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Surf all channels again 
You can switch back to all channels whenever you’re watching the Antenna TV input. 
1. Press the LEFT arrow to display the channel list.  
2. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow once to switch to All channels. Notice that the words All 
channels appear at the top of the channel list. 
3. Highlight a channel and press OK to select one of the channels in the All channels list, or wait a 
few moments until the channel list disappears. 
4. Press the UP or DOWN button on your remote to change to the previous or next channel among 
all your available channels. You can surf among all channels in your channel list. 
Note that even when All channels is selected, if you’re watching one of your favorite channels when you 
press OK to view the program information banner, a  symbol appears below the channel number. 
Remove a channel from your favorites 
You can remove a channel from your favorites whenever you’re watching the Antenna TV input.  
1. Press the LEFT arrow to display either channel list—All channels or Favorites. 
2. Scroll up or down to highlight a favorite channel that you want to remove from your favorites. 
3. Press the  button on your remote. At this point, you’ll see two options:  
 Remove from favorites 
 Back 
4. With Remove from favorites highlighted, press OK. The  symbol adjacent to the channel 
disappears. 
5. Repeat these steps to remove other channels from Favorites.  
						

							 
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Viewing program information 
To view information about the current program, press OK. The TV displays a banner at the bottom of the 
screen with as much information as is available in the program data stream, as shown in the following 
example. 
 
Program information banner 
Program information, subject to availability within the broadcast information, includes: 
 Channel number 
 Channel call sign 
 Favorite channel icon  
 Signal strength 
 Program title 
 Start time, end time, and graph of program length showing current position 
 Content rating 
 Video resolution (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 4K) 
 Frame rate (24Hz, 30Hz, 60Hz for television sources, 60Hz, 70Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz for computer 
sources) 
 Audio format (Mono, Stereo, Dolby Audio™ logo) 
 Audio features (SAP/MTS) 
 Only on select 4K models: HDR or Dolby Vision™* logo (HDMI® and streaming sources) 
 Closed captioning (CC) 
 Current time 
 Program description. If the entire description does not fit, press OK to expand the size of the 
banner and see the entire description. 
                                                           * The Dolby Vision™ logo appears only on Dolby Vision™-certified models when displaying Dolby Vision™ content.  
						

							 
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Tip: If you’ve set up Live TV Pause and you’re watching broadcast TV, you’ll also see a progress bar 
showing the current playback position within the rolling 90-minute pause time. For more 
information, see Pausing Live TV. 
Adjusting settings 
Press  to display the Options menu. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight an option, and then 
press the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to change the setting. Adjusting TV settings explains each of the 
settings in detail. 
Pausing Live TV 
Using Live TV Pause, your Roku TV gives you the ability to pause, play, fast forward, and rewind digital 
broadcast TV. You can pause live TV for up to 90 minutes. 
Requirements 
To use this feature, you need to: 
1. Connect your TV to the Internet. If you didn’t connect during Guided Setup, see What if = didn’t 
connect my TV?. 
2. Provide your own dedicated USB drive with the following minimum specifications.  
 16 GB 
 15 Mbps read/write speed 
 USB 2.0 compliant 
A USB flash drive (thumb drive) meeting the minimum requirements is highly recommended. 
However, using a larger drive does not extend the 90 minute pause time. 
IMPORTANT: All existing content on your USB drive is erased when you enable this feature. 
3. Enable Live TV Pause.  
						

