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TCL• Roku TV
User Guide
Models: 32S3850, 40FS3850, 50FS3850
Version6.2
English
Illustrationsinthisguideareprovidedforreferenceonlyandmaydifferfromactualproductappearance.Productdesignandspecificationmaybechangedwithoutnotice.
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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.
WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Formoreinformation,gotowww.p65warnings.ca.gov.
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.
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Note:Insituationswherethepowerplugorappliancecouplerisusedasthedisconnectdevice,thedisconnectdeviceshallremainreadilyaccessibleandoperable.
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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Contents
TCL•RokuTV.................................................................................................................................................iImportantinformation..............................................................................................................................iImportantsafetyinstructions...................................................................................................................ii
Welcome......................................................................................................................................................1ThenewstandardinSmartTVs................................................................................................................1GetthemostoutofyournewTCL•RokuTV...........................................................................................1
Connectionsandsetup.................................................................................................................................3Beforeinitialsetup...................................................................................................................................3SetupyourTCL•RokuTV........................................................................................................................4ConnectyourTCL•RokuTV.....................................................................................................................7ACpower................................................................................................................................................10Remotecontrolbatteries.......................................................................................................................11
GuidedSetup..............................................................................................................................................12ConnectedTCL•RokuTVHomescreen.................................................................................................20Non-connectedTCL•RokuTVHomescreen..........................................................................................22
Benefitsofconnecting...............................................................................................................................23ConnectingbringsoutyourTCL•RokuTV’sfullpotential!....................................................................23Whatisstreaming?.................................................................................................................................23ButwhatifIdidn’tconnectmyTCL•RokuTV?......................................................................................24
SettingupAntennaTV...............................................................................................................................26WhydoIhavetosetuptheTVtuner?...................................................................................................26HowdoIsetuptheTVtuner?................................................................................................................26
UsingyourTCL•RokuTV............................................................................................................................30TCL•RokuTVstatuslight.......................................................................................................................30TCL•RokuTVpanelbuttons...................................................................................................................30Standbymodeenergysavings................................................................................................................31RokuTVRemotecontrol........................................................................................................................31Gettingaround.......................................................................................................................................32WatchingbroadcastTVchannels...........................................................................................................34SwitchingTVinputs................................................................................................................................36PlayingcontentfromUSBstoragedevices.............................................................................................36
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Playingcontentfromlocalnetworkmediaservers................................................................................37AdjustingTCL•RokuTVsettings................................................................................................................38Settingsmenu.........................................................................................................................................38Optionsmenu.........................................................................................................................................39Advancedpicturesettings......................................................................................................................40
TheRokuFeed............................................................................................................................................43Searchingformovies&shows...................................................................................................................44HowdoIsearch?....................................................................................................................................44Ifoundashow,nowwhat?....................................................................................................................45
UsingtheRokuChannelStore....................................................................................................................46CustomizingyourTCL•RokuTV.................................................................................................................47Rearrangetiles.......................................................................................................................................47EditbroadcastTVchannellineup...........................................................................................................48Renameinputs.......................................................................................................................................48Removeunwantedtiles..........................................................................................................................49Changethemes.......................................................................................................................................49Changesoundeffectsvolume................................................................................................................50Configurepowersettings.......................................................................................................................50Configureparentalcontrols...................................................................................................................51
Moresettings.............................................................................................................................................58Changingnetworksettings.....................................................................................................................58Changingcaptionsettings......................................................................................................................59Changingtimesettings...........................................................................................................................60ScanningforbroadcastTVchannelsagain.............................................................................................61UsingtheTCL•RokuTVinahometheater............................................................................................61RestartingtheTCL•RokuTV..................................................................................................................65ResettingtheTCL•RokuTV....................................................................................................................65Gettingsystemupdates.........................................................................................................................67
Otherdevices.............................................................................................................................................69ScreenMirroringyourphoneortablet..................................................................................................69GettingandusingtheRokumobileapp.................................................................................................69Usingauniversalremote........................................................................................................................69
FAQ.............................................................................................................................................................70Otherinformation......................................................................................................................................71BatteryCautionandDisposalInformation.............................................................................................71ElectronicsRecycling..............................................................................................................................71
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CareandCleaning...................................................................................................................................71TelevisionSpecifications.........................................................................................................................72Notices....................................................................................................................................................72AdditionalTCLLegalStatements............................................................................................................80
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Welcome
CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyournewTCL•RokuTV!Discoverthejoyofendlessentertainment.Afterit’ssetup,you’llbeabletoaccessaworldofstreamingcontentchannelsthatmayincludeNetflix,YouTube,Crackle,CNETandliterallythousandsmore.Also,yourTCL•RokuTVwillreceiveautomaticupdates,enablingnewcontentandfeatures.
The new standard in Smart TVs
WelcometoTVlikeyou’vemostlikelyneverseenbefore—ahomescreenthatyoucanpersonalizewithyourfavoritedevicesandstreamingchannels.ChoosefromhundredsofthousandsofstreamingmoviesandTVepisodes,plusmusic,sports,kids,family,internationalandmuchmore.Youshouldneverrunoutofthingstowatch.
Note:Somechannelsrequirepaymentand/orasubscriptiontoaccesscontent.ChannelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandnotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRokuproductsaresold.
Get the most out of your new TCL• Roku TV
FollowthesesimplestepstogetthemostoutofyournewRokuTV.
1. ConnecttotheInternet• It’ssimple,it’seasy,anditwillunlockaworldofentertainment.Allyouneedisa
wirelessnetwork.Therearehundredsoffreestreamingchannels,subscriptionsserviceslikeNetflixandSpotify,convenientwaystorentorbuyafavoritefilmorshowwithGooglePlayandCineplexandmore.
2. Pickyourfavoritestreamingchannels• Findtheentertainmentyoulove.Fromthelatestblockbustermoviestoyourfavorite
TVshows,withtonsoflivesports,abroadselectionofmusicstreamingchannels,popularprogramminginadozeninternationallanguages,24x7livenewsandsomuchmore,yournewRokuTVhasyoursweetspot.Somechannelsrequirepayments.
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3. Personalizeyourhomescreen• PutyourfavoritebroadcastTV,streamingchannels,gamingconsoleandotherdevices
front-and-centeronthehomescreen.Nomoreflippingthroughinputsorwadingthroughcomplicatedmenus.Youcanevenpersonalizethenamesofeachinputandmovetilesaroundsoyourmost-oftenuseddevicesandstreamingchannelsareonlyaclickaway.
4. Searchforyourfavoritemovie,TVshow,actor,ordirector• Onceyou’reconnectedtotheinternet,youcaneasilysearchacrosstopstreaming
channelsbymovieorTVshowtitle,actorordirector—allfromoneplace.Searchresultsareorganizedbypricesoyoucanalwaysseethebestpricedoption.Somechannelsrequirepayments.
5. Sendyourpersonalmediatothebigscreen• Sendpersonalphotos,videos,andmusicfromyoursmartphoneortablettotheTV
screeninjustafewtaps.Plus,withNetflixandYouTubeappsandanyapplicablesubscription,sendmovies,shows,sporthighlights,andmoredirectlytoyourRokuTV.
6. Followmoviescomingsoon
• UseMyFeedtochoosefromandfollowalistofupcomingmovies,andthenwatchforalertseachtimeoneofyourfollowedmoviesbecomesavailableorchangesprice.
7. Takechargewithasmartphoneortablet• ControlyourRokuTVwiththeincludedremoteorfromyoursmartphoneoratablet
withthefreemobileappforiOS,Android,andWindowsdevices.Browsechannels,viewMyFeed,andevensearchwithvoiceviafreemobileapp.
• MirroryoursmartphoneortabletonyourRokuTV.Sharevideos,photos,webpages,andmorefromcompatibledevices.
Note:Manyfeaturesworkwithtopmobiledevices.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 TCL• Roku TV
OpentheboxandremovetheTVandotheritems.Becareful,theTVisheavy!
What’s in the box
To mount on a wall
IfyouaremountingyourTCLRokuTVtothewall,donotattachtheTVbasestandorTVstandcolumn.
TomountyourTVtothewall,purchaseoneofthefollowingVESAwallmounts:
• 32"models VESA200x150,M4x12mmscrews• 40"models VESA100x150,M6x16mmscrews• 50"models VESA200x200,M6x16mmscrews• 55"models VESA200x200,M6x12mmscrews
TheVESAnumberisthehorizontalandverticalmeasurementofthemountingholes.Forexample100x200indicatesthatthemountingholesarespaced100mmhorizontallyand200mmvertically.
FollowthedirectionssuppliedwiththewallmounttomounttheTVtothewall.
Caution:YourwallmountmustbeabletobearaminimumoffivetimestheTVsnetweighttoavoiddamage.
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To use the stand
YourTCLRokuTVcomeswithoutthestandsattachedsothatyoucanchoosetousethestandsormountyourTVtoawallusingawallmount(soldseparately).IfyouwanttomountyourTVtothewall,don’tattachthestandlegs.
A–PlacetheTVfacedownonasoft,cushionedsurfaceonatable.ThebagtheTVwaspackedinmakesagoodcushion.PositiontheTVsothatthestand,whenattached,willhangovertheedgeofthetable.
B–AlignthestandswiththescrewholeslocatedontheTVstandcolumn:
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C–SecurestandstotheTVwiththefour(4)screws..
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Connect your TCL• Roku TV
ThissectionexplainshowtoconnectyourdevicestoyourTV.
Connecting an antenna, cable, or satellite box
Ifyouareusinganantenna,CATVcablewithoutaset-topbox,oracableorsatelliteboxthathasonlyanantennaoutput,connecta75-ohmcoaxialcable(notprovided)fromthedevicetotheANT/CABLEinputontheTV.
Tip:Ifyouareusinganantennawitha300ohmtwin-leadcable,youneedtousea300-75ohmadapter(notprovided)toadaptthecabletoaconnectionthatiscompatiblewiththeTV’santennainput.
Tip:IfyoureceiveyourTVstationsthroughasettopboxfromacableorsatelliteTVprovider,connectittotheTVusingthebestconnectionmethodavailable.Frommosttoleastdesirable:
• HDMI®input–DigitalHDandSDvideo• AVinput–analogSDvideo• Antennainput–analogSDvideousingNTSC
Connecting a component with a composite AV video cable
IfthebestconnectionavailableonyourcomponentisAVorcompositevideooutput,connectittotheTVusingacompositeAVcable(notprovided).CompositeAVcablestypicallyhavethreeRCA-typeplugsoneachend,colorcodedasfollows:
• Yellow:Video• Red:Audio,rightchannel• Whiteorblack:Audio,leftchannel
ConnecteachplugtothecorrespondingconnectoronthecomponentandontheTV.
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Connecting a component with an HDMI® cable
Ifpossible,connectyourdevicesusingHDMI®cables(notprovided).Theyprovidethebestvideoqualityandalsocarryaudiosignals,sothatonlyonecableisneeded.Forbestpicturequality,werecommendthatyouusecablesdesignatedasHighSpeed(Category2)HDMI®cables.
Tip:YoumightneedtoconfigurethecomponenttosenditssignalthroughitsHDMI®connector.
TheconnectorlabeledHDMIIN(ARC)hastheadditionalabilitytousetheaudioreturnchanneltosenddigitalaudiotoareceiverorsoundbar,asexplainedin“
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ConnectinganAVreceiverordigitalsoundbar”onpage10.
Connecting headphones or analog sound bar
Youcanconnectheadphonesorananalogsoundbar(notprovided)totheTV’sheadphonejack.
Tip:InsertingaplugintheheadphonejackdisablesthesoundfromtheTV’sbuilt-inspeakers.
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Connecting an AV receiver or digital sound bar to the TCL• Roku TV
YoucanenjoyDolbyDigitalmultichannelsoundfromyourTVifyouconnectadigitalamplifierineitheroftwoways:
• Digitalopticalaudioout(S/PDIF)–ConnectaTOSLINKopticalcable(notprovided)fromtheTVtotheOpticalinputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.
• HDMI®ARC–ConnectanHDMI®cable(notprovided)fromtheHDMI(ARC)connectortotheHDMI®inputonyourreceiverorsoundbar.ThisconnectionusestheAudioReturnChannel(ARC)featureoftheHDMI®0specificationtooutputsoundfromtheTVtoacompatibledevice.Tousethisfeature,youmustconfiguretheTVtoenableHDMI®ARC,asexplainedin“EnablingHDMI®ARC”onpage63.
Preparing the TCL• Roku TV for Internet connectivity
IfyouwanttoconnectyourTVtotheInternettowatchstreamingcontent,youmustconnectusingawirelessmodem/routerorawirelessaccesspoint.TheTVconnectsthroughabuilt-inwirelessLANadapter.TheTVdoesnotsupportawiredconnectionortheuseofaUSBnetworkadapter.
WerecommendthatyourwirelessconnectionsupporttheIEEE802.11b/g/nspecificationforthebestexperience.
AC power
PlugyourTVintoapoweroutlet.YoucantellthattheTVhaspowerbecausethestatuslightonthefrontoftheTVlightsup.
“TCL•RokuTVstatuslight”onpage30explainshowthestatusindicatorshowswhatishappeningwiththeTV.
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Remote control batteries
OpenthebackofyourRokuTVremotecontrolandinserttwoAAAbatteries,observingtheproperorientation.Reattachthebackcover.
“RokuTVRemotecontrol”onpage31explainshowtousetheremotecontrolineachoftheTV’soperatingmodes.
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Guided Setup
Withthepreliminariesoutoftheway,it’stimetoturnonyourTCL•RokuTV.AstheTVstartsforthefirsttime,itleadsyouthroughGuidedSetup,whichconfigurestheTVbeforeyoustarttouseit.
DuringGuidedSetup,you’ll:
• Answerafewquestions• Providenetworkconnectioninformation• Getasoftwareupdate• LinkyourRokuTVtoyourRokuaccount.• ConnectdevicessuchasaDVDplayer,gameconsole,orcablebox.
Note:GuidedSetuponlyrunsthefirsttimeyouturnonyourRokuTV.IfyouneedtorunGuidedSetupagain,you’llhavetoperformafactoryreset,asexplainedin“Factoryreseteverything”onpage65.
Starting Guided Setup
TostartGuidedSetup,pressthePOWERbuttonontheremotecontroltoturnonyourRokuTV.
WhenyoufirstturnonyourTV,itwilltakeafewsecondstogetitselfready.You’llnoticethefollowingthingshappening:
1. ThestatuslightblinkseverytimetheTVisbusydoingsomething;inthiscaseit’spoweringupandgettingreadyforyou.
2. Thepower-onscreenappearsandthestatuslightblinksslowlyforafewmoreseconds.Thepower-onscreendisplaysaTCL•RokuTVlogowhiletheTVstartsup.
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3. Afterafewseconds,GuidedSetupstarts:
Setting up your TCL• Roku TV
WiththefirstGuidedSetupscreenonyourTV,followthesestepstosetitup:
1. PressOKorRIGHTontheremotecontroltogotothenextscreen:
2. PressOKtoselectSetupforhomeuse.HomemodeistherightchoiceforenjoyingyourTV.ItprovidesenergysavingoptionsaswellasaccesstoallfeaturesoftheTV.
Note:StoremodeconfigurestheTVforretaildisplayandisnotrecommendedforanyotheruse.Instoremode,somefeaturesoftheTVaremissingorlimited.Toswitchfromonemodetotheother,youhavetoperformafactoryresetasexplainedin“Factoryreseteverything”onpage65,andthenrepeatGuidedSetup.
AfteryouselectSetupforhomeuse,theTVscansforthewirelessnetworkswithinrangeanddisplaystheminorder,withthestrongestsignalsfirst.Inadditiontoyourownwirelesssignal,theTVmightpickupsignalsfromyourneighbors.
