgivesyouaccesstomovies,televisionshows,andotheraudio-visualentertainmentinthe“RokuChannelStore,”astorefrontofapplicationsprovidedbyRokuviayourdevice’son-screenmenu.AfteryourRokuAccountiscreated,youcanlinkyourTCL•RokuTVtoyouraccount.ByusingtheTCL•RokuTV,youagreetothefollowingdisclaimer.Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,thecontentdisclaimersetforthhereinshallrefertoallcontentandchannelsaccessibleandavailableontheTCL•RokuTV,includingthoseavailableviatheRoku®streamingplatform,aswellasbroadcastcable. DuetothevariouscapabilitiesoftheTCL•RokuTV,aswellaslimitationsintheavailablecontentavailabletherein,certainfeatures,applications,andservicesmaynotbeavailableonallTCL•RokuTVs,orinallterritories.SomefeaturesontheTCL•RokuTVmayalsorequireadditionalperipheraldevicesormembershipfeesthataresoldseparately.PleasevisittheTCL•RokuTVorRoku,Inc.websitesformoreinformationontheTCL•RokuTVandcontentavailability.TheservicesandavailabilityofcontentontheTCL•RokuTVaresubjecttochangefromtimetotimewithoutpriornotice. AllcontentandservicesaccessiblethroughtheTCL•RokuTVbelongtothirdpartiesandareprotectedbycopyright,patent,trademarkand/orotherintellectualpropertylaws.Suchcontentandservicesareprovidedsolelyforyourpersonalnoncommercialuse.Youmaynotuseanycontentorservicesinamannerthathasnotbeenauthorizedbythecontentownerorserviceprovider.Withoutlimitingtheforegoing,youmaynotmodify,copy,republish,upload,post,transmit,translate,sell,createderivativeworks,exploit,ordistributeinanymannerormediumanycontentorservicesdisplayedthroughtheTCL•RokuTV. YouexpresslyacknowledgeandagreethatyouruseoftheTCL•RokuTVisatyoursoleriskandthattheentireriskastosatisfactoryquality,performanceandaccuracyiswithyou.TheTCL•RokuTVandallthirdpartycontentandservicesareprovided“asis”withoutwarrantyofanykind,eitherexpressorimplied.TCL•RokuTVandRokuexpresslydisclaimsallwarrantiesandconditionswithrespecttotheTCL•RokuTVcontentandservices,eitherexpressor,implied,includingbutnotlimitedto,warrantiesofmerchantability,ofsatisfactoryquality,fitnessforaparticularpurpose,ofaccuracy,ofquietenjoyment,andnon-infringementofthirdpartyrights.TCLandRokudonotguaranteetheaccuracy,validity,timeliness,legality,orcompletenessofanycontentorservicemadeavailablethroughtheTCL•RokuTVanddoesnotwarrantthattheTCL•RokuTV,contentorserviceswillmeetyourrequirements,orthatoperationoftheTCL•RokuTVwillbeuninterruptedorerror-free.Undernocircumstances,includingnegligence,shallTCLorRokubeliable,whetherincontractortort,foranydirect,indirect,incidental,specialorconsequentialdamages,attorneyfees,expenses,oranyotherdamagesarisingoutof,orinconnectionwith,anyinformationcontainedin,orasaresultoftheuseofthedevice,oranycontentorserviceaccessedbyyouoranythirdparty,evenifadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages. Thirdpartyservicesmaybechanged,suspended,removed,terminatedorinterrupted,oraccessmaybedisabledatanytime,withoutnotice,andTCLandRokumakesnorepresentationorwarrantythatanycontentorservicewillremainavailableforanyperiodoftime.ContentandservicesaretransmittedbythirdpartiesbymeansofnetworksandtransmissionfacilitiesoverwhichTCLandRokuhavenocontrol.Withoutlimitingthegeneralityofthisdisclaimer,TCLandRokuexpresslydisclaimsanyresponsibilityorliabilityforanychange,interruption,disabling,removaloforsuspensionofanycontentorservicemadeavailablethroughtheTCL•RokuTV.TCL,Roku,thecontentproviders,ortheserviceprovidersmayimposelimitsontheuseoforaccesstocertainservicesorcontent,inanycaseandwithoutnoticeorliability.AnyquestionsorrequestsforservicerelatingtothecontentorservicesmadeavailableontheTCL•RokuTVshouldbesubmittedtotherespectivecablecontentorserviceproviderorasdescribedintheTCL•RokuTVUserGuide. IntheeventofaconflictbetweentheTCL•RokuTVEndUserAgreementandthetermssetforthinthisLegalDisclaimer,theTCL•RokuTVEndUserAgreementshallprevailandcontrolinallcircumstances.
