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Using the Roku Channel 
Store 
The Streaming Channels menu option takes you to the Roku Channel store, where you can add new 
subscription based and free streaming channels to your TV.  
Tips:  
 The Streaming Channels menu option is available only if your TV is connected to the Internet. 
 You also can search for streaming channels by using the Search option, as explained in Searching 
for something to watch. 
To make it easier to find what you want, the streaming channels in the Roku Channel Store are 
categorized by topic. Press the UP and DOWN arrows to highlight the category you want, and then press 
the RIGHT arrow to move the highlight into the grid of streaming channel tiles.  
When you find a streaming channel you want to add or learn more about, highlight it and press OK to 
display more details. 
 If the streaming channel you are adding is free, you can select Go to channel to start watching it 
immediately.  
 If there is a one-time or recurring fee associated with using the streaming channel, you must 
agree to the terms and conditions, accept the fee, and—if you created one when you activated 
your Roku TV, enter your Roku PIN code to authorize the charges. 
 If you already have a subscription to the streaming channel—for example, you already subscribe 
to Netflix or you receive HBO through your cable TV provider—you must complete a different, 
simple authorization step to add the streaming channel. 
You only have to complete the authorization or activation step one time, when you initially add the 
streaming channel. After that, you simply select the streaming channel tile from your Home screen to 
start watching. (Channel and content availability is subject to change. Charges may apply to your 
selection.) 
Tip: New streaming channels are added continuously, so be sure to check back every now and then. 
Note: If you don’t remember your PIN, or if want to change whether you need to use a PIN to make 
purchases on your Roku account, see Changing your Roku Channel Store PIN preference.  
						

							 
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Customizing your TV  
There are several things you can do to personalize your TV. 
Rearrange tiles 
Whenever you add a TV input tile, it’s added at the top of your Home screen. Whenever you add a new 
streaming channel from the Roku Channel Store, it’s added at the bottom of your Home screen. 
You can easily rearrange the order of the tiles on the Home screen to suit your viewing preferences. For 
example, you might want Antenna TV to be the first tile in your Home screen. But if you mostly watch 
one streaming channel, you might want its tile to be the first one on your Home screen. 
Rearranging tiles is easy: 
1. From the Home screen, highlight one of the tiles you want to move.  
2. Press  to display a list of options for the type of tile you selected. 
3. Select Move input or Move channel. The list of options disappears and the highlighted tile 
shows arrows indicating how it can be moved 
 
Note: A paid subscription or other payments may be required for some channels. Channel 
availability is subject to change and varies by country. Not all content is available in countries or 
regions where Roku® products are sold.  
						

							 
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4. Use the arrow buttons to move the highlighted tile to its new position. As you move the tile, it 
pushes other tiles out of its way. 
5. Press OK to lock the tile into its new position. 
6. Repeat these steps to move other tiles until you have arranged your Home screen to your liking. 
Edit broadcast TV channel lineup 
When you set up the TV tuner as described in Setting up Antenna TV, the TV adds all the channels with 
good signals that it could detect in your area. =t’s likely that you now have more channels than you want 
in your channel list.  
To edit the channel lineup, from the Home screen, navigate to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Edit 
channel lineup. You’ll see a screen listing all of your channels. Adjacent to the list of channels is a 
miniature TV screen playing the highlighted channel’s picture and sound. 
 
Highlight each channel you want to hide, and then press OK to hide the channel.  
Tip: If you need to see or hear the highlighted channel, wait a couple of seconds for the TV to start 
playing the channel’s picture and sound. Also note that if you’ve enabled parental controls and the 
program on the current channel is blocked, you won’t see a picture or hear sound while editing the 
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Rename inputs 
Rather than trying to remember that your Blu-ray™ player is connected to HDMI 1 and your game 
console is connected to HDMI 3, you can rename the TV inputs to match the connected component. 
Note: Renaming an input also changes the icon associated with it. 
To rename an input, you can either: 
 Highlight the input tile in the Home screen, and then press  to display a list of options. From 
the list of options, select Rename input. Then select a new name and icon. 
or 
 From the Home screen, navigate to Settings > TV inputs. On the TV inputs screen, select the 
input you want to rename, select Rename, and then choose a new name and icon from the 
provided list. 
Rather than using the predefined names and icons, you can set a custom name and icon. To do so, scroll 
up or down to highlight Set custom name & icon, and then press OK. Follow the instructions on the 
screen to enter a name and select an icon for the input. 
Press  to return to the Home screen. The new name and icon are now in effect. 
Remove unwanted tiles 
=t’s easy to remove unused TV inputs and unwanted channel or app tiles. For example, if you never use 
the HDMI 3 input, or if you don’t like the weather app you added from the Roku Channel Store, you can 
remove them from your Home screen.  
Note: You also can remove the Antenna TV tile if you never use the TV tuner. But be aware that 
removing the Antenna TV tile also deletes the broadcast TV channel list. You’ll have to set up the TV 
tuner again next time you want to view broadcast TV. Instructions for setting up the TV tuner can be 
found in Setting up Antenna TV. 
 To remove any tile, highlight the input tile in the Home screen, and then press  to display a list 
of options. From the list of options, select Remove input. In the screen that follows, confirm you 
want to remove the input. 
 Alternatively, to remove a TV input tile from the Home screen, navigate to Settings > TV inputs. 
On the TV inputs screen, select the input you want to remove, and then select Remove > 
Confirm. Then press  to return to the Home screen.  
						