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3. PressUPorDOWNtohighlightthenameofyourwirelessnetwork,andthenpressOKtoselectit.
Other options:
• ConnecttotheInternetlater–Ifyou’reunabletoconnecttotheInternet,that’sOK.YoucanskipthisstepandusetheTVtowatchbroadcasts,playgames,andwatchDVDs.Ifyouwanttoconnectlater,it’seasy.We’llshowyouhowin“Benefitsofconnecting”onpage23.ConnectingtheTVenablesyoutochoosefromthousandsofstreamingchannelssotheTVreallywantsyoutoconnect,andwilltryacouplemoretimestoconvinceyouthatconnectingisagoodidea.
Note:Ifyoudecidenottoconnect,GuidedSetupskipsaheadtosettingupthedevicesthatyou’veconnectedtoyourTV.See“Non-connectedTCL•RokuTVHomescreen”onpage22togetstartedusingyournon-connectedTV.
• Scanagain/Scanagaintoseeallnetworks–Thisoptiondependsonthenumberofwirelessnetworkswithinrange.
o Scanagainappearsifthelistalreadyshowsallavailablewirelessnetworkswithinrange.Ifyoudon’tseeyourwirelessnetworknameinthelist,youmightneedtoadjustthelocationofyourwirelessrouterortheTV,turnonyourrouter,ormakeotherchanges.Wheneverythingisready,selectScanagaintoseeifyournetworknamenowappearsinthelist.
o ScanagaintoseeallnetworksappearsiftheTVfindsmorethansevenwirelessnetworks,becausetheTVinitiallydisplaysonlythestrongestsevennetworks.Ifyoudon’tseeyourwirelessnetworknameinthelist,thisoptiondisplaysthecompletelist.Ifyoustilldon’tseeyournetworkname,youmighthaveyourrouterconfiguredtoprovidewirelessserviceasa“privatenetwork.”
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Note:Highlightingeitheroftheseoptionsdisplaysaninformationalpanelwiththeuniquemediaaccesscontrol(MAC)addressofyourRokuTV.YouwillneedtheMACaddressifyourwirelessrouterisconfiguredtouseMACaddressfiltering.
• Privatenetwork–Ifyourwirelessnetworknameishidden,itwon’tappearinthelist.SelectPrivatenetworktodisplayanon-screenkeyboard,anduseittoenteryournetworkname.Unlessyouchangedthefactory-setnetworkname,youcanfindthename(alsocalledSSID)onalabelontherouter.
Tip:Wirelessnetworksthatarepassword-protecteddisplaya“padlock”iconadjacenttothename.
4. Ifyournetworkispassword-protected,anon-screenkeyboardappears.Usethekeyboardtoenterthenetworkpassword.
5. Afteryousubmityournetworkpassword,theTVdisplaysprogressmessagesasitconnectstoyourwirelessnetwork,yourlocalnetwork,andtheInternet.
6. YourTVneedstoknowthelocaltimezonesothatitcancorrectlydisplaytimeinformationabouttheprogramyouarecurrentlywatching.IftheTVisunabletoautomaticallydeterminethelocaltimezone,itpromptsyoutochooseyourtimezonefromalist.UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstohighlightyourtimezone,andthenpressOK.
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7. AssoonastheTVisabletoconnecttotheInternet,itdownloadsandinstallsitsfirstsoftwareupdate,andthenrestarts.
Tip:YourTVautomaticallychecksforupdatesperiodically.TheseupdatesprovidenewfeaturesandimproveyouroverallexperiencewiththeTV.Afteranupdate,youmightnoticethatsomeoptionshavemoved,andthattherearenewoptionsorfeatures.
YoucandownloadanupdatedUserGuidethatmatchesyourRokuTVsoftwareversionfromtheTCLwebsiteat:
www.TCLUSA.com/support
TodetermineyourcurrentRokuTVsoftwareversion,gotoSettings>System>AboutafteryoucompleteGuidedSetup.
AftertheTVrestarts,itdisplaystheActivationscreen:
8. Usingacomputer,tablet,orsmartphonewithanInternetconnection,gotothewebaddressdisplayedonthescreenandenterthecodethatappearsonyourscreen.
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AfteryouloginorcreateyourRokuaccount,theTVgetsanacknowledgementandaddsyourpreexistingstreamingchannels,ifany,toyourRokuTV.Thisprocessisautomaticandtakesafewmoments—alittlelongerifyoualreadyhavealotofstreamingchannelstoadd.
Tip:StreamingchannelsfromallRokudevicesassociatedwithyouraccountaresynchronizedperiodically,soallofyourRokudeviceshavethesamestreamingchannels(subjecttocompatibilitywiththedevice).
Note:ChannelavailabilityissubjecttochangeandnotallcontentisavailableincountriesorregionswhereRokuproductsaresold.
Why do I need a Roku Account?
YouneedaRokuChannelStoreaccountforseveralreaons.
• Itlinksyou,yourRokuTVandyourotherRokudevicestotheRokuChannelStoreandbillingservice.
• Streamingcontentprovidersknowthatit’sOKtosendcontentyourequesttoyourRokuTV.
• Rokucanautomaticallysendupdatestoyourdevice.
Important:Itdoesn’tcostanythingtouseandmaintainyourRokuChannelStoreaccount(otherthanthecostoftheTVandInternetaccess).YourRokuTVispackedwithhundredsoffreechannels.Addingapaymentmethodnowletsyoueasilyrentorbuymoviesondemand,ortrypopularstreamingchannels.
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Afteritaddsyourselectedstreamingchannels,theTVhelpsyousetupthedevicesthatyou’reconnectingtoit,suchasacablebox,Blu-rayplayer,orgameconsole:
9. PressOKorRIGHTtoproceed:
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10. ConnectallthedevicesyouplantousewithyourTV,turnthemallon,andthenselectEverythingispluggedinandturnedon.TheTVnowtakesyoustepbystepthrougheachofitsinputsandaskswhatkindofdeviceyouhaveconnected.Oneachinputthathasaconnectedandactivedevice,youcanseeitspictureandhearitssound.
11. PressUPorDOWNtohighlightthelabelyouwanttoassociatewiththeinput,andthenpressOKtomoveontothenextinput.
You’redonewithGuidedSetup.
IfyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet:ToensureyouhaveagreatRokuTVexperience,we’llshowyouanintroductoryvideofilledwithsomegreathintsandtips.Ifyou’renotinterested,press ontheremotecontroltoexitthevideoandgototheRokuTVHomescreen.
WhenyoufinishGuidedSetup,andwheneveryoupress ontheremotecontrol,theHomescreengreetsyou.
Fromhere,youcanexploreeverythingyourTVhastooffer.Pressthearrowbuttonstomovearound,andpressOKtoselectahighlighteditem.We’vedesignedtheTVtoencourageyoutoexplore,andyoucanprobablyfigureoutmostofthecapabilitiesandsettingsonyourown.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordifficulties,youcanfindanswersandsolutionsinthisguide.
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IfyoufindyourselfalongwayfromtheHomescreen,youcanalwaysgetbackrightawaybypressingonebutton: .
Connected TCL• Roku TV Home screen
HereisatypicalHomescreenfromaRokuTVthat’sconnectedtotheInternetandpairedwithaRokuaccount.
ConnectedHomeScreen,UnitedStatesmarkets
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ConnectedHomeScreen,Canadianmarkets
Personalize your Home screen
YoucandoalottopersonalizeyourHomescreenandmakeitjustrightforyouandyourfamily:
• AddstreamingchannelsbyusingtheStreamingChannelsmenuoptiontobrowsetheRokuChannelStore.
• RemoveatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRemoveinputorRemovechannelandpressOK.
• RepositionatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightMoveinputorMovechannelandpressOK.Usethearrowbuttonstomovethetile,andthenpressOKtolockitinitsnewlocation.
• RenameaTVinputtilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRenameinputandpressOK.Highlightanewnameinthelist,andthenpressOKtoassignthatnametothetile.
• ChangethescreenthemebygoingtoSettings>Themestofindandpickonetosuityourmood.• HideMovieStore,TVStore,orNews,(USmodelsonly)asexplainedin“BlockingMovieStore,TV
Store,andNews”onpage.
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Non-connected TCL• Roku TV Home screen
HereisatypicalHomescreenfromaRokuTVthatisnotconnectedtotheInternet.
Personalize your Home screen
YoucandoalottopersonalizeyourHomescreenandmakeitjustrightforyouandyourfamily:
• RemoveatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRemoveinputandpressOK.• RepositionatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightMoveinputandpressOK.Use
thearrowbuttonstomovethetile,andthenpressOKtolockitinitsnewlocation.• RenameatilebyhighlightingitandpressingÞ.ThenhighlightRenameinputandpressOK.
Highlightanewnameinthelist,andthenpressOKtoassignthatnametothetile.• AddstreamingchannelsbybrowsingtheRokuChannelStore(afterconnectingtheTVtothe
InternettoaddtheStreamingChannelsoptiontothemenu).
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Benefits of connecting
Connecting brings out your TCL• Roku TV’s full potential!
Makeanynightamovienight
Thousandsofmoviestochoosefrom,acrossallmajorstreamingmoviechannelslikeNetflix,CineplexStore,Crackle,andmore*.You’llneverrunoutofsomethingnewtowatch.
Getinthegroove
StreamendlesshoursofmusicfromchannelslikeSpotify,VEVO,andRdio.Withon-demandaccesstothousandsofmusicartists,yourfavoritebeatsarejustascloseasyourremote.
Exploreyourpassions
InadditiontopopularstreamingchannelslikeYouTube,NHL,SkyNewsandCineplexStore,yourRokuTValsooffershundredsofstreamingchannelstofuelyourpassions—includingfitness,cooking,religion,outdoors,Internationalprogrammingandmuchmore.
EnjoyFREEtrialsofpopularchannels
YourRokuTVcomesloadedwithspecialoffers,includingfreetrialsfrompopularstreamingchannelsNetflix,Spotify,Rdio,DailyBurnFitness,andmanymore.
What is streaming?
StreamingisviewingorlisteningtovideooraudiocontentthatissentovertheInternet,orlocatedonanetwork-connectedmediaserveroronaUSBdevicepluggedintotheTV’sUSBport.
Withstreaming,youcanwatchmostprogramsondemand,whenit’sconvenientforyou.Whenstreaming,youcanplay,pause,rewind,andfastforwardwhateveryouarewatching.Youcanalsoreplaythelastfewsecondsagain,orturnonclosedcaptions.*Subscriptionorotherpaymentmayberequiredtoaccesscertainchannels.ContentmaynotbeavailableinallareasinwhichtheTCL•RokuTVsaresoldandchannelavailabilityissubjecttochange.
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Tip:Somecontentcannotbepausedorskipped.Forexample,ifyouareviewingliveprogrammingoraprogramthatissupportedbyads,yougenerallyarenotallowedtoskiptheads.
YourRokuTVletsyouchoosefromthousandsofstreamingchannelsthatofferahugeselectionofentertainment:
• ThousandsofmoviesandTVepisodes• Unlimitedmusic,liveandon-demand• Tonsofliveandon-demandsports• Commercial-freekidsprogramming• Internationalprogrammingin22languages• 24x7newsandin-depthnewscommentary
Manystreamingchannelsarefree.Somestreamingchannels,likeCineplexandAmazonInstantVideo,letyoupurchaseorrentthelatestmoviereleasesorpopularTVseries.SomechannelssuchasNetflixorSpotifychargeamonthlysubscriptionfeeandothersarefreeifyousubscribetoacompanionservicethroughyourcableorsatelliteprovider.Forexample,HBOsubscriberswithparticipatingbroadcastTVprovideraccountscanaddtheHBOGochannelandwatchitforfree.
IfyouhaveanexistingsubscriptiontoaservicelikeNetflixorSpotify,youcanjustsigninwithyourexistingusernameandpassword.
ToplaystreamingcontentthatisavailableontheInternet,youaddstreamingchannelstoyourHomescreen.ToaddastreamingchanneltoyourHomescreen,usetheStreamingChannelsoptionontheHomescreenmenutogototheRokuChannelStore,andthenselectthestreamingchannelyouwanttoadd.ThestreamingchannelisthenaddedtoyourHomescreen,andyoucanwatchitatanytime.
FormoreinformationonusingtheRokuChannelStorefeature,see“UsingtheRokuChannelStore”onpage46.
Note:Subscriptionorotherpaymentmayberequiredtoaccesscertaincontent.Channelavailabilitysubjecttochangewithoutnotice.SomechannelsmaynotbeavailabletoallhouseholdsineverymarketorinallcountrieswhereRokuTVsaresold.
But what if I didn’t connect my TCL• Roku TV?
WhatifyouwentthroughGuidedSetupandchoseConnecttotheInternetlater?Noworries.YourRokuTVmakesiteasytoconnectwheneveryouwant.AsyoumovearoundtheHomescreen,you’llseeseveralplaceswhereyoucanstarttheconnectionprocess.Forexample:
• Nowandthenyou’llseeamessageappearonthepaneltotherightoftheHomescreenofferingaConnectNowoption.SimplyhighlightandselecttheConnectNowoptiontogetstarted.
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• UsetheConnectandactivatenowoptionintheSettingsmenu.FromtheHomescreenmenu,selectSettings,thenNetwork,andthenConnectandactivatenow.
• Ifyouwanttostartoverfromthebeginning,usetheSettingsmenutodoaFactoryreset,andthengothroughGuidedSetupagain.Thistime,chooseyourhomenetworkwhenprompted.
Regardlessofhowyouconnect,theprocessisthesame.Ifyouneeddetails,seeStep3onpage14
under“
SettingupyourTCL•RokuTV.”
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Setting up Antenna TV
DespitealloftheentertainmentpossibilitiesofyourRokuTV,youmayalsowanttowatchbroadcastTV.YouwatchbroadcastTVinmuchthesamewayyouwatchotherentertainmentchoices.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”onpage49.
WhenyousetupAntennaTV,theTVscansthesignalsonitsantennainputforchannelswithagoodsignal,andaddsthosetothechannellist,skippingdeadchannelsandchannelswithaveryweaksignal.
TheTVwill,however,letyouaddtwoanalogchannels,eveniftheyhavenosignal.Youmightneedtoaddthesechannelsifyouhaveanoldersettopbox,VCR,orgameconsolethatcanonlyoutputasignalonanalogchannel3or4.Thesearetheonlychannelsthatcanbeaddedregardlessofwhethertheyhaveagoodsignal.Typically,you’llonlyneedoneofthesechannels,butbothareprovidedtomakesetupsimpler.Youcanhidetheoneyoudon’twantasexplainedin“EditbroadcastTVchannellineup”onpage48.
How do I set up the TV tuner?
SettinguptheTVtuneriseasy—yourTVdoesmostofthework.Youjusthavetoansweracoupleofquestions.
1. Makesureyourantenna(soldseparately)orTVcableisconnectedtotheTV’sANT/CABLEinput.
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Why does the TV need my time zone? TheTVneedstoknowyourtimezonesothatitcancorrectlydisplaytimeinformationabouttheprogramyouarecurrentlywatching.
2. OntheHomescreen,selecttheAntennaTVtile.3. Readthesimpleon-screeninstructionsandselectStartsetup.
4. Ifprompted,selectyourtimezone.You’llonlyneedtodothisiftheTV
can’tfigureoutyourtimezonefromyourInternetconnection.
5. Whenprompted,selectwhethertoaddanalogchannels3and4(toenableyoutoconnectoldersettopboxes,VCRs,orgameconsoles).
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6. WaitwhileyourTVscansforbroadcast(antennaTV)stations…
…andthencableTVchannels.
