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o AV input – Turn captions on or off, or set them to appear only when the TV sound is 
muted. 
o Streaming video channel – Turn captions on or off, set them to appear only when the 
TV sound is muted, or only during instant replay (for streaming content that supports 
instant replay). 
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. 
 Captioning track – Selects which caption track to display when Closed Captioning is on. This 
setting remains in effect on all inputs that provide captions. 
 SAP – Selects whether to play a secondary audio program or multichannel television sound, and 
which choice to play. This setting applies only to Antenna TV on digital channels.  
						

							 
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Advanced picture settings 
The Advanced picture settings menu for each TV input provides settings for fine tuning the appearance 
of the picture. All of the settings in this menu apply only to the currently-selected input. 
To use the Advanced picture settings menu, first press  to display the Options menu. Then select 
Advanced picture settings.  
 
Typical Advanced picture settings menu 
Advanced picture settings menu options 
 Picture mode – Provides picture presets for various viewing preferences. This setting duplicates 
the one on the Options menu. When you change the Picture mode, other picture settings adjust 
accordingly. For example, setting the Picture mode to Vivid sets Brightness, Contrast, 
Sharpness, and other values to produce a very vibrant picture. Setting Picture mode to Movie 
changes the settings to produce a picture suitable for enjoying movies in a darkened room. If 
you make changes to the individual picture settings—for example, Contrast, or Sharpness—
these settings are saved for the current input and the current picture mode. In this way, you can 
set HDMI 1 input’s Movie picture mode to use different settings than the HDMI 2 input’s Movie 
picture mode and Antenna TV’s Movie picture mode. Use Reset picture settings, described 
below, to return the input’s selected picture mode to its original values. 
 Local dimming or Local contrast – Only on select models: Sets the amount of dimming multiple 
“local” areas of the screen’s backlight intensity. This setting can make dark areas darker without 
affecting the brightness of light areas. This option is disabled when Game mode is enabled.  
 Dynamic contrast – Only on select models: Automatically adjusts the backlight level to achieve 
the optimum contrast and prevent excessive differences between light and dark areas of the 
screen. This option is disabled when Local dimming/Local contrast is enabled.  
						

							 
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 Backlight - Adjusts the overall light intensity of the screen. This option is disabled when Dynamic 
contrast is enabled. 
 Brightness – Adjusts the dark level of the black areas of the picture. 
 Contrast – Adjusts the white level of the light areas of the picture. 
 Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of the edges of objects in the picture. 
 Color – Adjusts the intensity of colors in the picture. A setting of 0 removes all color and displays 
a black and white picture. 
 Tint – Adjusts the color balance from green to red to obtain accurate colors in the picture. 
 Color temperature – Adjusts the overall colors in the picture from Normal to slightly more 
bluish (Cool) to slightly more reddish (Warm). 
 Action smoothing – Only on select models: Adjusts the amount of action smoothing applied to 
the video signal. A higher setting results in more smoothing, but can cause undesirable picture 
artifacts in certain types of content. Each Picture mode has a different Action smoothing default 
setting.  
 Game mode – Only on HDMI® and AV inputs: Controls whether Game mode is enabled. When 
On, the TV performs less image processing and has less input lag. When Off, the TV performs 
more image processing and has more input lag, which is less desirable for action games.  
 Reset picture settings – Returns all picture settings for the input’s currently-selected Picture 
mode to their original values. 
Tip: To dismiss the Advanced picture settings menu, just wait a few seconds without pressing any 
buttons. Or press  again to dismiss the menu immediately.  
						

							 
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Advanced audio settings (select models only) 
The Advanced audio settings menu for each TV input provides settings for fine tuning sound quality. All 
of the settings in this menu apply only to the currently-selected input. To use the Advanced sound 
settings menu, first press  to display the Options menu. Then select Advanced sound settings.  
 
