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Application Services may not be available or capable of functioning as intended by the provider of the Application Services in any or all usage areas for reasons outside of Hisense’s control, including but not limited to, Internet access, local service limitations, etc. Any purchase or use of the Device, including any Application Services, is purely at the user’s risk.
Table of Contents Welcome ........................4 The new standard in Smart TVs ......................4 Get the most out of your new TV ......................4 Connections and setup ................... 6 Connect your TV ..........................6 AC power ............................10 Remote control batteries ........................10 Roku TV Remote control ........................10 Panel buttons ...........................11 Guided Setup ......................
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Table of Contents Adjusting TV settings .................... 33 Settings menu ..........................33 Options menu ...........................33 Advanced audio settings .........................35 Accessibility .............................36 Advanced picture settings .......................37 Changing privacy settings .......................38 My Feed ........................39 Movies Coming Soon ........................39 Movies, TV shows, and people ......................39 Searching for something to watch ...............
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Table of Contents Getting system updates ........................56 Other devices ......................59 Screen Mirroring your phone or tablet .....................59 Getting and using the Roku mobile app ..................59 Using a universal remote .........................59 FAQ ..............................59 Other informations ....................60 Additional Legal Statements ......................65...
Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your new TV! Discover the joy of endless entertainment. After it’s set up, you’ll be able to access a world of streaming content channels that may include Netflix, YouTube, Crackle, CNET and literally thousands more. Important: Your TV receives automatic updates from time to time, enabling new content and features.
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Welcome NOTE • My Feed is not available in the Roku App for Windows mobile devices in the United States or Canada. 8. Take charge with a smartphone or tablet. ® • Control your TV with the included remote or from your compatible smartphone or tablet with the free mobile app for iOS ™...
Connections and setup Connect your TV This section explains how to connect your devices to your TV. Connecting an antenna, cable or satellite box If you are using an antenna, CATV cable without a set-top box, or a cable or satellite box that has only an antenna output, connect a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not provided) from the device to the ANT/CABLE IN input on the TV.
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Connections and setup ® Connecting a component with an HDMI cable ® If possible, connect your devices using HDMI cables (not provided). They help to provide the best video quality and also carry audio signals, so that only one cable is needed. For better picture quality, we recommend that you use cables designated as ®...
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TV set NOTES • You must use the Hisense built-in Wireless LAN Adapter to use a wireless network because the TV does not support an external USB network adapter. • To use a wireless network, your TV must be connected to a wireless IP access point (IP sharer is not a common term in the US).
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Connections and setup Connecting to a Wired (Ethernet) Network – You can attach your TV to your LAN in one of the three following ways: Option 1. • You can attach your TV to your LAN by connecting the LAN port on the back of your TV to an external modem using a Cat 5 LAN cable.
Connections and setup AC power Plug your TV into a power outlet. You can tell that the TV has power because the status light on the front of the TV lights up. Status light on page 26 explains how the status indicator shows what is happening with the TV. Remote control batteries Open the back of your Roku TV remote control and insert the included batteries, observing the proper orientation as indicated in the battery compartment.
Connections and setup MEDIA Rewind, pause, play, and fast forward streaming content and broadcast TV (if Live TV Pause PLAYBACK is enabled). CONTROLS Press REWIND or FAST FORWARD one, two, or three times to control the speed of the operation. REWIND and FAST FORWARD also jump backward and forward one page at a time when viewing long lists, such as your channel list.
Guided Setup With the preliminaries out of the way, it’s time to turn on your TV. As the TV starts for the first time, it leads you through Guided Setup, which configures the TV before you start to use it. During Guided Setup, you’ll: • Answer a few questions • Provide network connection information...
Guided Setup Setting up your TV With the first Guided Setup screen on your TV, follow these steps to set up your TV: 1. Press the [OK] or [RIGHT] buttons on the remote control to go to the next screen: 2.
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Guided Setup the TV to watch broadcasts, play games, and watch DVDs. If you want to connect later, it’s easy. We’ll show you how in Benefits of connecting on page NOTE • If you decide not to connect, Guided Setup skips ahead to setting up the devices that you’ve connected to your TV. Non-connected TV Home screen on page 18 to get started using your non-connected TV.
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Guided Setup 5. As soon as the TV is able to connect to the Internet, it downloads and installs its first software update, and then restarts. TIP: Your TV automatically checks for updates periodically. These updates provide new features and improve your overall experience with the TV.
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Guided Setup 6. Using a computer, tablet, or smartphone with an Internet connection, go to the web address displayed on the screen and enter the code that appears on your screen. Why do I need a Roku Account? After you log in or create your Roku account, the link page suggests that you select some streaming channels.
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Guided Setup 8. Connect all the devices you plan to use with your TV, turn them all on, and then select Everything is plugged in and turned on. The TV now takes you step by step through each of its inputs and asks what kind of device you have connected. On each input that has a connected and active device, you can see its picture and hear its sound.
