What Is Streaming - TCL Roku TV 8 Series User Manual

Smart Guide is an electronic program guide that is available any time you are watching "over-the-air"
TV programs on the Antenna TV input. You can scroll up and down to see all Antenna TV channels you
receive. You can scroll left to see the previous 7 days programs, and scroll right to see the upcoming 14
days of programs. If you highlight a show that has a purple asterisk (Þ), you can press the Þ to see
More Ways to Watch. And your most-watched channels are automatically grouped into a Favorites
section at the top of the Smart Guide.
More Ways to Watch (U.S. only) gives you recommendations about the show you are watching on the
Antenna TV, HDMI, or AV input, gives you options to stream the current show from the beginning, the
entire season, or the entire series, and recommends other shows with similar themes. It also uses the
shows you watch to display ads that are more relevant to you.
Live TV Pause lets you connect a USB drive (not provided) and pause live TV for up to 90 minutes.
After pausing, you can play, fast-forward, rewind, and pause again to any point within the rolling 90
minute window.
Voice commands let you use your Roku Voice Remote, Roku Enhanced Voice Remote, or the Roku
mobile app to change stations, TV inputs, and launch streaming channels, and more. Voice commands
are available only in the United States.
Mobile Private Listening on the Roku mobile app lets you listen to streaming programs and "over-the-
air" TV shows from the Antenna TV input on headphones (not provided) plugged into your IOS
Android™ mobile device.

What is streaming?

Streaming is viewing or listening to video or audio content that is sent over the Internet, or located on a
network-connected media server or on a USB device plugged into the TV's USB port.
With streaming, you can buy or rent most programs on demand, when it's convenient for you. When
streaming, you can play, pause, rewind, and fast forward most of what you are watching. You can also
replay the last few seconds again, or turn on closed captions.
Tip: Some content cannot be paused or skipped. For example, if you are viewing live programming or a
program that is supported by ads, you might not be allowed to skip the ads.
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