Advanced audio settings menu options 
 Audio effect – Select from among various preset audio modes to improve speech, make music 
sound its best, boost bass or treble, or simulate a theater. Use Reset audio settings, described 
below, to return the input’s current settings to their original values. 
 Virtual surround – When on, virtual surround simulates surround sound from multiple speakers. 
Sometimes, the effect interferes with dialog clarity. Use the Dialog clarity option to 
compensate. 
 Dialog clarity – Available only when Virtual surround is On. Choose among Low, Medium, and 
High settings to improve the clarity of dialog when you are using the virtual surround feature. 
 Reset audio settings – Returns Virtual surround and Dialog clarity to their default settings for 
the selected Audio effect.  
Expert Picture Settings (4K models only) 
4K (UHD) TV models have additional picture settings for demanding home theater enthusiasts. Expert 
Picture Settings including gamma, noise reduction, 11 point white balance adjustment, and extended 
color management.  
You can access Expert Picture Settings only by using the Roku Mobile App on an iOS® or Android™ 
mobile device. For more information, go to the following link on the Roku web site:  
go.roku.com/expertpicturesettings  
						

							 
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Changing privacy settings 
Note: Privacy settings are not present on TVs operating in non-connected mode. 
Advertising 
By default, when connected to the Internet and linked with your Roku account, your TV uses an 
advertising identifier to track your TV usage. You can change the privacy settings on your TV in two 
ways: resetting the advertising identifier and limiting ad tracking. 
Reset the advertising identifier 
Resetting the advertising identifier clears the prior usage history that your TV stores, and then begins 
tracking again. From that point forward, your new usage patterns affect the advertisements you see on 
your TV. 
1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Privacy > Advertising. 
2. Highlight Reset advertising identifier. Press  to view more information about this option. 
When you finishing reading the information, press OK to close the More Information window. 
3. Press OK to reset the advertising identifier, and then press OK again to dismiss the verification 
message. 
Limit ad tracking 
You can limit Roku’s tracking of your usage behavior by limiting ad tracking. When you do, your TV will 
display ads that are not personalized based on your TV’s advertising identifier.  
To limit ad tracking: 
1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Privacy > Advertising. 
2. Highlight Limit ad tracking. Press to view more information about this option. When you finish 
reading the information, press OK to close the More Information window. 
3. Press OK to select the Limit ad tracking check box. 
Note: If you perform a factory reset and then reconnect your TV, ad tracking is restored until you repeat 
these steps.  
						

							 
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Microphone 
Your Roku TV does not have a built-in microphone. However, it can provide useful features if you use 
the microphone built into the Roku TV Enhanced Remote Control with Voice Search (only on select 
models), or the microphone built into the phone or tablet you are using with the Roku mobile app. In 
addition to your Roku TV using the microphone for Voice Search, streaming channel providers have the 
ability to use the microphone.  
You can control whether streaming channels have permission to use the microphone. 
Note: These settings affect only streaming channel access to the microphone. They do not affect your 
Roku TV’s Voice Search feature. 
Channel microphone access 
You can control which streaming channels have permission to use  the microphone, giving you control 
over how the microphone is used by each streaming channel. The default setting is Prompt, so no 
channel will be able to turn on the microphone without your permission. 
To change microphone access settings: 
1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Privacy > Microphone. 
2. Select Channel microphone access. 
3. Chose one of the following settings: 
 Prompt – Display a notification each time any streaming channel requests the use of the 
microphone. When a notification appears, you can choose among Prompt, Always 
allow, and Never allow on a per-channel basis. 
 Always allow – Do not prompt, but always allow any streaming channel to use the 
microphone. 
 Never allow – Do not prompt, but never allow any streaming channel to use the 
microphone. 
Channel permissions 
After granting or denying microphone access on a per-channel basis, you can reset channel permissions 
to enable them to follow the system-wide setting you specify under Channel microphone access. 
To reset channel permissions: 
1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Privacy > Microphone. 
2. Select Channel permissions. 
3. Highlight Reset channel permissions, and then press OK.  
						