Guided Setup Connected Home Screen Here is a typical Home screen from a TV that’s connected to the Internet and paired with a Roku account. Press [ ] for options TV inputs when available Highlighted item - Hint - Press [RIGHT] to press [OK] to select see another screen Home menu...
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Guided Setup Personalize your Home screen You can do a lot to personalize your Home screen and make it just right for you and your family: Remove a tile by highlighting it and pressing [ ]. Then highlight Remove input and press OK. Reposition a tile by highlighting it and pressing [ ].
Benefits of connecting Connecting brings out your TV’s full potential! Make any night a movie night Access more than 450,000* movies and TV episodes across major streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, VUDU and more. Choose from free, rental, and subscription services. Stream sports on the big screen Choose from over 140 sports channels like WatchESPN, FOX Sports Go, NBA, NFL, MLB, WWE, CBS Sports, and more.
Benefits of connecting 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 watch most programs on demand, when it’s convenient for you.
Setting up Antenna TV Despite all of the entertainment possibilities of your Roku TV, you may also want to watch broadcast TV. You can watch broadcast TV in much the same way you watch other entertainment choices. You select a tile—the Antenna TV tile—from the Home screen.
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Setting up Antenna TV 4. If prompted, select your time zone. You’ll only need to do this if the TV can’t figure out your time zone from your Internet connection. Why does the TV need my time zone? The TV needs to know your time zone so that it can correctly display information about...
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Setting up Antenna TV … and then cable TV channels. Scanning for channels can take several minutes. Tip: Cable TV channels are channels from a cable TV provider that you can receive by connecting their cable directly to your TV (unscrambled NTSC, ATSC, and QAM channels, if you’re the kind of person who is interested in the details). In many cases, your cable provider probably requires you to use their set-top box and connect it to a different input, and then use the set-top box to tune your cable stations.
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Setting up Antenna TV Now, you’re ready to watch broadcast TV! While you’re watching, try the following: Press [UP] or [DOWN] to change channels. Press [LEFT] to display the channel list and then use the [UP] and [DOWN] to select a channel to watch. Or press [REWIND] or [FAST FORWARD] to jump through the channel list a page at a time.
Using your TV This section provides information on using the day-to-day features of your TV. Status light Your TV has a single status light on the front panel. It goes on and off and blinks in different ways depending on the status of the TV, as shown in the following table: TV condition Status indicator...
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Using your TV NOTE • If [ ] is not available on your remote control, you can use [ ] on the Roku App or [BACK] on a universal remote. For more information, see Other devices on page Viewing program information To view information about the current program, press [OK].
Using your TV Switching TV inputs 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.
Using your TV Whenever you use any of the Live TV Pause features, the TV momentarily displays a progress bar: 1. Time at current playback position. 2. Current playback position 3. Extent of pause time, representing the amount of time this channel has been buffered, up to 90 minutes. 4.
Using your TV Playing content from local network media servers Playing content from USB storage devices Your TV has a USB port that can be used to play personal music, video, and photo files from a personal USB flash drive or hard disk.
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Using your TV • Content might be limited or unavailable if you try to connect outside your home country due to geo-filtering. To connect your TV to the restricted network 1. Either during Guided Setup or after using the Settings > Network menu to set up a new connection, the TV automatically detects that you are connecting to a restricted network and displays the following prompt: Tip: Your TV can connect to a restricted network only if Device connect is enabled in Settings >...
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Using your TV 6. Start the web browser on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. When you attempt to open any web page, the restricted connection will prompt you for whatever information it needs. In most cases, you must agree to terms and conditions, provide identifying information, or enter a password, PIN, or room number to proceed.
Adjusting TV settings You can adjust most picture and sound settings while you are watching a program by pressing [ ] to display the Options menu. If you don’t find what you need, there are additional picture and sound settings in the Settings menu. ®...
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Adjusting TV settings Tip: When you highlight a setting, the header text explains the effect of its current value. When you begin to adjust a setting, the other options are hidden so you can see more of the screen. Even though the other settings are hidden, you can move the highlight up or down to adjust the other settings.
Adjusting TV settings Advanced audio settings To use the Advanced audio settings menu, first press [ ] to display the Options menu. Then select Advanced audio settings. Advanced audio settings 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.
Adjusting TV settings Accessibility The settings on the Accessibility menu enable you to change the TV’s accessibility settings without leaving the program you are watching. These settings are also available on the Home screen under Settings > Accessibility. Models sold in US only: To enable the Audio Guide, press the [ ] on the remote control four times in rapid succession.
Adjusting TV settings 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.
Adjusting TV settings Changing privacy settings By default, when connected to the Internet and activated with your Roku account, the TV uses an advertising identifier to track your usage behavior. You can change the privacy settings on your TV in two ways: resetting the advertising identifier and limiting ad tracking.
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.
Searching for something to watch Searching for movies and shows across multiple streaming channels is one of the unique features of your 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.