Tip:CableTVchannelsarechannelsfromacableTVproviderthatyoucanreceivebyconnectingtheircabledirectlytoyourTV(unscrambledNTSC,ATSC,andQAMchannels,ifyou’rethekindofpersonwhoisinterestedinthedetails).Inmanycases,yourcableproviderprobablyrequiresyoutousetheirset-topboxandconnectittoadifferentinput,andthenusetheset-topboxtotuneyourcablestations.Inthatcase,youcanskipscanningforcablechannels.
7. Whenthechannelscansfinish,theTVshowsthenumberofchannelsitadded.
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Scanningforchannelscantakeseveralminutes.
Tip:Repeatthechannelscanfromtimetotimetomakesureyouarereceivingallofthelatestchannels.Broadcastersaddandremovechannels,movechannelstodifferentpartsofthespectrum,andchangethepowerlevelsoftheirchannelsperiodically.
Note:You’llhavetorepeatthechannelscanifyouremovetheAntennaTVtilefromtheHomescreenorperformafactoryreset.Torepeatthechannelscanatanytime,gotoSettings>TVinputs>AntennaTV>Scanagainforchannels.Yourantennareceptionandpicturequalitydependonthepositionofyourantennaandonyourlocationrelativetotheantennasofbroadcastersinyourarea.
Now,you’rereadytowatchbroadcastTV!Whileyou’rewatching,trythefollowing:
• PressUPorDOWNtochangechannels.• PressLEFTtodisplaythechannellistandthenuseUPandDOWNtoselectachanneltowatch.
OrpressREWINDorFASTFORWARDtojumpthroughthechannellistapageatatime.• PressOKtodisplayinformationaboutthecurrentprogram.• Press toswitchtothepreviouslytunedchannel.• PressÞtoseeoptionsforpictureandsoundsettings.
Note:If isnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuse ontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formoreinformation,see“Otherdevices”onpage69.
“RokuTVRemotecontrol”onpage31hasmoreinformationonusingtheremotecontrolbuttonswhilewatchingTV.
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Using your TCL• Roku TV
Thissectionprovidesinformationonusingtheday-to-dayfeaturesofyourTCL•RokuTV.
TCL• Roku TV 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.
TCL• Roku TV panel buttons
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ThecontrolsontheTVenableyoutoperformsimplefunctions,butarenotasubstitutefortheremotecontrol.Thejoystick-typecontrolonthebackofyourTVnearthelowerrightsideprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
• PressintotogglebetweenpowerONandStandby.• Pressupordowntoincrease/decreasethevolume.• Pressleftorrighttoswitchinputs.
Standby mode energy savings
About10minutesafteryouturnoffyourRokuTV,itgoesintoaverylowpowerstandbymode.Untilthathappens,ifyouturnontheTVagain,itimmediatelydisplaystheactivityyouselectedinthePoweronsettings,asdescribedin“Poweronsettings”onpage50.AftertheTVgoesintothelowpowerstandbymode,ittakesabitlongertostartup.
Roku TV Remote control
TCL•RokuTVIRremotecontrol
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Getting around
You’vealreadydoneabitofnavigatingwiththeremotecontrolwhenyoucompletedtheGuidedSetupandwhenyousetupAntennaTV.ThissectionexplainshowtousetheremotecontrolforeverydayTVuse.
POWER IftheTVisinStandbymode,turnspoweron.
IftheTVison,putsTVinStandbymode.
BACK TheactiondependsonwhatyouaredoingwiththeTV:
• Menu:Goesbacktopreviousmenu/screen.• Homescreentile:MoveshighlightbacktotheHomemenu
option.• WatchingAntennaTVoraTVinput:Returnstothescreen
fromwhichtheinputwasselected.• Playingstreamingcontent:Stopsplayingstreamandreturns
tothepreviousmenuorscreen.• Browsingstreamingcontent:Goestothepreviouslevelinthe
contenttree.
HOME ImmediatelyreturnstotheHomescreenmenu.
OPTIONS DisplaysanOptionsmenu,butonlywhentheOptionsÞhintinthe
upperrightcornerofthescreenisnotdimmed.ThemenuyouseevariesdependingonwhatyouaredoingwiththeTV.
Also,inmostcases,pressingÞwhilevideoisplayingdisplaysanOptionsmenuoverpartofthescreenwhereyoucanadjustvariouspictureandsoundsettings.
UP Movesthehighlightuponeitem.
DOWN Movesthehighlightdownoneitem.
LEFT Movesthehighlightleft,ifpossible(ifa<hintappears).
WhenwatchingTV,displaysyourchannellist.
Whenplayingmoststreamingvideos,skipsbackwardinthevideo.
RIGHT Movesthehighlighttotheright,ifpossible(ifa>hintappears).
WhenwatchingTVwiththechannellistdisplayed,dismissesthechannellist.
Whenplayingmoststreamingvideos,skipsforwardinthevideo.
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OK Selectsthehighlightedoption.
WhenwatchingTV,thisbuttondisplaysinformationforthecurrentTVprogram.
REWIND Whenplayingstreamingvideothatsupportsthisfeature:
• Firstpressrewindsat1xspeed.
• Secondpressrewindsat2xspeed.
• Thirdpressrewindsat3xspeed.
• Subsequentpressescyclethrough1x,2x,and3xrewindspeed.
Whenplayingstreamingaudio,jumpstotheprevioustrack/selection.
Whenanymenu,tile,orchannelinthechannellistishighlighted,jumpsuponepage.
Whenusingavirtualkeyboard,jumpstothecharacteratthetopofthecurrentcolumn.
PLAY/PAUSE
Whenplayingstreamingcontent,alternatelypausesandplaysthecontent.
FASTFORWARD
Whenplayingstreamingvideothatsupportsthisfeature:
• Firstpressfastforwardsat1xspeed.
• Secondpressfastforwardsat2xspeed.
• Thirdpressfastforwardsat3xspeed.
• Subsequentpressescyclethrough1x,2x,and3xfastforwardspeed.
Whenplayingstreamingaudio,jumpstothenexttrack/selection.
Whenanymenu,tile,orchannelinthechannellistishighlighted,jumpsdownonepage.
Whenusingavirtualkeyboard,jumpstothecharacteratthebottomofthecurrentcolumn.
INSTANTREPLAY
Whenplayingstreamingvideothatsupportsthisfeature,jumpsbackafewsecondswitheachpressandresumesplaying.Insomechannels,ifClosedcaptioningissettoInstantReplay,captionsaredisplayedduringthedurationofthejumpbackperiodonly.
WhenwatchingbroadcastTV,jumpstopreviouschannel.
Whenusinganon-screenkeyboard,backspacesinthetextyouareentering.
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VOLUMEUP
Turnsvolumeuponesettingwitheachpress.Pressandholdtoturnvolumeuprapidly.Avolumeindicatorshowsthevolumelevelwhileyouareadjustingthevolumeandforafewsecondsafterward.
Note:IftheTVismuted,pressingVOLUMEUPunmutesthesound.
VOLUMEDOWN
Turnsvolumedownonesettingwitheachpress.Pressandholdtoturnvolumedownrapidly.Avolumeindicatorshowsthevolumelevelwhileyouareadjustingthevolumeandforafewsecondsafterward.
Note:IftheTVismuted,pressingVOUMEDOWNdoesnotunmutethesound.
MUTE MutesandunmutestheTVsound.Avolumeindicatorshowsthe
currentvolumelevelandamuteiconwhenyoupressMUTEandforafewsecondsafterward.IfClosedcaptioningissettoWhenMute,captionsaredisplayedwhiletheTVismuted.
FEATUREDCHANNELSHORTCUT
Dedicatedbuttonsshowthelogoofafeaturedstreamingcontentprovider.PressingabuttonturnstheTVon(iftheTVisnotalreadyon),andiftheTVisoperatinginconnectedtotheInternet,performsoneofthefollowingactions:
• Displaysthestreamingchannel’smainpageifyouhavealreadyaddedthechanneltoyourHomescreen.
• Displaysthestreamingchannel’ssign-uppageifyouhavenotalreadyaddedthechannelsothatyoucanagreetoanytermsandfeesfortheservice.
Watching broadcast TV channels
TowatchbroadcastTV,selecttheAntennaTVtileintheHomescreen.YourTVremembersthelastchannelyouwatchedandstartswiththatchannelplaying.
Tip:YoualsocanusethebuttonsontheTVpaneltoselectAntennaTV,asexplainedin"TCL•RokuTVpanelbuttons”onpage30.
Changing channels
Tochangechannels,youcandoanyofthefollowing:
• PressUPtochangetothenexthigherchannel.• PressDOWNtochangetothenextlowerchannel.
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• PressLEFTtodisplaythechannellist,andthenpressUPandDOWNtomovethehighlightthroughthelistonechannelatatime.OrpressREWINDandFASTFORWARDtomovethehighlightthroughthelistonepageatatime.Whenyou’vehighlightedthechannelyouwanttowatch,pressOK.(Ifyoudecideyoudon’twanttochangechannels,pressRIGHTorBACK).
• Press tojumptothepreviouschannel.Pressagaintoreturntothechannelyouwerewatchingbeforeyoupressed .
Note:If isnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuse ontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formoreinformation,see“Otherdevices”onpage69.
Viewing program information
Toviewinformationaboutthecurrentprogram,pressOK.TheTVdisplaysabanneratthebottomofthescreenwithasmuchinformationasisavailableintheprogramdatastream.
Programinformationbanner
Programinformation,subjecttoavailability,includes:
• Channelnumber• Channelcallsign• Signalstrength• Programtitle• Starttime,endtime,andgraphofprogramlengthshowingcurrentposition• Contentrating• Videoresolution(480i,480p,720p,1080i,1080p)• Audioquality(MonoDolbyDigital,StereoDolbyDigital,5.1DolbyDigital,DolbyDigital+)• Audiofeatures(SAP)• Closedcaptioning(CC)• Currenttime
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• Programdescription.Iftheentiredescriptiondoesnotfit,pressOKtoexpandthesizeofthebannerandseetheentiredescription.
Adjusting settings
PressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.PressUPandDOWNtohighlightanoption,andthenpressLEFTandRIGHTtochangethesetting.“AdjustingTCL•RokuTVsettings”onpage38explainseachofthesettingsindetail.
Switching TV inputs
SwitchtoaTVinputtoaccessthedeviceconnectedtothatinput,forexample,aBlu-rayplayer.Switchinginputsisassimpleashighlightingtheinput’stileintheHomescreen,andpressingOK.Thevideosignalontheinput,ifany,appearsonthescreen.
Tip:YoualsocanusethebuttonsontheTVpaneltoselectaTVinput,asexplainedin"TCL•RokuTVpanelbuttons”onpage30.“CustomizingyourTCL•RokuTV”onpage47explainshowtorenameandremoveinputs.
Auto-detecting devices
YourTVautomaticallydetectswhenyouconnectanewdevicetoanHDMI®inputandturnonitspower.TheinputisautomaticallyaddedtotheHomescreenifitisn’talreadypresent.
Adjusting audio/video settings
Whilewatchingvideocontentonanyinput,pressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.PressUPandDOWNtohighlightanoption,andthenpressLEFTandRIGHTtochangethesetting.“AdjustingTCL•RokuTVsettings”onpage38explainseachofthesettingsindetail.
Playing content from USB storage devices
YourTVhasaUSBportthatcanbeusedtoplaypersonalmusic,video,andphotofilesfromaUSBflashdriveorharddisk.IfyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet,yourHomescreenhastheRokuMediaPlayertile.IfyourTVhasnotbeenconnectedtotheInternet,theHomescreenhastheUSBMediaPlayertile.
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Tousethisfeature,firstmakesureyourmediafilesarecompatiblewiththeRoku/USBMediaPlayer.Asofthepublicationdateofthisguide,thefollowingmediafileformatsaresupported*:
• Video–MKV(H.264/262),MP4,MOV(H.264)• Music–AAC,MP3,WMA,WAV(PCM),AIFF,FLAC,AC3,andDTS†• Photo–JPG,PNG(upto4kx4kpixels),GIF(upto4kx4kpixels)
Toseethelatestlistofsupportedformats,viewHelpintheMediaPlayer.
TheRoku/USBMediaPlayerdisplayssupportedfiletypes*only,andhidesfiletypesitknowsitcannotplay.
Playing content from local network media servers
IfyouhaveconnectedyourTVtoanetwork,itcanplaypersonalvideo,music,andphotofilesfromamediaserveronyourlocalnetwork.MediaserversincludepersonalcomputersrunningmediaserversoftwaresuchasPlexorWindowsMediaPlayer,networkfilestoragesystemsthathavebuilt-inmediaserversoftware,andotherdevicesthatimplementthespecificationsoftheDigitalLivingNetworkAlliance.SomeserversdonotfullyimplementtheDLNAspecificationbutareUPNP(UniversalPlugandPlay)compatible.TheRokuMediaPlayerwillconnecttothemaswell.
SomemediaserverscanconvertfilesintoRokucompatibleformats.DRM-protectedcontentisnotsupported.
*Therearemanyvariantsofeachofthesemediaformats.Somevariantsmaynotplayatallormayhaveissuesorinconsistenciesduringplayback.†DTSaudio,whetherinmusicorvideofiles,issupportedonlybypass-through,meaningthattheTVcannotdirectlyoutputthesoundofaDTSfile,butcanpassitthroughtoaDTS-compatiblereceiverthatisconnectedtotheHDMIARCorS/PDIFconnectorontheTV.
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Adjusting TCL• Roku 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.
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Options menu
TheOptionsmenuforeachTVinputprovidessettingsforcontrollingtheappearanceofthepictureandthequalityoftheaudio.
ToviewtheOptionsmenu,pressÞwheneveryouarewatchingaTVinputorstreamingavideo.TheOptionsmenuisapanelthatappearsovertheleftsideofthescreen:
ToadjustthesettingsontheOptionsmenu,pressUPorDOWNtohighlightasetting,andthenpressLEFTorRIGHTtochangethesetting.You’llnoticethechangesyoumakerightawayinpictureappearanceoraudioquality.
Tip:Whenyouhighlightasetting,theheadertextexplainstheeffectofitscurrentvalue.Whenyoubegintoadjustasetting,theotheroptionsarehiddensoyoucanseemoreofthescreen.Eventhoughtheothersettingsarehidden,youcanmovethehighlightupordowntoadjusttheothersettings.
Options menu settings
• TVbrightness–Affectstheoverallbrightnessofthepicture.ThissettingappliesacrosstheentireTV;thatis,toallTVinputsandisidenticaltotheTVbrightnesssettingintheTVpicturesettingsmenu.
• Picturemode–Providespicturepresetsforvariousviewingpreferences.Thissettingappliestothecurrently-selectedinputonly.
• Audiomode–AdjuststhesoundqualityoutputfromtheTVspeakers.ThissettingappliesacrosstheentireTV;thatis,toallTVinputs.Itdoesnotaffectthesoundqualityforheadphones,HDMI(ARC),orSPDIF(TOSLINK)connectors.
• Sleeptimer–SetsatimerthatturnsofftheTVafterthespecificamountoftime.Thissettingremainsineffectevenifyoustopwatchingthecurrentinput.
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• Closedcaptioning–Controlswhenyouseecaptions.ThissettingisonlyofferedforAntennaTV,theAVinput,andstreamingvideos.Anysetvalueremainsineffectacrossonlytheseinputs.
o AntennaTV–Turncaptionsonoroff,orsetthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundismuted.
o AVinput–Turncaptionsonoroff,orsetthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundismuted.
o Streamingvideochannel–Turncaptionsonoroff,setthemtoappearonlywhentheTVsoundismuted,oronlyduringinstantreplay(forstreamingcontentthatsupportsinstantreplay).
