Roku TCL TV S305 User Manual
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Page 53 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...
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Page 54 Tips: • You can change the captions mode while watching a program. To do so, press Þ 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...
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Page 55 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 (U.S. only) On TVs sold in the United States, the 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. The Audio Guide uses voice prompts that speak volume and channel changes, menu...
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Page 56 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” on page 68. Be sure to write it down in a safe place just in case. Blocking Movie Store, TV Store, and News One of the parental control options is to completely hide the entertainment options that are...
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Page 57 shows are unblocked. When the kids return, select Enable parental controls again, and all of your parental control settings are restored in a single operation. To enable parental control of TV shows: 1. In the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and then enter your parental control PIN. 2. In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > Parental control of TV shows. 3. Make sure the check box next to Enable parental controls is checked. If not, highlight it...
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Page 58 Blocking based on US movie ratings Most movies in the US are rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, or MPAA, so the ratings are known as MPAA ratings. TV broadcast signals carry movie rating data that enables parental controls to block shows that parents don’t want others to see. The ratings are: • G – General audiences • PG – Parental guidance suggested • PG-13 – Parents strongly cautioned for children age 13 or younger • R – Restricted • NC-17 – Not for age 17 or younger...
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Page 59 Blocking based on Canadian English ratings Canadian-English language and third-language programs that are broadcast in Canada are rated by the Action Group on Violence on Television, or AGVOT. TV broadcast signals carry rating data that enables parental controls to block shows that parents don’t want others to view based on content containing violence, language, sex, or nudity. The ratings are: • C – Children under 8 years • C8 – Children 8 years and older • G – Generally suitable for all...
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Page 60 2. In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > Canadian French ratings. 3. Select the rating level you want to block. You need only select one rating level, and all higher levels are automatically blocked. Blocking unrated programs Some broadcast TV shows and movies are assigned a rating of “Unrated”. Whether or not such programs contain content that is objectionable to you cannot be determined. However, you can choose to block such programs. To block all unrated broadcasts:...
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Page 61 Whenever this blocked message appears, both the video and audio of the show are blocked, as well as program data that would normally appear in the area at the bottom of the screen. To watch the blocked program, you need to know the PIN code defined when you enabled parental controls, as explained in “Creating a parental control PIN” on page 55. 1. Press OK to select Unblock and display a PIN pad. 2. Use the arrow buttons to enter your parental control PIN code, and then press OK to select...
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Page 62 1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and then enter your parental control PIN. 2. In the Parental controls screen, highlight Reset parental controls. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to confirm that you want to erase all parental control settings. Tip: Resetting parental controls also erases your parental control PIN.