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (FOR ROKU TV)
IMPORTANT: READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU USE A ROKU TV. ALSO REVIEW THE IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH YOUR ROKU TV.
Overview ThisEndUserLicenseAgreement(“EULA”)betweenyouandRoku,Inc.(“Roku”)governstheuseof:(a)yourtelevisionwhichusestheRokuplatformtoplaydigitalcontentovertheInternet(“Television”),and(b)anyfirmwareandsoftwarethathavebeenpre-installedontheTelevisionandthefirmwareandsoftwareupdatesRokuprovidestoyoufortheTelevision(collectively,the“Software”).BylinkingtheTelevisiontoyouraccountonRoku’swebsite(“RokuAccount”)orusingtheTelevision,youareagreeingtothisEULA.IfyouarearesidentoftheEuropeanEconomicArea,byagreeingtothisEULA,youexpresslyagreetowaiveyourrighttowithdraw.
IfyoudonotagreetothisEULA,youdonothavetherighttousetheTelevisionortheSoftware.Ifyouarewithintheallowabletimeperiodforreturnsundertheapplicablereturnpolicy,youmayreturntheTelevisiontoyoursellerforarefund,subjecttothetermsofsuchreturnpolicy.YoushouldperformafactoryresetbeforeyoureturnittoerasedatathatmaybestoredontheTelevision.ForinstructionsonhowtoresetyourTelevision,pleasevisitwww.roku.com/support.
InthisEULA,“Channel”meansanapplicationintheRokuChannelStore;“Content”meansmovies,televisionshows,musicandotheraudioandvisualmaterialsandentertainment;“ContentProvider”meansanyproviderofContent;and“RokuChannelStore”meansthestorefrontofapplicationsprovidedbyRokuviatheTelevision’son-screenmenu.
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Changes to This EULA RokumayamendthisEULAatanytimeinitsdiscretion.SuchamendmentsshallbeeffectiveimmediatelyuponpostingoftheamendedEULAonRoku’swebsiteorviatheTelevisionoryourRokuAccount,whicheveroccursfirst.IfyouhaveaRokuAccountthatislinkedtoyourTelevision,theninitsoption,RokumayalsonotifyyouoftheamendedEULAbysendinganoticetothelastemailaddressyouhaveprovidedtoRoku.YouagreetoprovideaccurateandcompleteinformationifandwhenyousetupyourRokuAccount,andyouagreetopromptlyupdateyouraccountinformation(includingcontactinformation)tokeepitaccurateandcomplete.YoucandothisatanytimebysigningintoyourRokuAccount.Followingsuchpostingornoticebyanyofthemethodsdescribedabove,continueduseofyourTelevisionorRokuAccountmeansyouacceptandagreetotheamendedEULA.IfyoudonotagreetotheamendedEULA,Rokumaynotbeabletoprovideupdates,upgradesorenhancementstoyourTelevision,andyoumaynotbeabletocontinueusingyourTelevisionorRokuAccount.
Permitted Use and Restrictions TheTelevisionandtheSoftwareareforpersonal,non-commercialuseonly.CopyingorredistributionofanyContentdeliveredviatheTelevisionisstrictlyprohibitedandwemaypreventorrestrictyoufromcopyingorre-distributinganyelementsoftheSoftwareorContentusingdigitalrightsmanagementorothertechnologies.TheTelevisionandtheSoftwareareforuseonlyinthosecountrieswherethemanufacturerofyourTelevisionhasauthorizeditssale.IfyouareusingtheTelevisionandtheSoftwareoutsideofthesecountries,therightsgrantedunderthisEULAdonotapply.SomeoftheContentProvidersusetechnologiestoverifyyourgeographiclocation,andyoumaynotbeabletousetheTelevisionortheSoftwaretoaccessanyContentoutsideofthecountryorlocationauthorizedbyRokuortheContentProvider.ExceptasexpresslyprovidedunderthisEULA,youdonotacquireanyintellectualpropertyorotherproprietaryrightsinortotheTelevision,theSoftwareortheContent,includinganyrightsinpatents,inventions,improvements,designs,trademarks,databaserightsorcopyrights,nordoyouacquireanyrightsinanyconfidentialinformationortrade-secrets.AllrightsnotexpresslygrantedtoyouinthisEULAarereservedbyRokuoritsapplicablelicensors.Youmaynotremove,obscure,alterorconcealanytrademark,logo,copyrightorotherproprietarynoticeinoronanyTelevision,SoftwareorContent.