Note:IftheInstantReplay buttonisnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuseontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formore
information,see“Otherdevices”onpage69.AdditionalcaptioningoptionsareprovidedintheCaptionsscreeninSettings.
• Captioningtrack–SelectswhichcaptiontracktodisplaywhenClosedCaptioningison.Thissettingremainsineffectonallinputsthatprovidecaptions.
• SAP–Selectswhethertoplayasecondaryaudioprogramormultichanneltelevisionsound,andwhichchoicetoplay.ThissettingappliesonlytoAntennaTVondigitalchannels.
Tip:TodismisstheOptionsmenu,justwaitafewsecondswithoutpressinganybuttons.OrpressÞagaintodismissthemenuimmediately.
Advanced picture settings
TheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenuforeachTVinputprovidessettingsforfinetuningtheappearanceofthepicture.Allofthesettingsinthismenuapplyonlytothecurrently-selectedinput.
TousetheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenu,firstpressÞtodisplaytheOptionsmenu.ThenselectAdvancedpicturesettings.
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ToadjustthesettingsontheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenu,pressUPorDOWNtohighlightasetting,andthenpressLEFTorRIGHTtochangethesetting.You’llnoticethechangesyoumakerightawayin
pictureappearance.
Tip:Whenyouhighlightasetting,theheadertextexplainstheeffectofitscurrentvalue.Whenyoubegintoadjustasetting,theotheroptionsarehiddensoyoucanseemoreofthescreen.Eventhoughtheothersettingsarehidden,youcanmovethehighlightupordowntoadjusttheothersettings.AssoonasyoupressUPorDOWN,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.• Tint–Adjuststhecolorbalancefromgreentoredtoobtainaccuratecolorsinthepicture.• Colortemperature–AdjuststheoverallcolorsinthepicturefromNormaltoslightlymore
bluish(Cool)toslightlymorereddish(Warm).• Picturesize–Adjuststheaspectratioofthepicture,enablingyoutoviewapictureinitsoriginal
format,orzoomorstretchittofillthescreen.TheAutosettinghasbeenfoundtoproducethebestpictureinmostcases.
• Gamemode–ControlswhetherGamemodeisonoroff.WhenOn,theTVperformslessimageprocessingandhaslessinputlag.WhenOff,theTVmayperformmoreimageprocessingandhasmoreinputlag,whichislessdesirableforactiongames.AvailableonlyforHDMI®andAVinputs.
• Resetpicturesettings–Returnsallpicturesettingsfortheinput’scurrently-selectedPicturemodetotheiroriginalvalues.
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Tip:TodismisstheAdvancedpicturesettingsmenu,justwaitafewsecondswithoutpressinganybuttons.OrpressÞagaintodismissthemenuimmediately.
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The Roku Feed
UseTheRokuFeedtofindoutwhenyoucanwatchupcomingmovies.TheRokuFeedgivesyouupdatesonyourlistofmoviesthatarecomingsoontotheaters.WithTheRokuFeed,you’llknowwhenyourfavoritemovieisreadytostream,thechannelsitison,andhowmuchitwillcost.Youalsowillbealertedanytimeamoviebecomesavailableonanotherchannelandwheneveritspricechanges.Whenyouseeamoviethatinterestsyou,youcanselectFollowthismovieonRokutoaddittoMyFeed.
Note:Whenamovieyouarefollowingbecomesavailable,thestreamingchannelofferingthemoviemightrequirethatyousubscribeorpayafeetoviewit.
Tip:TheRokuFeedisavailableonlyifyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.
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Searching for movies & shows
SearchingformoviesandshowsacrossmultiplestreamingchannelsisoneoftheuniquefeaturesofyourRokuTV.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,usethearrowbuttonstoenterafewcharactersofthesearchterm.Witheachadditionalcharacteryouenter,younarrowdownthesearchandthesearchresultsbecomemorerelevant.
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Tip:UsethefreeRokumobileapponyoursmartphoneortablettomakesearchingevenfaster.Notonlycanyouuseyourdevice’skeypadtotype,youcansearchsimplybytouchingthevoicesearchiconandsayingthenameofthemovie,TVshow,actorordirector,channel,orgame.
Aniconnexttoeachsearchresultshowsthecategoryoftheresult(movie,TVshow,actor).
• PressRIGHTtomovethehighlightintothelistofsearchresults.• PressUPandDOWNtoscrollthroughthelistofsearchresultstohighlighttheitemyouwantto
view.
I found a show, now what?
Nowthatyou’vehighlightedtheshow,movie,actor,game,orstreamingchannelyouwerelookingfor,pressRIGHT.Ifyoursearchresultwasanactor,director,orotheritemthatdoesnotrepresentasingleitemofcontent,you’llseeanotherlisttonarrowdownyoursearch.ContinuehighlightingresultsandpressingRIGHTuntilyoufindasingle,viewablecontentitem.
AnHDlogomeansthatthecontentisavailableinhigh-definition.Thecheckedcircleadjacenttothetitlemeansyouhavealreadyaddedthestreamingchannels.
Whenyounarrowdownyoursearchtoagameorstreamingchannel,you’llseedetailedinformation,images,andavailableactionssuchalistofstreamingchannelsandthecostofgettingtheitemoneachchannel.
ThenexttimeyouuseRokuSearch,theSearchscreendisplaysalistofrecentsearchselectionsinplaceofthesearchinstructions.
Usingtherecentsearchselectionslistmakesiteasytoquicklygettoapreviouslyfounditem,forexample,tofindanothermoviewiththesameactor,oranotherTVshowinthesameseries.
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Using the Roku Channel Store
TheStreamingChannelsmenuoptiontakesyoutotheRokuChannelstore,whereyoucanaddnewstreamingchannelstoyourRokuTV.
Tip:TheStreamingChannelsmenuoptionisavailableonlyifyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.
Tip:YoualsocansearchforstreamingchannelsbyusingtheSearchoption,asexplainedin“Searchingformovies&shows”onpage44.
Tomakeiteasiertofindwhatyouwant,thestreamingchannelsintheRokuChannelStorearecategorizedbytopic.PressUPandDOWNtohighlightthecategoryyouwant,andthenpressRIGHTtomovethehighlightintothegridofstreamingchanneltiles.
Whenyoufindastreamingchannelyouwanttoaddorlearnmoreabout,highlightitandpressOKtodisplaymoredetails.
• Ifthestreamingchannelyouareaddingisfree,youcanselectGotochanneltostartwatchingitimmediately.
• Ifthereisaone-timeorrecurringfeeassociatedwithusingthestreamingchannel,youmustagreetothetermsandconditions,acceptthefee,and—ifyoucreatedonewhenyouactivatedyourRokuTV,enteryourRokuPINcodetoauthorizethecharges.
• Ifyoualreadyhaveasubscriptiontothestreamingchannel—forexample,youalreadysubscribetoNetflixoryoureceiveHBOthroughyourcableTVprovider—youmustcompleteadifferent,simpleauthorizationsteptoaddthestreamingchannel.
Youonlyhavetocompletetheauthorizationoractivationsteponetime,whenyouinitiallyaddthestreamingchannel.Afterthat,yousimplyselectthestreamingchanneltilefromyourHomescreentostartwatching.(Channelavailabilityissubjecttochange.)
Tip:Newstreamingchannelsareaddedcontinuously,sobesuretocheckbackeverynowandthen.
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Customizing your TCL• Roku TV
ThereareseveralthingsyoucandotopersonalizeyourTCL•RokuTV.
Rearrange tiles
WheneveryouaddaTVinputtile,it’saddedatthetopofyourHomescreen.WheneveryouaddanewstreamingchannelfromtheRokuChannelStore,it’saddedatthebottomofyourHomescreen.
YoucaneasilyrearrangetheorderofthetilesontheHomescreentosuityourviewingpreferences.Forexample,youmightwantAntennaTVtobethefirsttileinyourHomescreen.Butifyoumostlywatchonestreamingchannel,youmightwantitstiletobethefirstoneonyourHomescreen.
Rearrangingtilesiseasy:
1. FromtheHomescreen,highlightoneofthetilesyouwanttomove.2. PressÞtodisplayalistofoptionsforthetypeoftileyouselected.3. SelectMoveinput.Thelistofoptionsdisappearsandthehighlightedtileshowsarrows
indicatinghowitcanbemoved
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.
YoualsocanremovetheAntennaTVtileifyouneverusetheTVtuner.ButbeawarethatremovingtheAntennaTVtilealsodeletesthebroadcastTVchannellist.You’llhavetosetuptheTVtuneragainnexttimeyouaddit.InstructionsforsettinguptheTVtunercanbefoundin“SettingupAntennaTV”onpage26.
• Toremoveanytile,highlighttheinputtileintheHomescreen,andthenpressÞtodisplayalistofoptions.Fromthelistofoptions,selectRemoveinput.Inthescreenthatfollows,confirmyouwanttoremovetheinput.
• Alternatively,toremoveaTVinputtilefromtheHomescreen,navigatetoSettings>TVinputs.OntheTVinputsscreen,selecttheinputyouwanttoremove,andthenselectRemove>Confirm.Thenpress toreturntotheHomescreen.
Change themes
AnotherwaytocustomizeyourRokuTVistochangeitstheme.ThethemeestablishesthelookandfeeloftheTVthroughcolors,designs,andfonts.
Tip:ThemesareavailableonlywhenyourTVisconnectedtotheInternet.
Tochangethetheme,intheHomescreenmenunavigatetoSettings>Themes.IntheThemesscreen,choosefromthefollowingoptions:
• Mythemes–Highlightatheme,andthenpressOKtoswitchtothattheme.
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• Customsettings–TurnFeaturedthemesonoroff.WhenFeaturedthemesison,theTVautomaticallyswitchestofeaturedthemes—likecertainholidays—foralimitedtimewheneverRokumakesthemavailable,andthenswitchesbacktoyourselectedthemewhenthefeaturedthemeexpires.Whenoff,theTValwaysusesyourselectedtheme.
Change sound effects volume
SoundeffectsarethenoisestheTVmakestoletyouknowitreceivedyourcommand.Youcanchangethevolumeofsoundeffectsorturnthemoff.
Toadjustthesoundeffectsvolume,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoAudio>Menuvolume.NavigatetotherightandthenchangethesettingtoHigh,Medium,Low,orOff.
Configure power settings
PowersettingsletyousetupyourTVsothatitturnsontothelocationyouchoose.PowersettingsalsohelpyourTVsaveenergybyautomaticallyturningitoffundercertainconditions.
Power on settings
PoweronsettingstellstheTVwhattodowhenyouturnonthepower.Toconfigurethepoweronsettings,fromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Power>Poweron.Highlightthepoweronlocationfromthelist,andthenpressOKtoselectit.
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Auto power off settings
Tohelpyousaveenergy,yourRokuTVcanautomaticallyturnitselfoffafteraperiodofinactivityoraperiodduringwhichnosignalhasbeendetected.Itisfactory-configuredtodobothofthesethings,butyoucanchangethesesettingsifneeded.
Toconfigureautomaticpoweroff,fromtheHomescreenmenunavigatetoSettings>System>Power>Autopoweroff.InthePowersettingsscreen,highlightthefollowingoptionsandpressOKtoturnthemonoroff:
• After15minutesofnosignal–IfnosignalisdetectedonaTVinputfor15minutes,theTVautomaticallypowersoff.
• After4hoursofnointeraction–Ifnoremotecontrolorpanelbuttonispressedfor4hoursandtheTVisnotdisplayingaTVsignalorstreamingavideo,theTVisautomaticallypoweredoff.
Configure parental controls
ParentalcontrolsenableyoutocontrolwhetherthemembersofyourhouseholdcanviewcertainkindsofbroadcastTVprograms.Whenaprogramorfeatureisblocked,youcanunblockitbyenteringaparentalcontrolPINthatonlyyouknow.
Note:TheparentalcontrolfeaturecanbeusedtohidetheMovieStore,TVStore,andNewsoptionsthatareavailableontheHomescreenmenuofRokuTVsmanufacturedfortheUnitedStates.However,theparentalcontrolsfeaturedoesnotblockotherstreamingcontentnorcontentfrominputsotherthantheTVtuner.
Creating a parental control PIN
ThefirsttimeyouaccesstheParentalcontrolsscreen,youmustcreateanewparentalcontrolPIN.Thereafter,wheneveryouwanttochangeparentalcontrolsettings,unblockprogrammingthathasbeenblocked,changethePIN,ordisableparentalcontrols,youmustenteryourparentalcontrolPIN.
Tip:YourparentalcontrolPINhasnothingtodowithyourRokuPIN.Youcanmakethemthesameifyouwant—thisisentirelyyourchoice.
TocreateanewparentalcontrolPIN,fromtheHomescreenmenunavigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols.Thescreendisplaysanumerickeypad.UsethearrowbuttonsandtheOKbuttontoenterafourdigitcode.ThenrepeattheprocesstoenterthesamePINagain,justtomakesureyoucorrectlyenteredthePINyouwanttouse.
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Important:IfyouforgetyourPIN,theonlywaytorecoveristoperformafactoryresetoperation,asexplainedin“Factoryreseteverything”onpage65.Besuretowriteitdowninasafeplacejustincase.
Blocking Movie Store, TV Store, and News (US TV models only)
OneoftheparentalcontroloptionsistocompletelyhidetheentertainmentoptionsthatareavailabledirectlyontheHomescreenmenuofRokuTVsmanufacturedforsaleintheUnitedStates.(TheMovieStore,TVStore,andNewsoptionsarenotavailableonRokuTVsmanufacturedforsaleinCanada).
TohideHomescreenentertainmentoptions:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,highlightHomescreenandthenselectorcleareitherofthese
options:• Hide“MovieStoreandTVStore”–RemovestheMovieStoreandTVStoreoptionsfrom
theHomescreenmenu.• Hide“News”–RemovestheNewsoptionfromtheHomescreenmenu.
Tip:Touseeitheroftheseoptionsafteryou’vehiddenthem,youmustreturntothisscreenandremovethecheckmarkfromthecorrespondingHidecommand.
Blocking Broadcast TV shows
ForbroadcastTV,parentalcontrolsuseinformationembeddedinthebroadcastsignaltodeterminewhethertoallowaprogramtobedisplayed.ParentscanconfigureparentalcontrolstoblockbroadcastTVprogramsthatmeetorexceedaspecificrating,sotheycannotbeviewedorheardunlessthecorrectparentalcontrolPINisentered.
Enabling parental control of TV shows
ThefirststepinblockingTVshowsistoenableparentalcontrolofTVshows.
ThissettingisprovidedseparatelytomakeiteasierforyoutoturnparentalcontrolofTVshowsonandoffwithoutdisturbingtheirsettings.Forexample,yourkidsaregoingtosummercampfortwoweeks,andwhiletheyaregone,youdon’twanttohavetodealwithunblockingshowsthatyouwanttowatchbyenteringyourPIN.AllyouneedtodoisclearEnableparentalcontrols,andallTVshowsareunblocked.Whenthekidsreturn,selectEnableparentalcontrolsagain,andallofyourparentalcontrolsettingsarerestoredinasingleoperation.
ToenableparentalcontrolofTVshows:
1. IntheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>ParentalcontrolofTVshows.
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3. MakesurethecheckboxnexttoEnableparentalcontrolsischecked.Ifnot,highlightitandpressOK.
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,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>TVratings.Chooseamongthefollowing
settings:• Entireratings–Highlighttheratingyouwanttoblock,andthennavigatetotherightand
selectthefirstoptionthatblockstheentireratinglevel(andallhigherratinglevels).• Individualcontenttypes–Highlighttheratingthatcontainsthecontenttypeyouwantto
block,andthenselectthecontenttypesyouwanttoblockfromamongthoselisted.Rememberthatblockingacontenttypeinoneratingblockstheequivalentcontenttypeinallhigherratinglevels.