							 
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My Feed 
Use My Feed to find out when you can watch movies coming soon, and to get updates on movies, TV 
shows, and actors that you are following.  
Movies Coming Soon 
My Feed gives you updates on your list of movies that are coming soon to theaters. With My Feed, you’ll 
know when your favorite movie is ready to stream, the channels it is on, and how much it will cost. 
Select the movies you want to follow by going to My Feed > Movies Coming Soon. You’ll then see a list 
of newly released movies that are not yet available on Roku streaming devices. Select a movie, and then 
select Follow this movie on Roku. When you return to the main My Feed screen, you’ll see banners for 
each of your newly-followed movies along with banners for movies and TV shows you’re already 
following.  
Movies, TV shows, and people 
In addition to following movies coming soon, you can follow any movie, TV show, or actor across top 
streaming channels. To follow a program, use the Search feature to find the movie, TV show, or name 
that you want to follow, and then select Follow this movie/TV show/person on Roku. For more 
information, see Searching for something to watchSearching for something to watch. 
Note: The TV takes a bit of time to update your newly-followed shows. Until it finds at least one channel 
offering the movie, the content banner in My Feed shows Check back later for updates. 
My Feed alerts you any time a movie or TV show you are following becomes available on another 
channel and whenever its price changes.  A number in parentheses next to My Feed in the Home menu 
means that My Feed has updated information that you haven’t viewed yet. For example, if three of your 
followed shows have updates, you’ll see My Feed (3). 
Note: When a movie or TV show you are following becomes available, the streaming channel offering 
the movie might require that you subscribe or pay a fee to view it. 
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Searching for something to 
watch 
Searching for movies and shows across multiple streaming channels is one of the unique features of 
your Roku TV. Within a single search operation, you can search by: 
 Movie name 
 TV show name 
 Actor or director name 
 Streaming channel name 
 Game name 
Tip: Roku Search is available only if your TV is connected to the Internet. 
Note: Roku Search doesn’t search across all streaming channels, but searches across lots of popular 
streaming channels. The actual channels it searches vary by locale, but include popular providers such as 
Netflix and several others, with more being added all the time. 
You can check which streaming channels are included in Roku Search by going to the Search screen, 
clearing all previous searches to reveal the search instructions, and then watching the channel tiles cycle 
at the bottom of the screen. 
To search, select Search on the Home screen menu. The Search screen has a keyboard grid and initially 
displays instructions—a set of icons representing search categories and a list of participating provider 
tiles. 
Tip: If you don’t see the instructions, navigate to the end of the list of recent searches and select Clear 
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How do I search? 
To search, use the arrow buttons to navigate the on-screen keyboard, entering a few characters of the 
search term. With each additional character you enter, you narrow down the search and the search 
results become more relevant. 
Only on models that have the Enhanced Remote Control with Voice Search: Press  to start Voice 
Search, and then say the name of a movie, TV show, actor, or director. The TV shows you the result of 
your search across top channels and lists the streaming channels that offer the requested content. 
Tip: Use the free Roku mobile app on your compatible smartphone or tablet to make searching even 
faster. Not only can you use your device’s keypad to type, you can search simply by touching the voice 
search icon and saying the name of the movie, TV show, actor or director, channel, or game. 
An icon next to each search result shows the category of the result (movie, TV show, actor).  
 Press the RIGHT arrow to move the highlight into the list of search results. 
 Press the UP and DOWN arrows to scroll through the list of search results to highlight the item 
you want to view. 
I found a show, now what? 
Now that you’ve highlighted the show, movie, actor, game, or streaming channel you were looking for, 
press the RIGHT arrow.  
If your search result was an actor, director, or other item that does not represent a single item of 
content, you’ll see another list to narrow down your search. Continue highlighting results and pressing 
the RIGHT arrow until you find a single, viewable content item. 
 An HD logo means that the content is available in high-definition.  
 The checked circle adjacent to the title means you have already added the streaming channel. 
If your search result was a game or a streaming channel, you’ll see detailed information, images, and 
available actions, such as a list of streaming channels and the cost of getting the item or channel. 
Note: Some channels may require a paid subscription. 
Follow on Roku 
Rather than watch the show you found in Search, you can add it to My Feed and wait until it’s available 
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Follow on Roku. Then go to My Feed periodically to check for updates to each of your followed movies, 
TV shows, or people. For more information, see My Feed. 
Recent Searches 
The next time you use Roku Search, the Search screen displays a list of recent search selections in place 
of the search instructions. 
Using the recent search selections list makes it easy to quickly get to a previously found item, for 
example, to find another movie with the same actor, or another TV show in the same series.