TheSoftwareisproprietarytoRokuoritsthirdpartylicensorsandmaybeusedonlywiththeTelevision.SubjecttothisEULAand,whereappropriate,theapplicablethirdpartylicenses,youhaveanon-exclusive,non-transferablelicensetoruntheSoftwareandanyupdatedversionsprovidedtoyoubyRoku,onlyinandasincorporatedintheTelevision.Thisisalicenseandnotasale.Youmaynot(a)copy,assign,sublicense,lease,sellorrenttheSoftware,(b)distributeorotherwisetransfertheSoftwareexceptasincorporatedintheTelevision,providedthat,youdonotretainanycopiesoftheSoftwareandtherecipientreadsandagreestothisEULA(includingallamendments);(c)modify,adapt,translate,orcreatederivativeworksoftheSoftware(exceptonlytotheextentanyoftheforegoingrestrictionisprohibitedbyapplicablelaworasmaybepermittedbythelicensetermsgoverninganySeparatelyLicensedCodeincludedwiththeSoftware);(d)decompile,disassemble,reverseengineerorotherwisederivesourcecodefromtheSoftware,excepttotheextentsuchactionscannotbeprohibitedunderapplicablelawbecausetheyareessentialtoachieveinter-operabilityoftheSoftwarewithanothersoftwareprogram,andprovidedthattheinformationobtainedbyyouduringsuchactivitiesis(i)usedonlytoachievesuchinter-operability;(ii)notdisclosedwithoutRoku’spriorwrittenconsent;and(iii)notusedtocreateanysoftwarethatissubstantiallysimilartotheSoftware;(e)defeat,bypass,circumventorinterferewithanysecuritymechanismoraccesscontrolmeasures,or(f)haveanyoftheforegoingdoneforyoubyathirdparty.ThislicensedoesnotincludetherighttoreceiveSoftwareupgradesorupdates.YourrighttousetheTelevisionandtheSoftwarewillimmediatelyterminateuponyourbreachofthisEULA.
Software Updates INITSSOLEDISCRETION,ROKUMAYPROVIDEUPDATESTOYOURTELEVISIONVIATHEINTERNET,INCLUDINGBUGFIXESANDUPDATES,CHANGESINTHEUSERINTERFACEORHOWYOUACCESSCONTENT,ANDOTHERCHANGESTHATMAYADD,ALTERORREMOVEFUNCTIONALITIESANDFEATURES.YOUACKNOWLEDGETHATTHESEUPDATES:(A)MAYHAPPENAUTOMATICALLYINTHEBACKGROUNDATANYTIME(ANDTHATTHEYCANNOTBEDISABLEDBYYOU);AND(B)WILLREQUIREANINTERNETCONNECTIONANDYOUMAYINCURADDITIONALDATACHARGESFROMTHEPROVIDEROFTHEINTERNECTCONNECTION.YOUUNDERSTANDTHATTHESEUPDATESARENECESSARYTOMAINTAINCOMPATIBILITYWITHOTHERUPDATESTOROKU’SPRODUCTSORSERVICESANDMAYBEREQUIREDFORSECURITYREASONS.BYUSINGTHETELEVISION,YOUHEREBYAGREETORECEIVESUCHUPDATES.
Separately Licensed Code CertainsoftwarecomponentsoftheSoftwareareprovidedunderseparatethirdpartylicenseterms(“SeparatelyLicensedCode”)andyourrighttousesuchcomponentsisgovernedbysuchlicenseterms.Pleasevisithttps://www.roku.com/separatelylicensedcodeformoreinformation.
Voice Search Ifdownloadedtoyourphoneormobiledevice,theRokumobileappallowsyoutouseyourvoicetosearchforcontentonyourTelevisionusingvoicesearch.Whenyouchoosetousevoicesearch,youagreethatRokuand/orathirdpartyvendorcontractedbyRokuhaveyourconsenttorecord,processandstoreyourvoiceinputs(e.g.,arecordingandtheinterpretationofwhatwassaid),andusesuchvoiceinputswithotherinformationaboutyourTelevision(e.g.,deviceidentifier)toprovideservicesrelatedtovoicesearchtoyou,toimprovetheaccuracyandqualityoftheservice,andasdescribedinRoku’sPrivacyPolicy.Tolearnmoreaboutvoicesearch,visittheFAQpagesofRoku’swebsiteatwww.roku.com/support.