Blocking based on US movie ratings
MostmoviesintheUSareratedbytheMotionPictureAssociationofAmerica,orMPAA,sotheratingsareknownasMPAAratings.TVbroadcastsignalscarrymovieratingdatathatenablesparentalcontrolstoblockshowsthatparentsdon’twantotherstosee.Theratingsare:
• G–Generalaudiences• PG–Parentalguidancesuggested• PG-13–Parentsstronglycautionedforchildrenage13oryounger
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• R–Restricted• NC-17–Notforage17oryounger
UnlikeUSTVratings,therearenoindividualcontenttypeswithintheratings.ButlikeTVratings,blockingmovieswithaparticularratingalsoblocksmovieswithahigherrating,andunblockingmovieswithaparticularratingalsounblocksmovieswithalowerrating.
Tip:BlockingmovieswithanNC-17ratingalsoblocksprogramswiththenow-obsoleteXrating,whichcanstilloccurintheprogramdataofoldermovies.
ToblockmoviesbasedonMPAAratings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVTuner>Movieratings.3. Selecttheratinglevelyouwanttoblock.Youneedonlyselectoneratinglevel,andallhigher
levelsareautomaticallyblocked.
Blocking based on Other ratings
YourRokuTVcanblockprogramshavingratingsthathadnotbeendefinedwhentheTVwasmanufactured.ItdoesthisbydetectinganewRatingRegionTableinaprogramandthendownloadingthenewtableanddisplayingitsratingintheParentalcontrols.
WhentheTVdownloadsanewRatingRegionTable,itaddsanewoptiontothelistofratingtypes:Otherratings.IfyouseethisoptionintheParentalcontrolsscreen,youhavetunedtoastationthathasimplementedanewratingtable.OncethenewratingtablehasbeendownloadedtotheTV,itremainsintheTVuntilitisfactoryreset,andyoucanconfigureblockingbasedonthenewratings.
NewRegionRatingTablescanhaveindependentratinglevels,orratinglevelsthatinteractinthesamewaysasthebuilt-inUSTVandMPAAMovieratings.
Tip:IfyourTVdownloadsanewRegionRatingTable,you’llhavetoexperimentwithitssettingstounderstandhowtouseit.
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
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• 18+–Generallynotsuitableforviewersunder18years
Blockingcontentwithaparticularratingalsoblockscontentwithahigherrating,andunblockingcontentwithaparticularratingalsounblocksmovieswithalowerrating.
ToblockprogramsbasedonAGVOTratings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.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,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>CanadianFrenchratings.3. Selecttheratinglevelyouwanttoblock.Youneedonlyselectoneratinglevel,andallhigher
levelsareautomaticallyblocked.
Blocking unrated programs
SomebroadcastTVshowsandmoviesareassignedaratingof“Unrated”.Whetherornotsuchprogramscontaincontentthatisobjectionabletoyoucannotbedetermined.However,youcanchoosetoblocksuchprograms.
Toblockallunratedbroadcasts:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>Blockallunratedprograms.
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3. HighlightBlockandpressOK.Whenblockingisenabled,theadjacentpadlockiconchangesfromunlockedtolocked.
Tip:Blockingprogramsthathavebeenassignedaratingof“Unrated”doesnotblockprogramsthathavenoratingassignedtothem(forexampleabroadcastofalocaltowncouncilmeeting).ProgramsthatdonothaveanassignedratingdisplayRatingNA(for“notapplicable,meaningaratingisnotneeded).Programsthathavenoassignedratingareconsidered“safe”;therefore,thereisnoneedtoblockthem.
What happens when a TV show is blocked?
Afteryou’vesetupparentalcontrols,TVshowsandmoviescanbeblocked:
• Whenyouchangechannelsandthenewchannelisplayingaprogramwhoseratingexceedsyoursettings.
• Whenanewshowcomesonthechannelyouarewatchinganditsratingexceedsyoursettings.
Whenaprogramisblockedbyparentalcontrolsettings,theTVdisplaysablockedmessage:
Wheneverthisblockedmessageappears,boththevideoandaudiooftheshowareblocked,aswellasprogramdatathatwouldnormallyappearintheareaatthebottomofthescreen.
Towatchtheblockedprogram,youneedtoknowthePINcodedefinedwhenyouenabledparentalcontrols,asexplainedin“CreatingaparentalcontrolPIN”onpage51.
1. PressOKtoselectUnblockanddisplayaPINpad.
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2. UsethearrowbuttonstoenteryourPINcode,andthenpressOKtoselectUnblockeverything.
Afterunblockingshowsthathavebeenblocked,allblockingisdisabledfortwohoursoruntilyouturnofftheTV.
Changing the parental control PIN
TochangeyourparentalcontrolPIN:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,highlightChangePIN.3. Movethehighlightintotheadjacentkeypad,andthenusethearrowbuttonsandtheOKbutton
toenterafourdigitcode.ThenrepeattheprocesstoenterthesamePINagain,justtomakesureyoucorrectlyenteredthePINyouwanttouse.
Resetting parental controls
Sonowyourkidshavegrownupandgoneawaytocollege,andyounolongerwanttodealwithblockedprograms.
Toeraseallparentalcontrolsettings:
1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryourPIN.2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,highlightResetparentalcontrols.3. Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfirmthatyouwanttoeraseallparentalcontrol
settings.
Tip:ResettingparentalcontrolsalsoerasesyourparentalcontrolPIN.
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More settings
ThissectiondescribesthefeaturesandsettingsoftheRokuTVthatwerenotcoveredintheotherpartsofthisguide.
Changing network settings
Ifneeded,youcanchangeyournetworksettingsatanytime.Forexample,ifyouchangethenameofyourwirelessnetwork(itsSSID)oritspassword,youwillneedtochangeyourTV’ssettingssothatitcancontinuetoconnect.Also,ifyoudecidednottoconnecttotheInternetin“GuidedSetup”onpage12,youcanuseNetworksettingstoconnectatalatertime.
Tochangenetworksettings,fromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Network,andthenpressRIGHT.Atthispoint,youcanchoosethefollowingoptions:
• Updateconnection–PressOKtostarttheupdateprocess.TheTVusesyourcurrentwirelessnetworknameandpasswordtoreconfirmthewirelessconnection,thelocalnetworkconnection,andtheInternetconnection.
• SetupnewWi-Ficonnection–PressOKtostartascanforwirelessnetworks.TheTVscansforthewirelessnetworkswithinrangeanddisplaysthefirstfewitfindsinorder,withthestrongestsignalsfirst.Inadditiontoyourownwirelesssignal,theTVmightpickupsignalsfromyourneighbors.Nowyoucandooneofthefollowing:
o Selectyournetworkname–Selectthenameofyournetworkandthenenteryourwirelesspasswordifrequested.
o Scanagain–Ifyoudon’tseeyourwirelessnetworknameinthelist,selectScanagaintolistallnetworksinrange.Thefirstscanlistedonlythefirstfew,strongestwirelesssignals.Thesecondscansometimesresultsinalongerlist.Ifyoustilldon’tseeyournetworkname,youmightneedtoadjustthelocationofthewirelessrouterortheTV,turnonyourrouter,ormakeotherchanges.Wheneverythingisready,selectScanagaintorepeatthenetworkscan.
Note:HighlightingScanAgaindisplaysaninformationalpanelwiththeuniquemediaaccesscontrol(MAC)addressofyourRokuTV.YouwillneedtheMACaddressifyourwirelessrouterisconfiguredtouseMACaddressfiltering.
o Privatenetwork–Ifyourwirelessnetworknameishidden,itwon’tappearinthelist.SelectPrivatenetworktodisplayanon-screenkeyboard,anduseittoenteryour
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networkname.Unlessyouchangedthefactory-setnetworkname,youcanfindthename(alsocalledSSID)onalabeltherouter.
Tip:Wirelessnetworksthatarepassword-protecteddisplaya“padlock”iconadjacenttothename.
Changing caption settings
Youcanchangemanydifferentsettingsthataffecttheappearanceofcaptions.
Tochangecaptionsettings,fromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Captions,andthenpressRIGHT.Atthispoint,youcanchoosethefollowingoptions:
• Captionsmode–ChooseOff,On,Whenmute,orInstantreplay.o IfyouchooseOn,theTVdisplayscaptionswhenevertheyareavailableintheprogram
information.ThissettingappliestoAntennaTV,theAVinput,andstreamingchannels.o IfyouchooseWhenmute,theTVdisplayscaptionsonlywhenthesoundismuted.This
settingappliestoAntennaTV,theAVinput,andstreamingchannels.o IfyouchooseInstantReplay,theTVdisplayscaptionsonlyduringareplayoperation;
thatis,afterpressing tojumpbackafewsecondsinstreamingvideo.Thissettingappliesonlytostreamingchannelswhentheprogrambeingstreamedsupportsinstantreplay.
Note:If isnotavailableonyourremotecontrol,youcanuse ontheRokuApportheJumpBackbuttononauniversalremote.Formoreinformation,see“Otherdevices”onpage69.
ThissettingreflectstheClosedcaptioningsettingsintheOptionsmenuforcertainTVinputs,asexplainedin“Optionsmenusettings”onpage39.Notethat,onceenabled,thecaptionsmoderemainssetforallapplicableinputsuntilyouturnitoff.
Tip:Somestreamingchannelsrequireyoutoenablecaptionsthroughasettingwithintheirchanneleventhoughyouhaveturnedoncaptionseverywhereelse.
• Textstyle–Choosefromalistoffonts.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachfont,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Textedgeeffect–Choosefromalistofedgeeffectstyles,suchasraised,depressed,andvariousshadows.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeacheffect,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
• Textsize–Choosefromalistofsizes.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachsize,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
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• 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.Thissettingdetermineshowmuchtheareabehindthecaptionwindowshowsthroughthewindow.Avalueof100%blocksallofthecontentbehindthewindow.Asyoumovethehighlighttoeachsetting,youcanseeasampleoftheresultinanadjacentpanel.
Changing time settings
Youcanchangetimesettingstosuityourpreferences.YoucanfindthefollowingsettingsbynavigatingfromtheHomescreenmenutoSettings>Time:
• Sleeptimer–SetatimedelayafterwhichtheTVwillautomaticallyshutoff.ThissettingreflectsthesettingyoucanmakeintheOptionsmenufromanyTVinput,asexplainedin“Optionsmenusettings”onpage39.Notethatthesleeptimersettingisnotinputspecific.
• Timezone–Selectwhethertosetthetimezoneautomaticallyormanually,andifsetmanually,selectyourcurrenttimezone.Typically,aTVconnectedtotheInternetcandiscoveritsowntimezoneautomatically,andaTVthatisnotconnectedtotheInternetmustbesetmanually.Initially,thissettingismadewhenyousetuptheTVtuner,asexplainedin“SettingupAntennaTV”onpage26.Correcttimezoneinformationisneededtocorrectlydisplayprogramdata.
• Clockformat–Selectwhethertodisplaytimeina12-houror24-hourformat,ortoturnofftimedisplay.ThissettingisavailableonlyonTVsthatareconnectedtotheInternet.Non-connectedTVsdonotdisplaytime.
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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 TCL• Roku TV in a home theater
YourRokuTVhasseveralfeaturesthatmakeitanidealTVforahometheater.Butyoumightnotnoticethembecausetheyremaininthebackgrounduntilyoudecidetousethem.
Turning off TCL• Roku TV speakers
WhenyouuseyourTVwithasoundbaroranexternalamplifierandspeakers,you’llprobablywanttoturnofftheinternalTVspeakers.
ToturnofftheTV’sbuilt-inspeakers,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Audio>TVspeakersandchangethesetting.
Tip:TheTV’sinternalspeakerscanbeenabledanddisabledautomaticallyasneededbysystemaudiocontrol,asdescribedin“Enablingsystemaudiocontrol”onpage64.Theinternalspeakersarealsoturnedoffwhenyouusetheheadphonejack
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Changing the audio mode
TheTVhastwoaudiomodes,accessedbynavigatingintheHomescreenmenutoSettings>Audio>Audiomode:
• Stereo–Usethissettingforinternalspeakers,headphones,andexternalstereoamplifiersconnectedthroughHDMI®ARC,SPDIFoptical,orheadphonejack.
• Auto–Usethissettingtoautomaticallydetectthebestaudiosettingbasedontheaudiostreaminthecontentyouarewatching.IfyouhaveconnectedtheTVtoanexternalDolbyDigitalorDolbyDigitalPluscompatibleamplifier,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 SelecttheappropriatesettingunderSettings>Audio>Audiomode,asexplainedin
“Changingtheaudiomode”onpage62.o EnableHDMIARCunderSettings>System>CEC,asexplainedin“EnablingHDMI®ARC”
onpage63.• SPDIFoptical–TheTVhasanSPDIFopticalconnectorthatoutputsadigitalaudio
signal.Tousetheopticaloutput,connectaTOSLINKopticalcablefromtheamplifiertotheOpticalorSPDIFconnectorontheTV.Youalsomust:
o SelecttheappropriatesettingunderSettings>Audio>Audiomode,asexplainedin“Changingtheaudiomode”onpage62.
• Note:DolbyDigitalPlusformatisonlyoutputthroughtheHDMI®ARCconnection.
AftermakingtherequiredHDMI®ARCorSPDIFopticalconnection,gotoSettings>Audio>S/PDIFandARCoptionandselecttheaudioformattouse.
Note:Inmostcases,Autodetectisthebestoption.Othersettingscanresultinnosoundwhenthecontentyouareviewingdoesnotcontaintheaudiostreamtypeyouselected.
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Controlling other devices through CEC
ConsumerElectronicsControl(CEC)enablesyourRokuTVandotherCEC-compatiblehomeentertainmentcomponentstocontroloneotherinvariousways.First,theCEC-compatibledevicesmust“discover”oneanotherandreporttheircapabilities.Afterthis,onedevicecancontrolanotheraccordingtothefeaturesyouenable.Forexample,playingadisconaBlu-rayplayercouldswitchtheTVtotheBlu-rayplayer’sinput.Or,poweringofftheTVcouldalsopowerofftheBlu-rayplayerandthehometheaterreceiver.
Discovering connected CEC devices
TodiscoverCECdevices:
1. MakesurethatyourCEC-compatiblecomponentsareconnectedtotheTVwithasuitablehigh-speedHDMI®cablethatsupportsHDMI®ARCandCECcontrol.
2. TurnoneachcomponentandmakesureallcomponentshaveCECenabled.
Tip:SomemanufacturershavetheirownbrandednamesforCECfunctionality,soyoumightneedtoreadtheproductdocumentationtocorrectlyidentifytheCECfeaturesofthedevice.
3. OntheTV’sHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Controlotherdevices(CEC)>SearchforCECdevices,andthenpressOKtostartthediscoveryprocess.
Whenfinished,theTVdisplaysalistofCECdevicesthatareconnectedtoeachHDMI®input,aswellasanydevicesthathadpreviouslybeenconnected.TheTVremembersthenamesofmultipleCECdevicesevenwhentheyarenolongerconnected.Ifthelistislongerthantheallowedspace,pressÞtoseeacompletelistinascrollablewindow.
Enabling HDMI® ARC
HDMI®ARCistheaudioreturnchannelthatisavailableononeoftheTV’sHDMI®ports.TheaudioreturnchannelenablesyoutosendaDolbyDigitalaudiosignalbacktoahometheaterreceiverthatisalsosendinganaudioandvideosignalintotheTV.UsingHDMI®ARCreducesthenumberofcablesneededandoptionallyletsyoucontrolthevolumeandmutestateofthereceiverbyenablingsystemaudiocontrol.