							 
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Change themes 
Another way to customize your TV is to change its theme. The theme establishes the look and feel of the 
TV through colors, designs, and fonts. 
Tip: Themes are available only when your TV is connected to the Internet. Some themes require payment. 
To change the theme, in the Home screen menu navigate to Settings > Themes. In the Themes screen, 
choose from the following options: 
 My themes – Highlight a theme, and then press OK to switch to that theme.  
 Custom settings – Turn Featured themes on or off. When Featured themes is on, the TV 
automatically switches to featured themes—like certain holiday-inspired themes —for a limited 
time whenever Roku makes them available, and then switches back to your selected theme 
when the featured theme expires. When off, the TV uses your selected theme. 
Change sound effects volume 
Sound effects are the noises the TV makes to let you know it received your command. You can change 
the volume of sound effects or turn them off. 
To adjust the sound effects volume, in the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Audio > Menu 
volume. Navigate to the right and then change the setting to High, Medium, Low, or Off. 
Configure power settings 
Power settings let you set up your TV so that it turns on to the location you choose. Power settings also 
help your TV save energy by automatically turning it off under certain conditions.  
						

							 
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Power on settings 
Power on settings tell the TV what to do when you turn on the power. To configure the power on 
settings, from the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > System > Power > Power on. Highlight the 
power on location from the list, and then press OK to select it.  
 
Auto power savings 
To help you save energy, your TV can automatically turn itself off after a period of inactivity or a period 
during which no signal has been detected. It is factory-configured to do both of these things, but you can 
change these settings if needed. 
To configure automatic power off, from the Home screen menu navigate to Settings > System > Power > 
Auto power savings. In the Power settings screen, highlight the following options and press OK to turn 
them on or off: 
 Reduce power after 15 minutes – If no video or audio activity and no user interaction occur for 
15 minutes, the TV automatically turns off the screen and sound.  
 Turn off after 4 hours – If no video or audio activity and no user interaction occur for 4 hours, 
the TV goes into standby mode. 
Standby LED On/Off 
Normally, the status LED on the front of your TV is lit whenever the TV is in standby mode. If you prefer 
the status LED to not be lit in standby mode, you can turn it off. To do so, from the Home screen, 
navigate to Settings > System > Power > Standby LED, and then select Off. 
After making this change, the status LED still performs all other indication functions.  
						

							 
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Configure accessibility (U.S. models only) 
Accessibility settings enable users with vision or hearing impairment to use the TV more effectively. 
Accessibility settings are located under Settings > Accessibility. 
Captions mode 
Captions mode specifies when closed captions appear. Access caption settings from the Home screen by 
selecting  Settings > Accessibility > Captions mode. At this point, you can choose among the following 
options: 
 Off – No captions appear. 
 On always– Captions appear whenever they are available from the program source. 
 On replay– Captions appear only when you use the replay option, and only when you are 
watching a streaming program that supports instant replay. 
 On mute – Captions appear only when the TV is muted. 
Tips:  
 You can change the captions mode while watching a program. To do so, press  to display 
the Options menu, and then select Closed Captioning. 
 Some streaming channels require you to enable captions through a setting within their 
channel even though you have turned on captions everywhere else. 
Note: Once enabled, the captions mode applies to all inputs that support captions and remains 
enabled until you turn it off. 
Captions style 
Captions style lets you control how closed captions look when displayed on your TV. Access caption style 
settings from the Home screen by selecting  Settings > Accessibility > Captions style. At this point, you 
can choose among the following options: 
 Text style – Choose from a list of fonts. As you move the highlight to each font, you can see a 
sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Text edge effect – Choose from a list of edge effect styles, such as raised, depressed, and 
various shadows. As you move the highlight to each effect, you can see a sample of the result in 
an adjacent panel. 
 Text size – Choose from a list of sizes. As you move the highlight to each size, you can see a 
sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Text color - Choose from a list of colors for the text. As you move the highlight to each color, 
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 Text opacity - Choose from a list of opacity settings for the text. This setting determines how 
much the area behind the text shows through the text. A value of 100% blocks all of the content 
behind the text. As you move the highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in 
an adjacent panel. 
 Background color - Choose from a list of colors for the background area behind the text. As you 
move the highlight to each color, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. Note 
that you won’t see any change unless you set the Background opacity to a value other than Off. 
 Background opacity - Choose from a list of opacity settings for the background of the caption. 
This setting determines how much the area behind the caption background shows through the 
background. A value of 100% blocks all of the content behind the background. As you move the 
highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Window color - Choose from a list of colors for the window rectangle surrounding the entire 
caption. As you move the highlight to each color, you can see a sample of the result in an 
adjacent panel. Note that you won’t see any change unless you set the Window opacity to a 
value other than Default or Off. 
 Window opacity - Choose from a list of opacity settings for the window rectangle surrounding 
the entire caption. This setting determines how much the area behind the caption window 
shows through the window. A value of 100% blocks all of the content behind the window. As 
you move the highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
Audio Guide settings 
Audio Guide settings help users who are blind or visually impaired to configure the text-to-speech 
reader, enabling them to operate their TV more easily. Audio Guide uses voice prompts that speak 
volume and channel changes, menu options, and setting changes. Access Audio Guide settings from the 
Home screen by navigating to Settings > Accessibility, and then select from the following options in the 
Audio Guide section: 
 Audio Guide – Turn Audio Guide on or off. 
 Speech rate – Select one of four speeds at which to hear spoken guide information: Slow, 
Normal, Fast, or Very Fast. 
 Volume – Select the volume at which to hear spoken guide information, relative to the main TV 
volume. 
 Shortcut – Enable or disable the shortcut feature. When enabled (the default), pressing the 
Option button  four times in quick succession enables or disables the Audio Guide.  
						