							 
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Enabling Live TV Pause 
You can enable Live TV Pause in several ways: 
 Go to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Live TV Pause, and then select Enable. 
 After completing a channel scan, select Set up Live TV Pause from the available options. 
 Press the Play/Pause button on the Roku remote while watching a digital broadcast TV channel. 
 Highlight the Antenna TV tile on the Home screen, press  on the remote control, and then 
select Enable Live TV Pause. 
After starting Live TV Pause setup in any of these ways, the TV prompts you through the steps needed to 
enable this feature. Setup takes only a few moments. 
Note: Use of a USB hub is not supported. 
Using Live TV Pause 
If you have used the Roku remote control to watch streaming channels, using Live TV Pause should be 
very familiar to you.  
 While watching a digital broadcast TV channel, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to pause or play 
the content. After the TV program has been paused for 90 minutes, the TV resumes playing. 
 After watching a channel for a while, press REWIND to jump back up to the point where you first 
started watching the channel, up to 90 minutes. 
 After pausing or rewinding, press FAST FORWARD to jump ahead up to the point where you are 
once again watching the live TV program. 
 Press FAST FORWARD or REWIND repeatedly to cycle through 1x, 2x, and 3x skip speeds. Press 
the INSTANT REPLAY  button to play back the last several seconds of the program. 
 When the program is paused, press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move forward and 
backward through the program approximately 10 seconds per press. Small frames appear across 
the screen to identify your location in the program. 
Note: If  is not available on your remote control, you can use this feature in the Roku mobile app. 
For more information, see Getting and using the Roku mobile app.  
						

							 
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Whenever you use any of the Live TV Pause features, the TV momentarily displays a progress bar: 
 
6. Time at current playback position. 
7. Current playback position 
8. Extent of pause time, representing the amount of time this channel has been buffered, up to 90 
minutes. 
9. 90 minute mark, representing the maximum extent of pause time. 
10. Current time. 
The progress bar also displays tick marks at each half hour point, to help you locate the boundaries 
where one show ends and a new one begins.  
Notes about Live TV Pause 
 You can use Live TV Pause only with digital broadcast and cable channels received through the 
TV’s Antenna input (ATSC and Clear QAM channels). 
 Changing channels erases and restarts the Live TV Pause buffer. 
 Returning to the Home screen, selecting another input, or turning off the TV erases and resets 
the Live TV Pause buffer. 
 Removing the USB drive erases the Live TV Pause buffer.  
						

							 
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More Ways to Watch (select models only) 
More Ways to Watch is available only on select TV models in the United States. To determine whether 
your TV has this feature, from the Home screen, press the UP or DOWN arrow to highlight Settings, and 
then examine the Settings menu for a More Ways to Watch option. 
More Ways to Watch gives you recommendations about the shows you’re watching on the Antenna TV, 
HDMI, or AV input. Before you can get these recommendations, you must opt into More Ways to Watch. 
Not every show will provide recommendations for more ways to watch. For details about what you’ll see 
when a recommendation appears, see Using More Ways to Watch. When you get a recommendation, 
you’ll see a notification at the bottom of your TV screen, and depending on the recommendation, you’ll 
see one or more of the following options: 
 Watch from beginning – Recommends streaming channels where you can watch the current 
show from the beginning. 
 More episodes – Recommends streaming channels where you can watch more episodes or 
entire seasons of the current show. 
 More like this – Recommends other shows on streaming channels that have similar 
characteristics to the show you are watching. 
Together with these features, More Ways to Watch makes the ads more relevant to you based on 
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Opting in to More Ways to Watch 
More Ways to Watch uses Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology to collect information 
about what you watch through your Antenna TV, or on devices like media players and cable boxes 
connected to the HDMI or AV inputs. Opting in to More Ways to Watch means that you give permission 
to analyze the programs you watch for the purpose of making recommendations, as well showing ads 
that are more relevant to you.  
More Ways to Watch is disabled when you first set up your TV or when your TV updates its software to 
include this feature. Then, t he first time you select Antenna TV, an HDMI input, or AV input, your TV 
offers to enable More Ways to Watch. =f you decide to enable it at this time, you’re all set to enjoy its 
recommendations. 
 
If you decide not to enable More Ways to Watch at this first opportunity, you can enable it later. Or, if 
you decide you’d rather not use the feature after you’ve enabled it, you can disable it, but be aware that 
previously collected information is retained and not deleted.  
						