HDMI®ARCisdisabledbydefault.ToenableHDMI®ARC,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>System>Controlotherdevices(CEC),andthenhighlightHDMIARC.PressOKtochecktheadjacentcheckbox.
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Enabling system audio control
SystemaudiocontrolenablestheTVremotecontroltochangethevolumeandmutestateofanamplifierorsoundbarconnectedthroughHDMI®,andtodisplaytheexternaldevice’svolumeandmutestatusintheTV’son-screendisplay.
TheTVautomaticallyturnsoffitsinternalspeakersandsendsvolumeandmutecontrolsignalstoanexternalamplifierwhenallofthefollowingaretrue:
• SystemaudiocontrolisenabledontheTV.• ACEC-compatibleamplifierispoweredonandCECdiscoverabilityisenabled.• TheCEC-compatibleamplifier’sHDMI®ARCconnectorisconnectedtotheTV’sHDMIARC
connectorwithasuitableHDMI®cable.
WhentheCEC-compatibleamplifierisoff,theTVautomaticallyturnsonitsspeakers(unlessyouhaveturnedthemoffasdescribedin“TurningoffTCL•RokuTVspeakers”onpage61)andresumeslocalcontrolofvolumeandmutestate.
Systemaudiocontrolisdisabledbydefault.Toenablesystemaudiocontrol,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andhighlightSystemaudiocontrol.PressOKtochecktheadjacentcheckbox.
Enabling 1-touch play
1-touchplayenablesacomponenttocontrolwhichTVinputisactive.Forexample,pressingPlayonyourBlu-rayplayerswitchestheTVtotheBlu-rayinput.
1-touchplayisdisabledbydefault.Toenable1-touchplay,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andhighlight1-touchplay.PressOKtochecktheadjacentcheckbox.
Enabling system standby
ThesystemstandbyfeaturecausesothercomponentstopoweroffwhenyoupoweroffyourTV.DependingontheCECSystemStandbyimplementation,italsomightenableconnectedcomponentstopoweroffyourTVwhenyoupoweroffthecomponent.
Systemstandbyisdisabledbydefault.Toenablesystemstandby,intheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Controlotherdevices(CEC)andhighlightSystemstandby.PressOKtochecktheadjacentcheckbox.
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Restarting the TCL• Roku TV
YoucanrestarttheTVwhennecessary.RestartinghasthesameeffectasunpluggingtheTVpowerandthenpluggingitinagain.
TorestarttheTV,navigatetoSettings>System>PowerandthenmoverighttoSystemrestartandthenRestart.PressOKtoconfirmrestart.
WhiletheTVrestarts,thescreengoesdarkforafewseconds,andthendisplaysthestartupscreenforafewmoreseconds.Whentherestartoperationiscomplete,you’llseethefamiliarHomescreen.
Resetting the TCL• Roku TV
YoucanchoosetoresetonlytheTVpictureandaudiosettingstotheiroriginalvalues,orperformafullfactoryresettoreturntheTVtothestateitwasinwhenyoufirstunpackedandturnediton.
Reset TCL• Roku TV settings
ToresetonlytheTVpictureandaudiosettingstotheiroriginalvalues,navigatetoSettings>System>FactoryReset,andthenhighlightResetTVsettings.Readtheinformationonthescreentomakesureyouunderstandwhattheresetoperationdoes.
Toproceedwiththeresetoperation,pressPLAY/PAUSEthreetimesinarow.
Factory reset everything
AfullfactoryresetreturnstheTVtoitsoriginal,out-of-the-boxstate.Whenfinished,youmustrepeatGuidedSetup,reconnectingtotheInternet,re-linkingyourRokuaccount,andreloadinganystreamingchannels.YoualsomustrepeatAntennaTVsetupandinputconfiguration.
FactoryresetistherecommendedchoiceifyouwanttotransfertheTVtoanotherowner,andistheonlychoiceifyouwanttoswitchfromstoremodetohomemode(ifyouinadvertentlyselectedstoremodeduringGuidedSetup).
Toperformafactoryreset,navigatetoSettings>System>Factoryreset,andthenhighlightFactoryreseteverything.Readtheinformationonthescreentomakesureyouunderstandwhatthisresetoperationdoes.
Toproceedwiththefullfactoryreset,pressPLAY/PAUSEthreetimesinarow.
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What if I can’t access the Factory Reset option?
ItispossiblethatyourTVmightgetintoastatewhereyoucannotaccessthevariousmenus,includingthemenuoptionthatletsyouperformafactoryresetoperation.Ifthathappens,youcanforcetheTVtoresetbyfollowingthesesteps:
1. Usingastraightenedpapercliporball-pointpen,pressandholdtherecessedRESETbuttonontheTVconnectorpanel.
2. ContinuetoholdtheRESETbuttonforapproximately12seconds.
Duringthistime,thestatuslightturnsoff,andthenturnsonbright,andthenpulses.Whentheresetcyclecompletes,thelighteithercomesondim(iftheTVpowerwasoffwhenyoustarted)ortheTVscreencomesonandthelightturnsoff(iftheTVpowerwasonwhenyoustarted).
3. WhenthestatuslightturnsonsteadydimortheTVscreencomeson,releasetheRESETbutton.
4. ProceedthroughGuidedSetup.See“
5. SettingupyourTCL•RokuTV”onpage13.
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Getting system updates
IfyourTVisconnectedtotheInternetandlinkedwithaRokuaccount,itwillautomaticallygetupdatesfromtimetotime.Youdon’tneedtodoanything.Butifyouareawarethatanupdateisavailableandyoudon’twanttowaituntiltheTVupdatesitself,youcanmanuallycheckforupdates.
IfyourTVisnotconnectedtotheInternet,youcanstillgetupdatesbyusingaUSBflashdrive.
YoucandownloadanupdatedUserGuidethatmatchesyourRokuTVsoftwareversionfromtheTCLwebsiteat:
www.TCLUSA.com/support
TodetermineyourcurrentRokuTVsoftwareversion,gotoSettings>System>AboutafteryoucompleteGuidedSetup.
Checking for updates on a connected TCL• Roku TV
Ifyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhohastohavethelatest,mostup-to-dategadgetsthemomenttheyareavailable,youcancheckforupdatesasoftenasyouwant.
Tocheckforupdates,navigatetoSettings>System>Systemupdate,andthenselectChecknow.TheTVrespondseitherwithamessagesayingthatyourTVisuptodate,orwithamessagesayingthatanupdateisavailable.
Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoinstallthesystemupdate.
Getting updates on a non-connected TCL• Roku TV
IfyourTVisnotconnectedtotheInternet,youcanstillgetsystemupdatesbyusingaUSBflashdriveandacomputerwithanInternetconnection.
Togetasystemupdate,navigatetoSettings>System>Systemupdate:
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TheSystemupdatescreenonanon-connectedTVgivesyoutheopportunitytoconnectyourTVtotheInternettoautomaticallyreceiveupdates.Werecommendthisoptionifitispossibleinyoursituation.Toproceed,selectConnecttotheInternetandfollowtheinstructionsin“ButwhatifIdidn’tconnectmyTCL•RokuTV?”onpage24.
Otherwise,ifyoucan’tconnecttotheInternet,selectIcan’tconnect,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Here’sasummary:
1. OnanInternet-connectedcomputer,gotothewebsitedisplayedontheSystemupdatescreen.
2. OntheUSBUpdatewebpage,selectthecorrectTCL•RokuTVmodelandthenclickDownload.SavethefiletotherootfolderofastandardUSBflashdrive.
3. Whenthedownloadfinishes,taketheUSBflashdrivetotheTVandplugitintotheUSBport.Whenyoudo,theTVvalidatesthefilesontheflashdriveanddisplaysa12-digitcode.
4. Writedownthecodeandthewebaddress,andtakethisinformationbacktoyourInternet-connectedcomputer.
5. Onthe12-digitcodepage,enterthecodeyourTVdisplayed,andthenclickNext.
6. Onthe6-digitcodepage,writedownthe6-digitcodethatappears,andthentakeitbacktoyourTV.
7. UsingtheTVremotecontrol,selectNexttomovetothenextscreen,andthenusetheon-screenkeyboardtoenterthe6-digitcode.Whenfinished,selectOK.Thesystemupdatebegins.DonotremovetheUSBflashdriveuntiltheTVrestarts.
Whentheupdatefinishes,theTVrestarts.YoucancheckthenewversionnumberbynavigatingtoSettings>System>About.
USB flash drive AnynormalUSBflashdrivewillwork,providedithasaFAT-16orFAT-32filesystemformat.(Thisisthedefaultformostflashdrives.)
Thesizeofthedownloadissmall—usuallylessthan100MB—andsowillfitonanysizeflashdriveyoumighthave.
12- and 6-digit codes TheUSBupdateprocessusesapairofcodestovalidatethatyouareauthorizedtoinstallanupdate,andtoensureyouarenotattemptingtoinstallanold,unsupportedversionofthesystemsoftware.
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Other devices
Screen Mirroring your phone or tablet
YourRokuTVhasafeaturecalledscreenmirroringthatletsyoumirroryoursmartphoneortabletonyourTV.Sharevideos,photos,webpages,andmorefromcompatibledevices*.Thisscreenmirroringfeatureisina‘beta’period,whichletsyoutryitoutandallowsRokutolearnwhatneedstobeimproved—sodon’tbesurprisedifitdoesn’tworkperfectly.
ForinformationonwhichdevicesmayworkwithRokuTVscreenmirroringandinstructionsonhowtouseit,seehttp://support.roku.com/entries/56266670-How-do-I-enable-screen-mirroring-on-my-Roku-player-.
Getting and using the Roku mobile app
RokumakestheRokumobileappfreeforcompatibleiOS,Android,andMicrosoftWindows8/8.1devices.
WiththeRokumobileapp,youcancontrolyourRokuTV,findandaddnewRokuChannels,searchandfindsomethingtowatch,andevenuseyourvoicetosearchwithouttyping.Moreinformationcanbefoundbygoingtosupport.roku.com/homeandsearchingfor“mobileapp.”
Using a universal remote
Inmanycases,youcanprogramyourcableorsatelliteuniversalremotecontroltoalsocontrolyourRokuTV.Youwillneedtohaveinstructionsforprogrammingtheremotecontrolhandy.Checkwithyourcableorsatelliteproviderforinstructions.
FordetailsonhowtosetuptheRokuTVtoworkwithuniversalremotecontrols,visitwww.roku.com/universalremote.
*Manyfeaturesworkwithtopmobiledevices.Pleaseseesupport.roku.comforcompatibilityinformation.
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FAQ
ForthelatestanswerstoFrequentlyAskedQuestions,visitCommonQuestionssectionoftheTCLTVsupportwebsite(www.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.InmanystatesTCLhasprogramsinplacetoenableconsumerstodrop-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,
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neverplacedrinksorvaseswithwaterontopoftheTV.Thiscouldincreasetheriskoffire,shockhazardordamagetotheTV.
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”.
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How to get service • Pleasehaveyouroriginalpurchasereceiptorproofofpurchase(billofsaleorreceiptedinvoice)
whichstatesthatconditionoftheunit(New,Used,etc.),theunit’sdateofpurchase,placeofpurchaseandmodel/serialnumberready.Themodel/serialnumberinformationcanbefoundonthebackofyourunit.
• Call1-877-300-8837orvisitwww.TCLUSA/SUPPORT• Arepresentativemusttroubleshootyourproblemoverthetelephoneorthroughe-mailbefore
receivingservice.Ifitisdeterminedthatyourunitrequiresservice,theservicelocationwillbeatthesolediscretionofTTEbasedupontheTTELimitedWarrantyStatement.
• AtthesolediscretionofTTE,televisionscreensizes40”andsmallerwilleitherberepairedatanAuthorizedTCLServiceCenterordirectlyexchangedforaneworrefurbished/remanufacturedunit.AtthesolediscretionofTTE,televisionscreensizes40”through55”orlargerwilleitherberepairedatanAuthorizedTCLServiceCenterorrepairedin-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.
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LIMITATION OF WARRANTY • THEWARRANTYSTATEDABOVEISTHEONLYWARRANTYAPPLICABLETOTHISPRODUCT.NO
VERBALORWRITTENINFORMATIONGIVENBYTTETECHNOLOGY,INC.,ITSAGENTSOREMPLOYEESSHALLCREATEAGUARANTYORINANYWAYINCREASEORMODIFYTHESCOPEOFTHISWARRANTY.
• 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—youraccessanduseofstreamingcontentandchannelsviatheTCL•RokuTVaregovernedbytheTCL•RokuTVEndUserAgreement(seebelow).ByusingtheTCL•RokuTV,youagreetothefollowingdisclaimer.Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,thecontentdisclaimersetforthhereinshallrefertoallcontentandchannelsaccessibleandavailableontheTCL•RokuTV,includingthoseavailableviatheRoku®streamingplatform,aswellasbroadcastcable. DuetothevariouscapabilitiesoftheTCL•RokuTV,aswellaslimitationsintheavailablecontentavailabletherein,certainfeatures,applications,andservicesmaynotbeavailableonallTCL•RokuTVs,orinallterritories.SomefeaturesontheTCL•RokuTVmayalsorequireadditionalperipheraldevicesormembershipfeesthataresoldseparately.PleasevisittheTCLorRoku,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.TCLandRokuexpresslydisclaimsallwarrantiesandconditionswithrespecttotheTCL•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.
TCL• Roku TV End User Agreement
IMPORTANT: READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY IF YOU HAVE ANY TCL•ROKUTV. ALSO REVIEW THE IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION GUIDE BEFORE POWERING UP YOUR TCL•ROKUTV FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Purpose and Scope of Agreement
ThisTCL•RokuTVEndUserAgreement(“Agreement”)isthelegalagreementbetweenyou(“You”),ontheonehand,andRoku,Inc.(“Roku”)andTCL(“TCL”)(“TCL”ontheotherhand(RokuandTCLcollectivelyreferredtoas“We”,“Us”or“Our”),governingYouruseof:(i)thefirmwareandsoftwarethatWehavepre-installedonthetelevisionthatYouhavepurchasedwhichusestheRokuplatformtoplaydigitalcontentdistributedovertheInternet(“Television”),andthefirmwareandsoftwareupdatesRokumakesavailablefortheTelevision(suchfirmware,softwareandupdates,collectively,the“Software”);(ii)theRokuChannelStorethatisaccessibleviatheTelevision’son-screenmenu(“ChannelStore”);and(iii)ifdownloadedbyYoutoamobiledevice,anyRokumobileapplicationandupdatesthereto(collectively,“MobileApp”).Byestablishinganaccountatowner.roku.com(a“RokuAccount”),usingtheTelevision,and/ordownloadingorusingaMobileApp,YouareagreeingtobeboundbythetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement.IfYoudonotagreetothesetermsandconditions,YouarenotgrantedanyrighttousetheSoftwareoranyMobileAppsortherighttoaccesstheChannelStore.IfYoudonotagreetothesetermsandconditionsandYouarewithintheallowabletimeperiodforreturnsundertheapplicablereturnpolicy,YoumayreturntheTelevisiontotheplacewhereYouobtaineditforarefund,inaccordancewiththetermsofsuchreturnpolicy.IfYoudonotagreetothesetermsandconditions,YoushouldnotdownloadanyMobileApp.IfYouhavedownloadedanyMobileAppandYoudonotagreetothesetermsandconditions,Youshouldimmediatelydeleteit.