NO WARRANTY FROM ROKU; Limitation of LIABILITY YOURwarrantywithrespecttotheTelevisionisprovidedbyTHETELEVISION’SMANUFACTURER,andnotbyRoku.ROKUOFFERSNOWARRANTYTOYOUUNDERTHISEULA.WITHOUTLIMITINGTHEGENERALITYOFTHEFOREGOINGDISCLAIMER,TOTHEMAXIMUMEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW:
(A) THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODEANDTHESOFTWAREAREPROVIDED“ASIS”,WITHALLFAULTSANDWITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND.ROKUDISCLAIMSALLOTHERWARRANTIESANDCONDITIONS,INCLUDINGTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY,
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SATISFACTORYQUALITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEANDNON-INFRINGEMENT.ROKUDOESNOTGUARANTEE,REPRESENT,ORWARRANTTHATTHETELEVISION,THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODEANDTHESOFTWAREWILLBE:(I)SECURE,VIRUS-FREEORERROR-FREE,OR(II)FREEFROMATTACKORSECURITYINTRUSION.
(B) INNOEVENTSHALLROKU,ITSDIRECTORS,OFFICERSOREMPLOYEESBELIABLETOYOUFORPERSONALINJURYORPROPERTYDAMAGE,ORANYSPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,EXEMPLARY,PUNITIVE,INDIRECTORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESOFANYKINDARISINGOUTOFANYTELEVISION,THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODE,THESOFTWARE,ORYOURUSETHEREOF;AND
(C) YOUAGREETHAT(I)THETOTALCUMULATIVELIABILITYOFROKU,ITSDIRECTORS,OFFICERSANDEMPLOYEESUNDERTHISEULA,INCLUDINGLIABIILTYRELATINGTOALLTELEVISIONSLINKEDTOYOURROKUACCOUNT,ANDTHESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODEANDTHESOFTWAREINSUCHTELEVISIONS,ANDYOURUSETHEREOF,SHALLNOTEXCEEDTHEAMOUNTSETFORTHINTHEROKUACCOUNTTERMSANDCONDITIONSYOUAGREEDTOFORYOURROKUACCOUNT,AND(II)ROKU,ITSDIRECTORS,OFFICERSANDEMPLOYEESSHALLNOTBELIABLETOYOUUNDERTHISEULAFORANYDIRECTDAMAGESARISINGOUTOF,ORINCONNECTIONWITHTHETELEVISION.THEFOREGOINGLIMITATIONSSHALLAPPLYEVENIFTHEREMEDYPROVIDEDHEREINFAILSITSESSENTIALPURPOSEANDEVENIFROKU,ITSDIRECTORS,OFFICERSOREMPLOYEESHAVEBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHLIABILITY.
SOMEJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWEXCLUSIONSOFCERTAINWARRANTIESORLIMITATOINSOFLIABILITYFORCERTAINTYPESOFDAMAGES,SOSOMEOFTHEABOVELIMITATIONSINTHISSECTIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.NOTHINGINTHESETERMSOFUSESHALLAFFECTANYNON-WAIVABLESTATUTORYRIGHTSTHATAPPLYTOYOU,ANDYOUMAYALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTSTHATVARYFROMJURISDICTIONTOJURISDICTION.
Export Controls YouagreenottodownloadanyContentorSoftware,norotherwiseexportorre-exportanyTelevisionortheSoftwareinto(ortoanationalorresidentof)Cuba,Iraq,Libya,NorthKorea,Iran,SyriaoranyothercountryastowhichtheUnitedStatesoryourcountryhasembargoedgoods,ortoanyoneontheU.S.TreasuryDepartment'sListofSpeciallyDesignatedNationalsortheU.S.CommerceDepartment'sTableofDenialOrdersoronsimilarrestrictedlistspublishedbyyourgovernmentfromtimetotime.ByusinganyTelevisionortheSoftware,youarerepresentingandwarrantingthatyouarenotlocatedin,underthecontrolof,oranationalorresidentofanysuchcountryoronanysuchlist.