Searching for something to watch 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 on a particular streaming channel or available at a better price. From the search results screen, select Follow on Roku. Then go to My Feed periodically to check for updates to each of your followed movies, TV shows, or people.
Using the Roku Channel Store The Streaming Channels menu option takes you to the Roku Channel Store, where you can add new streaming channels and applications to your TV. Tip: The Streaming Channels menu option is available only if your TV is connected to the Internet. Tip: You also can search for streaming channels by using the Search option, as explained in Searching for something to watch on page...
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.
Customizing your TV Edit broadcast TV channel lineup When you set up the TV tuner as described in Setting up Antenna TV on page 22, the TV adds all the channels with good signals that it could detect in your area. It’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 >...
Customizing your TV 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.
Customizing your TV 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 >...
Customizing your TV 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.
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Customizing your TV 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.
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Customizing your TV shows with a TV-PG rating. If you do, then the TV also blocks shows with coarse language in the higher ratings (TV-14 and TV- MA). Subsequently unblocking coarse language in TV-14 ratings does not unblock coarse language in TV-MA programs, but it does unblock coarse language in TV-PG programs.
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Customizing your TV • G – Generally suitable for all age groups • PG – Parental guidance suggested for viewers under 14 years • 14+ – Generally not suitable for viewers under 14 years • 18+ – Generally not suitable for viewers under 18 years Blocking content with a particular rating also blocks content with a higher rating, and unblocking content with a particular rating also unblocks movies with a lower rating.
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Customizing your TV When a program is blocked by parental control settings, the TV displays a blocked message: 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 1.
More settings This section describes the features and settings of the TV that were not covered in the other parts of this guide. Changing network settings If needed, you can change your network settings at any time. For example, if you change the name of your wireless network (its SSID) or its password, you will need to change your TV’s settings so that it can continue to connect.
More settings Setting the HDMI mode ® input to match the capabilities of the connected device. From the Home screen You can independently configure each HDMI ® menu, navigate to Settings > TV inputs, and then select an enabled HDMI input.
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More settings NOTE • Dolby Audio™ supporting Dolby Digital Plus™ format is not available through the SPDIF optical output. This format is ® only available through the HDMI ARC connection. ® After making the required HDMI ARC or SPDIF optical connection, go to Settings > Audio > S/PDIF and ARC option and select the audio format to use.
More settings described in Turning off TV speakers on page 53) and resumes local control of volume and mute state. To enable or disable system audio control, in the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > System > Control other devices (CEC) and highlight System audio control.
You can download an updated User Guide that matches your Roku TV software version from the web site at: www.hisense-usa.com/support/ To determine your current Roku TV software version, go to Settings > System > About, and then press [ OK ] or navigate to...
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More settings Checking for updates on a connected TV If you’re one of those people who has to have the latest, most up-to-date gadgets the moment they are available, you can check for updates as often as you want. To check for updates, navigate to Settings > System > System update, and then select Check now. The TV responds either with a message saying that your TV is up to date, or with a message saying that an update is available.
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More settings 8. Using the TV remote control, select Next to move to the next screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to enter the 6-digit code. When finished, select [ OK ]. The system update begins. Do not remove the USB flash drive until the TV restarts. When the update finishes, the TV restarts.
For details on how to set up the TV to work with universal remote controls, visit www.roku.com/universalremote. For the latest answers to Frequently Asked Questions, visit the TV support website and the www.hisense-usa.com/support/ Support section of the Roku website www.roku.com.
Legal statement Please note—Use of the TV is governed by Hisense - Roku End User Agreement (see below). In addition, an end user online profile and billing account with Roku, Inc. (“Roku”) on Roku’s website (“Roku Account”) is required to stream content via the Internet using your TV.
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Other informations uses the Roku platform to play digital content over the Internet (“Television”), and (b) any firmware and software that have been pre-installed on the Television and the firmware and software updates Roku provides to you for the Television (collectively, the “Software”).
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Other informations Software Updates IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, ROKU MAY PROVIDE UPDATES TO YOUR TELEVISION VIA THE INTERNET, INCLUDING BUG FIXES AND UPDATES, CHANGES IN THE USER INTERFACE OR HOW YOU ACCESS CONTENT, AND OTHER CHANGES THAT MAY ADD, ALTER OR REMOVE FUNCTIONALITIES AND FEATURES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE UPDATES: (A) MAY HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY IN THE BACKGROUND AT ANY TIME (AND THAT THEY CANNOT BE DISABLED BY YOU);...
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Other informations AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. Export Controls You agree not to download any Content or Software, nor otherwise export or re-export any Television or the Software into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other country as to which the United States or your country has embargoed goods, or to anyone on the U.S.
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Other informations 6. 30-Day Right to Opt Out: You have the right to opt out of this agreement to arbitrate by sending a written notice of your decision to opt out to the following address: Legal Department, Roku, Inc., 150 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA;...
Other informations Additional Legal Statements FCC Statement NOTE • This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital Device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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