ForpurposesofthisAgreement,“Channel”meansanyapplicationthatmaybeavailablefromtimetotimeintheChannelStore,includingwithoutlimitation,applicationstoaccess,displayorplayvideo,audio,photos,games,textorgraphics;“Content”meansvideo,audio,photos,
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games,text,graphicsandotheraudioorvisualmaterials;and“ContentProvider”meansanythirdpartywhoprovidesvideo,audio,photo,games,text,graphicsorotheraudioorvisualmaterialsthatareaccessibleviatheChannelStoreandtheTelevision.
Changes to This Agreement
RokureservestherighttoamendthisAgreementatanytime,inwholeorinpart,initssolediscretion.SuchamendmentsshallbeeffectiveimmediatelyuponpostingoftheamendedAgreementonRoku’swebsiteatwww.roku.com,viatheTelevision,orwithinanyMobileApp.Initssoleoption,RokumayalsonotifyYouoftheamendedAgreementbysendinganoticetothelastemailaddressYouhaveprovidedtoRoku.YouagreetoprovideaccurateandcompleteinformationwhenYouestablishYourRokuAccount,andYouagreetopromptlyupdateYouraccountinformation(includingcontactinformation)tokeepitaccurateandcomplete.FollowingthepostingoftheamendedAgreementbyanyofthemethodsdescribedabove,continueduseofYourTelevisionoranyMobileApp,orcontinuedaccesstoYourRokuAccount,constitutesYourexpressagreementtobeboundbythetermsandconditionsoftheamendedAgreement.Youunderstandthat,ifYoudonotagreetothetermsandconditionsoftheamendedAgreement,RokumayterminateYourrighttousetheSoftwareandanyMobileApp,limitYouraccesstoYourRokuAccountandtheChannelStore,and/orceasetheprovisionofupdates,upgradesorenhancementstoYourTelevision.
Personal, Non-Commercial Use Only; Copying and Redistribution Prohibited; No Rights Except as Expressly Granted
TheSoftware,theChannelStoreandtheMobileAppsareintendedforpersonal,non-commercialuseonly.Youmaynotusethemforanycommercialorillegalpurpose.CopyingorredistributionoftheSoftware,anyMobileApp,orofanyContentdeliveredviatheSoftwareintheTelevisionisstrictlyprohibited.YoumaynotusetheTelevisiontoaccessorattempttoaccessanyContentoutsideofthecountryorlocationauthorizedbyRokuorthethirdpartywhoprovidedsuchContent.ExceptasexpresslyprovidedunderthisAgreement,YoudonotacquireanyintellectualpropertyorotherproprietaryrightsinortotheSoftware,theChannelStore,theMobileAppsortheContent,includingwithoutlimitation,anyrightsinpatents,inventions,improvements,designs,trademarks,orcopyrights,nordoYouacquireanyrightsinanyconfidentialinformationortrade-secrets.AllrightsnotexpresslygrantedtoYouinthisAgreementarereservedbyRokuorOurrespectivethirdpartylicensors.Youmaynotremoveoralteranytrademark,logo,copyrightorotherproprietarynoticeinoronanyTelevision,Software,ContentorMobileApp.
Software Licenses
Software License
TheSoftwareisproprietarytoRokuorOurrespectivethirdpartylicensorsandmaybeusedonlywiththeTelevision.SubjecttothetermsofthisAgreementandwhereappropriate,theapplicablethirdpartylicenses,WegrantYouanon-exclusive,non-transferablelicensetoruntheSoftwareandanyupdatedversionsprovidedtoYoubyRoku,onlyinandasincorporatedintheTelevision.Thisisalicenseandnotasale.Youmaynot(i)copy,sublicense,lease,sellorrenttheSoftware,(ii)distributeorotherwisetransfertheSoftwaretoanythirdpartyexceptasincorporatedintheTelevision,providedthat,YoudonotretainanycopiesoftheSoftwareandtherecipientoftheSoftwarereadsandagreestoacceptthetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement(includingallamendments);(iii)modify,adapt,alter,translate,orcreatederivativeworksoftheSoftware;(iv)decompile,disassemble,reverseengineerorotherwisederiveorattempttoderivesourcecodefromtheSoftware;(v)defeat,bypass,circumventorinterferewithanysecuritymechanismoraccesscontrolmeasures,or(vi)haveanyoftheforegoingdoneforYoubyathirdparty.Thislicensedoesnotgrantanyrightstoobtainingfutureupgrades,updatesorsupplementstoanySoftware.
Software Updates
ROKU RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FROM TIME TO TIME IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, INCLUDING ADDING, CHANGING OR REMOVING FUNCTIONALITIES AND FEATURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHANGING THE USER INTERFACE OR THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCESS CONTENT VIA THE TELEVISION.
Separately Licensed Code
NotwithstandingtheotherprovisionsofthisAgreement,certaincomponentsoftheSoftware,knownas“free”or“opensource”softwarecode(“SeparatelyLicensedCode”),aresubjecttoseparatelicensetermsandarenotsubjecttothelicensegrantedabove.AsrequiredbythetermsoftherelevantSeparatelyLicensedCodelicenses,RokumakestheSeparatelyLicensedCode,andRoku’smodificationstoit,availableonRoku’swebsiteatnocharge.Pleasevisitwww.roku.com/opensourcefordetailedinformationontheuseofSeparatelyLicensedCode.
Third Party Notices
SomeofthetechnologycontainedintheTelevisionissubjecttothirdpartylicensesthatrequirethatYoubegiventhefollowingnotices:
HoeflerFoundry,Inc.,d/b/aHoefler&Frere-Jones,holdsthecopyrighttothefontusedintheuserinterfaceoftheTelevision.
MPEGLAYER-3AUDIOCODINGTECHNOLOGYLICENSEDFROMFRAUNHOFERIISANDTHOMSON.
THETELEVISIONISLICENSEDUNDERTHEAVCPATENTPORTFOLIOLICENSEFORTHEPERSONALANDNON-COMMERCIALUSEOFACONSUMERTO(i)ENCODEVIDEOINCOMPLIANCEWITHTHEAVCSTANDARD(“AVCVIDEO”)AND/OR(ii)DECODEAVCVIDEOTHATWASENCODEDBYACONSUMERENGAGEDINAPERSONALANDNON-COMMERCIALACTIVITYAND/ORWASOBTAINEDFROMAVIDEOPROVIDERLICENSEDTOPROVIDEAVCVIDEO.NOLICENSEISGRANTEDORSHALLBEIMPLIEDFORANYOTHERUSE.ADDITIONALINFORMATIONMAYBEOBTAINEDFROMMPEGLA,L.L.C.SEEWWW.MPEGLA.COM.
THETELEVISIONCONTAINSTECHNOLOGYSUBJECTTOCERTAININTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSOFMICROSOFT.USEORDISTRIBUTIONOFTHISTECHNOLOGYOUTSIDEOFTHETELEVISIONISPROHIBITEDWITHOUTTHEAPPROPRIATELICENSE(S)FROMMICROSOFT.SOMECONTENTOWNERSUSEWINDOWSMEDIADIGITALRIGHTSMANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGY(WMDRM)ANDOTHERSUSEPLAYREADYDIGITALRIGHTSMANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGYTOPROTECTTHEIRINTELLECTUALPROPERTY,INCLUDINGCOPYRIGHTS.THETELEVISIONUSESWMDRMAND
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PLAYREADYSOFTWARETOACCESSWMDRM-PROTECTEDANDPLAYREADY-PROTECTEDCONTENT.IFTHEWMDRMORPLAYREADYSOFTWAREFAILSTOPROTECTTHECONTENT,CONTENTOWNERSMAYASKMICROSOFTTOREVOKETHESOFTWARE’SABILITYTOUSEWMDRMORPLAYREADYTOPLAYORCOPYPROTECTEDCONTENT.REVOCATIONDOESNOTAFFECTUNPROTECTEDCONTENT.WHENYOUDOWNLOADLICENSESFORPROTECTEDCONTENT,YOUAGREETHATMICROSOFTMAYINCLUDEAREVOCATIONLISTWITHTHELICENSES.CONTENTOWNERSMAYREQUIREYOUTOUPGRADEWMDRMORPLAYREADYTOACCESSTHEIRCONTENT.IFYOUDECLINEANUPGRADE,YOUWILLNOTBEABLETOACCESSCONTENTTHATREQUIRESTHEUPGRADE.
USEOFTHETELEVISIONISLIMITEDTOPRIVATENON-PROFESSIONALUSEBYCONSUMERSFORLICENSEDCONTENT.NORIGHTSAREGRANTEDFORPROFESSIONALUSEORFORUSEOFTHETELEVISIONINCOMBINATIONWITHTELEVISIONSNOTLICENCEDUNDERTHEMPEG-1ORMPEG-2AUDIOSTANDARDS.
THETELEVISIONCONTAINSTECHNOLOGYSUBJECTTOCERTAININTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSOFSIGMADESIGNS,INC.ANDITSLICENSORS.ANYUSEORDISTRIBUTIONAPARTFROMTHETELEVISION,ANDANYMODIFICATION,ALTERATION,REVERSE-ENGINEERING,DECOMPILIING,DISASSEMBLINGORATTEMPTTODERIVETHESOURCECODEOFTHEINTELLECTUALPROPERTYOFSIGMADESIGNS,INC.ORITSLICENSORS,ARESTRICTLYPROHIBITEDEXCEPTASAUTHORIZEDBYSIGMADESIGNS,INC.WITHRESPECTTOYOU,SIGMADESIGNS,INC.ANDITSLICENSORS,SIGMADESIGNS,INC.ANDITSLICENSORSOWNTHETITLETOALLINTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSINTHETECHNOLOGYDESCRIBEDINTHISPARAGRAPH.
Access to Content: Roku Accounts
Additional Definitions Applicable to this Section:
• “Fee-BasedProgramming”meansthespecificContentavailabletoendusersoftheTelevisionwhoagreetopaytheapplicablefeetoaccesstheContent.
• “One-TimeFee”meansasingleone-timechargepayableforaccesstoselectedFee-BasedProgramming.
• “PrivateChannel”meansaChannelwhichmaybeaccessedbyenteringadeveloper-providedlinkingcodeontheRokuwebsite.
• “PublicChannel”meansaChannelthatisgenerallyavailabletoallRokuusersandisvisibleintheChannelStore.
• “SubscriptionFee”meansamonthlyorannualfeechargedforaccesstoselectedFee-BasedProgramming.
Establishing an Account
TheTelevisionisenabledtopermitYouraccesstoContentprovidedbyvariousContentProviders.InordertoaccessContent,YouarerequiredtoestablishaRokuAccountatowner.roku.comandprovideYourcreditcardnumberorPayPalaccountinformationagainstwhichYourFee-BasedProgrammingfeeswillbecharged.AtYouroption,aPINcodemayberequiredtoaccesscertainFee-BasedProgramming.IfYouprefertouseaPIN,YouwillchooseYourPINwhenestablishingYourRokuAccountpreferences.ThroughYourRokuAccount,YouwillbeprovidedtheopportunitytoreviewmonthlysummariesofYourcharges.Inaddition,forsomeoftheContent,YoumayberequiredtomaintainavalidandactiveaccountingoodstandingwithoneormoreContentProviders.YoumustadheretoRoku’stermsofserviceandtothetermsofserviceofanyContentProviderwhoseContentYouchoosetoaccess.Seewww.roku.com/channels#!now-playingforalistofContentProvidersfortheTelevision.RokumayaddorremoveContentProviders,Channeland/orContentfromtimetotime,initssolediscretion.Rokureservestherighttoremove,fromYourTelevision,YouraccesstoanyContentand/orChannelifRokuhasreasontobelievethattheTelevisionisstolen,hackedorcompromised,orthattheContentorChannelisnotproperlyauthorizedorlicensed,violatesanylaw,orhasbeenofferedbyaContentProviderinviolationofanyagreementbetweentheContentProviderandRoku.Youareresponsibleforensuringthatanyage-restrictedContentisnotviewedbyanypersonnotmeetingtheapplicableagelimits,asspecifiedbylaw,regulationortheContentProvider.
Fees and Charges
WhereRokumanagesthehandlingandprocessingofYourpaymentsforFee-BasedProgramming,thefollowingtermsapply:
One-TimeFeeProgramming.ForPublicChannels,YouraccountwillbechargedinfullwhenYouconfirmYourpurchaseofaccesstotheChannel.ForPrivateChannels,YouwillbechargedaftertheChannelappearsasanoptioninYourChannelline-upandafterYouhaveconfirmedYourpurchaseofaccesstotheChannel.FortheContentandservicespurchasedfromwithinanyPublicChannelorPrivateChannel,YouraccountwillbechargedinfullwhenYouconfirmthepurchase.
SubscriptionFeeProgramming.ThetimingofYourinitialselectionofsubscriptionFee-BasedProgrammingwillprovidethebasisforYourbillingdatesforallfuturemonthlyandyearlySubscriptionFees.AllSubscriptionFeeswillbechargedforthefulltermoftheapplicablesubscriptionperiod,i.e.,forthemonthoryear,asapplicable,atthetimeYouorderthesubscription,exceptwherepro-ratedmonthlybillingapplies.Wherethefirstmonthispro-rated,thesecondandallsubsequentchargesappliedtoYouraccountwillbeforthefullmonthlyoryearlySubscriptionFee,asapplicable.
SalesTax.Yourpurchasesmaybesubjecttosalestax,whichmaynotbeincludedinthepricesshownonthepurchasescreen.IfanitemYoupurchasedissubjecttosalestax,suchamountwillbereflectedontheinvoiceforthatpurchase.TheamountoftaxchargedonYourpurchasewilldependuponmanyfactors,includingtheitempurchasedandtheapplicabletaxrateineffectatthetimeofYourpurchase.FactorscanchangebetweenthetimeYouplaceanorderandthetimeofcreditcardchargeauthorization,whichcouldaffectthecalculationofsalestaxes.
SubscriptionRenewalsandCancellations.AllsubscriptionswillautomaticallyrenewuntilcancelledbyYou.Detailsforhowtocancelasubscriptionareavailablebyenteringthekeywords“cancelsubscription”inthe“AskaQuestion”boxonwww.roku.com/support.Ifasubscriptioniscancelledmid-waythroughasubscriptionperiod,thesubscriptionwillendattheendofthesubscriptionperiod.
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YouwillcontinuetoreceivetheContentuntiltheendofthesubscriptionperiod,andfeesfortheremainderofthesubscriptionperiodwillnotberefunded.
Credit/RefundPolicy.Creditsandrefundswillbeissuedonlyinaccordancewiththetermspostedatwww.roku.com/support.Fordetails,gotowww.roku.com/supportandenterthekeywords“creditpolicy”inthe“AskaQuestion”box.
Privacy Policy and Consent to Use of Data Roku’sprivacypolicy,availableatwww.roku.com/about/privacy(“PrivacyPolicy”),explainsRoku’spoliciesregardingthecollection,use,anddisclosureofinformationprovidedbyorcollectedfromYouviatheTelevision,Roku’swebsitesand/ortheMobileApps.ByagreeingtobeboundbythetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement,Youareagreeingtothecollection,use,anddisclosureofYourinformationasdescribedinthePrivacyPolicy.YoushouldreviewthePrivacyPolicybeforeestablishingYourRokuAccount,beforelinkingtheTelevisiontoanyexistingRokuAccount,andbeforeusingtheTelevisionand/orMobileApps.
Advertising and Promotional Messages RokuandtheContentProvidersreservetherightstodeliveranddisplayadvertisingandpromotionalmessagestoYouviatheSoftwareincorporatedintheTelevisionortheMobileApps,andtoincludesuchadvertisingandpromotionalmessagesinorwithanyuserinterface,notice,orContentthatisdisplayedviatheSoftwareincorporatedintheTelevisionortheMobileApps.