Choice of Law; Dispute Resolution A. IfyouareaconsumerandaresidentinanycountryintheEuropeanEconomicAreawherethesaleoftheTelevisionisexpressly
authorizedbyitsmanufacturer,thisEULAdoesnotapplytoyou.
B. Inallothercases,includingifyouarearesidentoftheUnitedStates(anditspossessionsandterritories)orCanada,youagreethatthisEULAshallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofCaliforniawithoutregardtoanyconflictoflawsprinciplesthatmayprovidetheapplicationofthelawofanotherjurisdiction;and:
1. YouandRokuagreetobeboundbytheproceduressetforthbelowtoresolveanyandallclaimsbetweenyouandRokuarisingoutoforrelatingtoanyaspectofthisEULA,whetherbasedincontract,tort,statute,fraud,misrepresentationoranyotherlegaltheory,includingbutnotlimitedto,claimsbetweenyouandRokurelatedtotheTelevisionandtheSoftware.Eachsuchclaimisreferredtoindividuallyas“Claim”andcollectivelyas“Claims”.
2. YOUANDROKUAGREETHAT,EXCEPTFORTHECLAIMSIDENTIFIEDINPARAGRAPH4OFTHISSECTIONBELOW,ANYANDALLCLAIMSBETWEENYOUANDROKUSHALLBEFINALLYSETTLEDBYBINDINGARBITRATION.ThearbitrationshalltakeplaceinSantaClaraCounty,CaliforniaandshallbeadministeredbytheAmericanArbitrationAssociation(“AAA”)pursuanttotheAAA’sthen-currentrules,including(ifapplicable)theAAA’sSupplementaryProceduresforConsumer-RelatedDisputes.Pleasebeawarethereisnojudgeorjuryinarbitration.Arbitrationproceduresaresimplerandmorelimitedthantherulesapplicableincourt,andreviewofthearbitrator’sdecisionbyacourtislimited.YOUANDROKUFURTHERAGREETHATEACHOFYOUMAYBRINGCLAIMSAGAINSTTHEOTHERONLYONANINDIVIDUALBASISANDNOTASAPLAINTIFFORCLASSMEMBERINANYPURPORTEDCLASSORREPRESENTATIVEACTIONORPROCEEDING.THEARBITRATORMAYNOTCONSOLIDATEORJOINMORETHANONEPERSON’SCLAIMANDMAYNOTPRESIDEOVERANYCONSOLIDATED,REPRESENTATIVEORCLASSPROCEEDING.ALSO,THEARBITRATORMAYAWARDRELIEF(INCLUDINGMONETARY,INJUNCTIVEORDECLARATORYRELIEF)ONLYONANINDIVIDUALBASISANDMAYNOTAWARDANYFORMOFCONSOLIDATED,REPRESENTATIVEORCLASS-WIDERELIEF.Notwithstandinganyprovisioninthesetermstothecontrary,iftheclass-actionwaiverinthisprovisionisdeemedinvalidorunenforceable,orifanarbitrationisallowedtoproceedonaclassbasis,thenneitheryounorRokuareentitledtoarbitratetheClaims.ThisarbitrationprovisionissubjecttotheFederalArbitrationAct.Thearbitrator’sawardshallbebindingonyouandRoku,andmaybeenteredinanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
3. InformationonAAAandhowarbitrationisinitiatedcanbefoundatwww.adr.orgorbycalling800-778-7879.ForClaimsbetweenYouandRokuof$75,000orless,youwillberesponsiblefortheinitialarbitrationfilingfee,uptotheamountoftheinitialfilingfeeifyouweretoinitiatealawsuitagainstRokubasedonsuchClaimsincourt.IfthearbitratorfindssuchClaimstobenon-frivolous,Rokuwillpayanydifferenceinsuchfilingfeesplusthearbitratorfees.ForClaimsbetweenYouandRokuinexcessof$75,000,ifyouareabletodemonstratethatthecostsofarbitrationwillbeprohibitiveascomparedtothecostsoflitigation,Rokuwillpayasmuchofyouractualfilingfeesandthearbitratorfeesforthearbitrationasthearbitratordeemsnecessarytopreventthearbitrationfrombeingcost-prohibitiveascomparedtothecostoflitigation.
4. ThisagreementtoarbitratedoesnotapplytoanyClaim(a)inwhichapartyisattemptingtoprotectitsintellectualpropertyrights(suchasitspatent,copyright,trademark,tradesecret,ormoralrights,butnotincludingitsprivacyorpublicityrights),or(b)thatmaybebroughtinsmall-claimscourt.