							 
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Changing caption settings (non-U.S. models only) 
On models sold in the United States, you can find caption settings under Settings > Accessibility > 
Captions mode and Captions style. On models sold outside of the United States, you can find captions 
settings under Settings>Captions. 
Captions mode 
 Off – No captions appear. 
 On – Captions appear whenever they are available from the program source. 
 Instant replay – Captions appear only when you use the replay option, and only when you are 
watching a streaming program that supports instant replay. 
 When mute – Captions appear only when the TV is muted. 
Tips:  
 You can change the captions mode while watching a program. To do so, press  to display 
the Options menu, and then select Closed Captioning. 
 Some streaming channels require you to enable captions through a setting within their 
channel even though you have turned on captions everywhere else. 
Note: Once enabled, the captions mode applies to all inputs that support captions and remains 
enabled until you turn it off. 
Other caption settings 
 Text style – Choose from a list of fonts. As you move the highlight to each font, you can see a 
sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Text edge effect – Choose from a list of edge effect styles, such as raised, depressed, and 
various shadows. As you move the highlight to each effect, you can see a sample of the result in 
an adjacent panel. 
 Text size – Choose from a list of sizes. As you move the highlight to each size, you can see a 
sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Text color - Choose from a list of colors for the text. As you move the highlight to each color, 
you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Text opacity - Choose from a list of opacity settings for the text. This setting determines how 
much the area behind the text shows through the text. A value of 100% blocks all of the content 
behind the text. As you move the highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in 
an adjacent panel. 
 Background color - Choose from a list of colors for the background area behind the text. As you 
move the highlight to each color, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. Note 
that you won’t see any change unless you set the Background opacity to a value other than Off. 
 Background opacity - Choose from a list of opacity settings for the background of the caption. 
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background. A value of 100% blocks all of the content behind the background. As you move the 
highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
 Window color - Choose from a list of colors for the window rectangle surrounding the entire 
caption. As you move the highlight to each color, you can see a sample of the result in an 
adjacent panel. Note that you won’t see any change unless you set the Window opacity to a 
value other than Default or Off. 
 Window opacity - Choose from a list of opacity settings for the window rectangle surrounding 
the entire caption. This setting determines how much the area behind the caption window 
shows through the window. A value of 100% blocks all of the content behind the window. As 
you move the highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. 
Configure parental controls 
Parental controls enable you to control whether the members of your household can view certain kinds 
of broadcast TV programs. When a program or feature is blocked, you can unblock it by entering a 
parental control PIN that only you know. 
Note: Parental controls block content from the TV tuner and from streaming options, if any, on the Home 
screen menu. Parental controls do not block content on other TV inputs or content from streaming 
channels you add to your TV. 
Creating a parental control PIN 
The first time you access the Parental controls screen, you must create a new parental control PIN. 
Thereafter, whenever you want to change parental control settings, unblock programming that has been 
blocked, change the PIN, or disable parental controls, you must enter your parental control PIN. 
Tip: Your parental control PIN has nothing to do with your Roku PIN. You can make them the same if you 
want—this is entirely your choice. 
To create a new parental control PIN, from the Home screen menu navigate to Settings > Parental 
controls. The screen displays a numeric keypad. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to enter a 
four digit code. Then repeat the process to enter the same PIN again, just to make sure you correctly 
entered the PIN you want to use. 
Important: If you forget your parental control PIN, the only way to recover is to perform a factory reset 
operation, as explained in Factory reset everything. Be sure to write it down in a safe place just in case.