							 
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Disable More Ways to Watch 
If you decided you want to disable More Ways to Watch, follow these steps: 
1. From the Home screen, go to Settings > More Ways to Watch.  
2. Navigate to the right to highlight Enable More Ways to Watch. 
3. Press OK on the remote control to clear the check box. 
Disable Auto Notifications 
If you want to keep More Ways to Watch enabled, but you do not want to see notifications popping up 
while you are watching shows, you can disable notifications. To do so, follow these steps: 
1. From the Home screen, go to Settings > More Ways to Watch.  
2. Navigate to the right to highlight Enable More Ways to Watch. 
3. Press DOWN on the remote control to highlight Enable auto notifications. 
4. Press OK on the remote control to clear the check box. 
Using More Ways to Watch 
Now that you’ve opted into More Ways to Watch, you are ready to start enjoying its capabilities. As you 
use this feature, be aware that you’ll only see suggestions on your TV under the following 
circumstances: 
 You’ve enabled More Ways to Watch on your TV. 
 The program you’re watching contains the information needed to identify it. Note that some 
programs, such as the daily news, typically do not activate More Ways to Watch. 
 At least one participating streaming channel offers the movie or TV show you are watching, or 
other episodes, or more shows like the one you are watching.  
If all of these conditions are met, then a few seconds after you start watching a program you can view 
the suggestions. A few more tips: 
 If you’ve also enabled auto notifications, you’ll see a More Ways to Watch notification at the 
bottom of the screen for a few seconds. This is a handy reminder that your TV is ready to show 
you More Ways to Watch.  
 
  
						

							 
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 If you miss the notification, you can check the program information banner that appears when 
you press OK while watching a TV channel, HDMI, or AV source. If your TV has suggestions, 
you’ll see the More Ways to Watch notification in the banner.  
 
Regardless of which  More Ways to Watch prompt appears, press the RIGHT arrow to see available 
options, if any. The options you’ll see depend on the type of show you’re watching and the available 
ways there are to watch, so you might see any or all of the following: 
 Watch from beginning – Displays streaming channels on which the same TV show or movie is 
available. Generally, this option does not appear on first run programs, because streaming 
content is not available until a later date. 
 More episodes – Displays streaming channels where you can find other episodes of the TV show 
you are watching. Does not apply to movies. 
 More like this – Other TV shows or movies with a similar theme. 
 
Press the DOWN arrow to select an option, and then press the RIGHT arrow to select the channel you 
want to use to watch from the beginning or watch more episodes, or the other TV show or movie with a 
similar theme.  
=n each case, assuming you’ve already added the channel and signed in as needed, More Ways to Watch 
takes you directly to the place in within the streaming channel where you can select and watch the 
program. 
Keep these points in mind as you use More Ways to Watch: 
 Streaming channels you’ve already installed appear first in the list of suggestions. 
 If more than a few streaming channels provide More Ways to Watch, you’ll see a More option. 
Select this option to see a scrolling list of available channels. 
 When you select a streaming channel, you leave the program you are currently watching.  
 =f you’ve used the Live TV Pause feature to pause the program, your paused program buffer is 
deleted. In other words, you cannot return to a broadcast channel and resume watching where 
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If there are more providers than will fit in the initial More Ways to Watch screen, select See all 
providers to see the full list: 
 
Switching TV inputs 
Switch to a TV input to access the device connected to that input, for example, a Blu-ray™ player. 
Switching inputs is as simple as highlighting the input’s tile in the Home screen, and pressing OK. The 
video signal on the input, if any, appears on the screen. 
Tip: To learn how to add, remove, rename, and rearrange the tiles on your Home screen, see 
Customizing your TV. 
Auto-detecting devices 
Your TV automatically detects when you connect a new device to an HDMI® input and turn on its power. 
The input is automatically added to the Home screen if it isn’t already present.