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5. Iftheagreementtoarbitrateinthisprovisionisfoundtobeinvalid,unenforceableorinapplicabletoagivenClaimbetweenYouandRoku,thenanyandallproceedingstoresolvesuchClaimmustbebroughtexclusivelyinafederalcourtofcompetentjurisdictionintheNorthernDistrictofCaliforniaorinastatecourtinSantaClaraCounty,California.Youherebyirrevocablyconsenttotheexclusivejurisdictionandvenueofsuchcourts.
6. 30-DayRighttoOptOut:Youhavetherighttooptoutofthisagreementtoarbitratebysendingawrittennoticeofyourdecisiontooptouttothefollowingaddress:LegalDepartment,Roku,Inc.,150WinchesterCircle,LosGatos,CA95032,USA;providedthat,suchnoticemustbepostmarkedonorbeforethe30thdayafterthefirsttooccurofthefollowingeventsifyoudonotalreadyhaveaRokuAccount:(a)thedateofpurchaseofYourTelevision,or(b)thedateyoucreateyourRokuAccount.IfyouhaveanexistingRokuAccount,alldevicesyouchoosetolinktoyourRokuAccount,andallservicesprovidedbyRokuwhichareaccessedusingthesedevices,willbesubjecttothisagreementtoarbitrate.Yournoticeshouldincludeyourfullname,yourcurrentpostaladdress,telephonenumberandemailaddress,theproductnameandserialnumberforYourTelevision,andacopyoftheoriginalproofofpurchaseforyourTelevision.Ifyoutimelysendanoticeincompliancewiththisparagraph6,theagreementtoarbitratewillnotapplytoeitheryouorRoku.Ifyoudonottimelysendthisnotice,thenyouagreetobeboundbythisagreementtoarbitrate.
7. NotwithstandinganyprovisioninthisAgreementtothecontrary,youagreethat,ifRokuseekstodeleteormateriallymodifytheagreementtoarbitratedescribedherein,anysuchdeletionormodificationwillnotapplytoanyindividualClaimofwhichyouhavenotifiedRokupriortosuchmodification.
Miscellaneous RokumaytransferitsrightsandobligationsunderthisEULAtoanotherorganization.YoumayonlytransferyourrightsoryourobligationsunderthisEULAtoanotherpersonifRokuagreesinwriting.ThisEULAisbetweenyouandRoku.Nootherpersonshallhaveanyrightstoenforcetheseterms.EachoftheparagraphsofthisEULAoperatesseparately.Ifanycourtorrelevantauthoritydecidesthatanyofthemareunlawful,theremainingparagraphswillremaininfullforceandeffect.IfRokufailstoinsistthatyouperformanyofyourobligationsunderthisEULA,orifRokudoesnotenforceitsrightsagainstyou,orifRokudelaysindoingso,thatwillnotmeanthatRokuhaswaiveditsrightsagainstyou,orthatyoudonothavetocomplywiththoseobligations.IfRokudoeswaiveadefaultbyyou,Rokuwillonlydosoinwriting,butthatwillnotmeanthatRokuwillautomaticallywaiveanylaterdefaultbyyou.
Contact Information IfyouwishtocontactRoku,pleasesendyourcorrespondencebymailtoRoku,Inc.,150WinchesterCircle,LosGatos,CA95032USA,[email protected].
LastUpdated:April21,2016
HDMI® ThetermsHDMI®andHDMI®High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface,andtheHDMI®LogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMI®LicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
Dolby Audio™ ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolby,DolbyAudio,andthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.Copyright1992-2015DolbyLaboratories.Allrightsreserved.
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Additional TCL • Roku TV Legal Statements FCC Statement Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBdigitalDevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradioCommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.
Declaration of Conformity
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterferenceand(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
PleasedonotsendanyproductstotheCaliforniaaddresslistedinthismanualoronthecarton.Thiswillonlyadddelaysinserviceforyourproduct.
Macrovision statement ThisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatisprotectedbyU.S.patentsandotherintellectualpropertyrights.UseofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnologymustbeauthorizedbyMacrovision,andisintendedforhomeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwiseauthorizedbyMacrovision.Reverseengineeringordisassemblyisprohibited.
U.S.PatentNos.5,583,936;6,836,549;5,315,448;6,381,747;6,501,842;and7,050,698.