No Warranty from Roku ThisAgreementgovernsonlyYouraccesstoanduseoftheSoftware,theMobileApp,theChannelStore,andYourRokuAccount.YourwarrantywithrespecttotheTelevisionanditsoperation(includingtheoperationoftheSoftwareincorporatedintheTelevision)isprovidedsolelybyTCLassetforthintheImportantProductInformationGuide,andnotbyRoku.RokuoffersnowarrantytoYouunderthisAgreement.
WITHOUTLIMITINGTHEGENERALITYOFTHEFOREGOINGDISCLAIMER,TOTHEMAXIMUMEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,THETELEVISION,THEMOBILEAPPS,THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODE,THESOFTWARE,THECHANNELSTORE,ANDANYSERVICESPERFORMEDORPROVIDEDBYTHEFOREGOINGAREPROVIDED“ASIS”AND“ASAVAILABLE”,WITHALLFAULTSANDWITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,ANDROKUHEREBYDISCLAIMSALLWARRANTIESANDCONDITIONSWITHRESPECTTOANYOFTHEFOREGOING,EITHEREXPRESS,IMPLIEDORSTATUTORY,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESAND/ORCONDITIONSOFMERCHANTABILITY,OFSATISFACTORYQUALITY,OFFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,OFRELIABILITYORAVAILABILITY,OFACCURACY,OFQUIETENJOYMENT,OFQUIETPOSSESSION,OFWORKMANLIKEEFFORT,OFLACKOFVIRUSES,ORREASONABLECAREANDSKILL,ANDNON-INFRINGEMENTOFTHIRDPARTYRIGHTS.ROKUDOESNOTWARRANT(I)AGAINSTINTERFERENCEWITHYOURENJOYMENTOFTHETELEVISION,THEMOBILEAPPS,THESOFTWARE,THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODE,ORTHECHANNELSTORE,(II)THATTHEFUNCTIONSCONTAINEDINORSERVICESPERFORMEDORPROVIDEDBYANYOFTHEFOREGOINGWILLMEETYOURREQUIREMENTS,(III)THATTHEOPERATIONOFANYOFTHEFOREGOINGWILLBEUNINTERRUPTEDORERROR-FREE,OR(IV)THATDEFECTSWILLBECORRECTED.NOORALORWRITTENINFORMATIONORADVICEGIVENBYUSOROURRESPECTIVEAUTHORIZEDREPRESENTATIVESSHALLCREATEANYWARRANTY.
Somejurisdictionsdonotallowexclusionsorlimitationsonimpliedwarranties,sotheforegoinglimitationsofwarrantiesmaynotapplytoYou.Youmayalsohaveotherrightsthatvaryfromjurisdictiontojurisdiction.
Limitation of Liability TOTHEEXTENTNOTPROHIBITEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,INNOEVENTSHALLWEOROURRESPECTIVELICENSORSAND/ORSUPPLIERSBELIABLEFOR(A)ANYPERSONALINJURYORPROPERTYDAMAGE;OR(B)ANYCONSEQUENTIAL,SPECIAL,EXEMPLARY,INCIDENTAL,INDIRECTORPUNITIVEDAMAGES,ORFORLOSSOFREVENUEORPROFITSORDATAORUSEORFORTHECOSTOFSUBSTITUTEGOODS,REGARDLESSOFTHETHEORY(WHETHERBASEDINCONTRACT,TORT(INCLUDINGNEGLIGENCE)OROTHERWISE)ARISINGOUTOF,ORINCONNECTIONWITH,ANYTELEVISION,ANYROKUACCOUNT,THECHANNELSTORE,THEMOBILEAPPS,THESOFTWARE,THIRDPARTYCONTENT,THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODE,ORYOURUSETHEREOF.SOMEJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWLIMITATIONOFLIABILITYFORCERTAINDAMAGES,SOTHEEXCLUSIONSSETFORTHABOVEMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.TOTHEEXTENTALLOWEDBYLAW,ANDOTHERTHANASMAYBEREQUIREDBYAPPLICABLELAWFORPERSONALINJURYCASES,YOUAGREETHAT(I)THETOTALCUMULATIVELIABILITYOFROKU,ROKU’SLICENSORSAND/ORROKU’SSUPPLIERS,INCLUDINGLIABILITYRELATINGTOANYTELEVISION,ANYROKUACCOUNT,THECHANNELSTORE,THESOFTWARE,THETHIRDPARTYCONTENT,THESEPARATELYLICENSEDCODE,ANDTHEMOBILEAPPSSHALLNOTEXCEEDONEHUNDREDUNITEDSTATESDOLLARS(US$100),AND(II)ROKU,ITSLICENSORSAND/ORSUPPLIERSSHALLNOTBELIABLETOYOUUNDERTHISAGREEMENTFORANYDIRECTDAMAGESARISINGOUTOF,ORINCONNECTIONWITH,THETELEVISION.YOURREMEDY,IFANY,WITHRESPECTTOTHETELEVISION,SHALLBESOLELYAGAINST(A)THESELLERFROMWHOMYOUPURCHASEDITAND(B)TCL,ASSETFORTHINACCORDANCEWITHTHEIMPORTANTPRODUCTINFORMATIONGUIDEPROVIDEDBYTCL.THEFOREGOINGLIMITATIONSSHALLAPPLYEVENIFTHEREMEDYPROVIDEDHEREINFAILSOFITSESSENTAILPURPOSEANDEVENIFWEOROURLICENSORSORSUPPLIERSHAVEBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHLIABILITY.
Additional Terms Applicable to Mobile Apps
License
TheMobileAppsarelicensed,notsold,toYouforuseonlyunderthetermsofthisAgreement.Roku,asthelicensor,reservesallrightsnotexpresslygrantedtoYou.ThislicensegrantedtoYoubyRokufortheMobileAppsislimitedtoanon-exclusive,non-transferablelicensetousetheMobileAppsforpersonalandnon-commercialpurposessolelyonanymobiledevicethatYouownorcontrolandaspermittedbytheusagerulessetforthinanyapplicationstoretermsandconditionsandonlywithinthecountryorlocationauthorizedbyRoku.Thislicensedoesnotgrantanyrightstoobtainingfutureupgrades,updatesorsupplementstoanyMobileApp.
Usage Rules
YoumaynotcommercializetheMobileAppsinanyway.Youwillnot,andYouwillnotallowanypersonto,copysublicense,lease,sellorrenttheMobileAppsoranypartthereof,toanalyzeitbymeansofreverseengineering,todecompile,disassemble,attempttoderivethesource
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codeof,modify,orcreatederivativeworksoftheMobileApps,orofanyupdatestheretooranypartthereof(exceptasandonlytotheextentanyforegoingrestrictionisprohibitedbyapplicablelawortotheextentasmaybepermittedbythelicensingtermsgoverninguseofanySeparatelyLicensedCodeincludedwithaMobileApp).AnyattempttodosoisaviolationoftherightsofRokuanditslicensors.IfYoubreachthisrestriction,Youmaybesubjecttoprosecutionanddamages.ThetermsofthislicensewillgovernanyupgradesprovidedbyRokutoaMobileApp,unlesssuchupgradeisaccompaniedbyaseparatelicenseinwhichcasethetermsofthatlicensewillgovern.
Consent to Use of Data
YouagreethatRokuorathirdpartycontractedbyRoku,maycollectandusetechnicalandusagedataandrelatedinformation,includingbutnotlimitedto,informationaboutYourdevice,systemandsoftware,peripheralsandMobileAppusagethatisgatheredperiodicallytofacilitatetheprovisionofupdates,productsupportandotherservices(ifany)toYourelatedtotheMobileApp.RokumayusethisandotherinformationitcollectsaboutYouasdescribedinitsPrivacyPolicy,availableatwww.roku.com/about/privacy.
Export Controls YouagreenottodownloadanyContent,MobileApp,orSoftware,norotherwiseexportorre-exporttheTelevisionorMobileAppsortheSoftwareinto(ortoanationalorresidentof)Cuba,Iraq,Libya,NorthKorea,Iran,SyriaoranyothercountryastowhichtheUnitedStateshasembargoedgoods,ortoanyoneontheU.S.TreasuryDepartment'sListofSpeciallyDesignatedNationalsortheU.S.CommerceDepartment'sTableofDenialOrders.ByusingtheTelevision,theChannelStore,theSoftwareortheMobileApps,YouarerepresentingandwarrantingthatYouarenotlocatedin,underthecontrolof,oranationalorresidentofanysuchcountryoronanysuchlist.
Roku Reserves the Right to Change Policies and Web Pages ThepoliciesandothercontentoftheRokuwebpagesreferredtointhisAgreementmaybechangedbyRokufromtimetotimeinitssolediscretion,withoutnoticetoYou.
Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration, with Class Action Waiver and Choice of Law 1. YouandRokuagreetobeboundbytheproceduressetforthbelowtoresolveanyandallclaimsarisingoutoforrelatingtoany
aspectoftherelationshipbetweenYouandRoku,whetherbasedincontract,statute,tort,fraud,misrepresentationoranyotherlegaltheory,includingbutnotlimitedto,claimsrelatingtothisAgreement,itsformation,enforceability,performanceorbreach,andclaimsrelatedtoadvertising,theSoftware,theTelevision,theChannelStoreortheMobileApps(asapplicable).Eachsuchclaimisreferredtoindividuallyas“Claim”andcollectivelyas“Claims”.
2. YOUANDROKUAGREETHAT,EXCEPTFORTHECLAIMSIDENTIFIEDINPARAGRAPH4BELOW,ANYANDALLCLAIMSBETWEENYOUANDROKUSHALLBEFINALLYSETTLEDBYBINDINGARBITRATION.ThearbitrationshalltakeplaceinSantaClaraCounty,California,andshallbeadministeredbytheAmericanArbitrationAssociation(“AAA”)pursuanttotheAAA’sthen-currentrules,including(ifapplicable)theAAA’sSupplementaryProceduresforConsumer-RelatedDisputes.Pleasebeawarethereisnojudgeorjuryinarbitration.Arbitrationproceduresaresimplerandmorelimitedthantherulesapplicableincourt,andreviewofthearbitrator’sdecisionbyacourtislimited.YOUANDROKUFURTHERAGREETHATEACHMAYBRINGCLAIMSAGAINSTTHEOTHERONLYONANINDIVIDUALBASISANDNOTASAPLAINTIFFORCLASSMEMBERINANYPURPORTEDCLASSORREPRESENTATIVEACTIONORPROCEEDING.THEARBITRATORMAYNOTCONSOLIDATEORJOINMORETHANONEPERSON’SCLAIMANDMAYNOTPRESIDEOVERANYCONSOLIDATED,REPRESENTATIVEORCLASSPROCEEDING.ALSO,THEARBITRATORMAYAWARDRELIEF(INCLUDINGMONETARY,INJUNCTIVEORDECLARATORYRELIEF)ONLYONANINDIVIDUALBASISANDMAYNOTAWARDANYFORMOFCONSOLIDATED,REPRESENTATIVEORCLASS-WIDERELIEF.Notwithstandinganyprovisioninthesetermstothecontrary,iftheclass-actionwaiverinthisprovisionisdeemedinvalidorunenforceable,orifanarbitrationofaClaimbetweenYouandRokuisallowedtoproceedonaclassbasis,thenneitherYounorRokuareentitledtoarbitratesuchClaim.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(i)inwhichapartyisattemptingtoprotectitsintellectualpropertyrights(suchasitspatent,copyright,trademark,tradesecret,ormoralrights,butnotincludingitsprivacyorpublicityrights),or(ii)thatmaybebroughtinsmall-claimscourt.
5. IftheagreementbetweenYouandRokutoarbitrateinthisprovisionisfoundtobeinvalid,unenforceableorinapplicabletoagivenClaimbetweenYouandRoku,thenanyandallproceedingstoresolvesuchClaimmustbebroughtexclusivelyinafederalcourtofcompetentjurisdictionintheNorthernDistrictofCaliforniaorinastatecourtinSantaClaraCounty,California.Youherebyirrevocablyconsenttotheexclusivejurisdictionandvenueofsuchcourts.
6. 30-DayRighttoOptOut:YouhavetherighttooptoutofthisagreementtoarbitratebysendingawrittennoticeofYourdecisiontooptouttothefollowingaddress:LegalDepartment,RokuInc.,12980SaratogaAvenue,SuiteD.,Saratoga,California95070;providedthat,suchnoticeshallbepostmarkedonorbeforethe30thdayafterthefirsttooccurofthefollowingevents:(i)thepurchaseofYourTelevision,(ii)YourreceiptoftheTelevision,(iii)theestablishmentofanewRokuAccountifYoudonotalreadyhaveaRokuAccountpriortousingYourTelevision,(iv)usingoraccessingtheChannelStore,or(v)using,accessingordownloading
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theSoftwareoranyMobileApp.YournoticeshouldincludeYourfullname,Yourcurrentpostaladdress,telephonenumberandemailaddress,theproductnameandserialnumberforYourTelevision,andacopyoftheoriginalproofofpurchaseforYourTelevision.IfYoutimelysendanoticeincompliancewiththisparagraph6,theagreementtoarbitratewillnotapplytoeitherYouorRoku.IfYoudonottimelysendthisnotice,thenYouagreetobeboundbythisagreementtoarbitrate.
7. NotwithstandinganyprovisioninthisAgreementtothecontrary,Youagreethat,ifRokuseekstodeleteormateriallymodifytheagreementtoarbitratedescribedherein,anysuchdeletionormodificationwillnotapplytoanyindividualClaimbetweenYouandRoku,ofwhichYouhavenotifiedRokupriortosuchmodification.
Choice of Law ThisAgreementshallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofCalifornia,asifenteredintobyresidentsofCalifornia,withoutgivingeffecttoanyconflictoflawsprinciplesthatmayprovidetheapplicationofthelawofanotherjurisdiction.
Miscellaneous ThisAgreementisthefinal,completeandexclusiveagreementbetweenYou,ontheonehand,andRokuandTCL,ontheotherhand,relatingtotheTelevision,theChannelStore,theSoftwareandtheMobileApps(asapplicable),andsupersedesallpriororcontemporaneousproposals,advertisements,representations,understandings,oragreementsrelatingthereto,whetheroralorwritten;providedthat,notwithstandingtheforegoing,thisAgreementisnotintendedtomodifyorsupersedetheImportantProductInformationGuideandotherdocumentationprovidedtoYouwiththeTelevision.NowaiverormodificationofthisAgreementwillbevalidunlesssignedbyRoku,TCLandYou.YourrighttousetheTelevision,theSoftware,theChannelStore,YourRokuAccount,theSoftware,ortheMobileApps(asapplicable)willimmediatelyterminateuponYourbreachofanyapplicableprovisionofthisAgreement.Thewaiverofabreachofanytermhereofwillinnowaybeconstruedasawaiverofanyothertermorbreachhereof.IfanyprovisionofthisAgreementisheldbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictiontobeinvalidorunenforceable,theremainingprovisionsofthisAgreementwillremaininfullforceandeffect.
Contact Information IfYoudesiretocontactRoku,pleasesendYourcorrespondencebymailto
Roku,Inc.12980SaratogaAvenue,SuiteDSaratoga,CA95070
[email protected] .
IfYoudesiretocontactTCL,pleasesendyourcorrespondencebymailto
TCL2455AnselmoDr.Corona,CA92879
[email protected] .
Additional TCLLegal 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.
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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.
HDMI® ThisTVincorporatesHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI®)technology.
HDMI®,theHDMI®logoandHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC.
Dolby Digital ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.
“Dolby”andthedouble-DsymbolareregisteredtrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.