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Welcome 

Congratulations on the purchase of your new TCL • Roku 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. This User Guide describes Roku TV version 7.0. To determine the current version of your 
Roku TV, go to 

Settings > System > About

 after you complete Guided Setup. 

The new standard in Smart TVs 

Welcome to TV like you’ve most likely never seen before—a home screen that you can personalize with 
your favorite devices and streaming channels. Choose from hundreds of thousands of streaming movies 
and TV episodes, plus music, sports, kids, family, international and much more. You should never run 
out of things to watch. 

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.

 

Get the most out of your new TV 

Follow these simple steps to get the most out of your new TV. 

1.

 

Connect to the Internet  

 

It’s simple, it’s easy, and it will unlock a world of entertainment. All you need is a 
network connection. There are hundreds of free streaming channels, subscriptions 
services like Netflix and Spotify, convenient ways to rent or buy a favorite film or show 
with Google Play and Cineplex and more.  

2.

 

Pick your favorite streaming channels 

 

Find the entertainment you love. From the latest blockbuster movies to your favorite TV 
shows, with tons of live sports, a broad selection of music streaming channels, popular 
programming in a dozen international languages, 24x7 live news and so much more, 

Summary of Contents for 32S3750

Page 1: ...els 32S3800 32S3750 40FS3800 40FS3750 Version 7 0 English Illustrations in this guide are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance Product design and specification may...

Page 2: ...tten consent of the TCL and Roku Inc is a violation of TCL and Roku Inc s rights under the aforementioned laws No part of this publication may be stored reproduced transmitted or distributed in whole...

Page 3: ...grounding This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper grou...

Page 4: ...two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the...

Page 5: ...ROKU TV USER GUIDE iii...

Page 6: ...t with an HDMI cable 1 Connecting headphones or analog sound bar 1 Connecting an AV receiver or digital sound bar 1 Preparing for Internet connectivity 1 AC power 1 Remote control batteries 1 Roku TV...

Page 7: ...ngs 9 Playing content from USB storage devices 9 Playing content from local network media servers 10 Adjusting TV settings 11 Settings menu 11 Options menu 11 Options menu settings 12 Advanced picture...

Page 8: ...control PIN 32 Resetting parental controls 32 More settings 34 Changing network settings 34 Changing caption settings 34 Changing time settings 36 Scanning for broadcast TV channels again 36 Using th...

Page 9: ...ile app 2 Using a universal remote 2 FAQ 3 Other information 4 Battery Caution and Disposal Information 4 Electronics Recycling Information For Consumers 4 Care and Cleaning 4 Television Specification...

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Page 11: ...international and much more You should never run out of things to watch Note A paid subscription or other payments may be required for some channels Channel availability is subject to change and varie...

Page 12: ...screen Send personal photos videos and music from your compatible smartphone or tablet to the TV screen in just a few taps Plus with Netflix and YouTube apps and any applicable subscription send movi...

Page 13: ...do not attach the TV base stand or TV stand column To mount your TV to the wall purchase one of the following VESA wall mounts 32 models VESA 200 x 150 M4 x 12mm screws 40 models VESA 100 x 150 M6 x...

Page 14: ...use the stands or mount your TV to a wall using a wall mount sold separately If you want to mount your TV to the wall don t attach the stand legs A Place the TV face down on a soft cushioned surface...

Page 15: ...put Tip If you receive your TV stations through a set top box from a cable or satellite TV provider connect it to the TV using the best connection method available From most to least desirable HDMI in...

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Page 17: ...ls so that only one cable is needed For better picture quality we recommend that you use cables designated as High Speed HDMI cables Tip You might need to configure the component to send its signal th...

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Page 19: ...ct headphones or an analog sound bar not provided to the TV s headphone jack Tip Inserting a plug in the headphone jack disables the sound from the TV s built in speakers Warning Loud noise can damage...

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Page 21: ...le device To use this feature you must configure the TV to enable HDMI ARC as explained in Enabling HDMI ARC on page 39 Preparing for Internet connectivity If you want to connect your TV to the Intern...

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Page 23: ...ies Open the back of your Roku TV remote control and insert the included batteries observing the proper orientation as indicated in the battery compartment Reattach the back cover Roku TV Remote contr...

Page 24: ...urns to the previous menu or screen Browsing streaming content Goes to the previous level in the content tree HOME Immediately returns to the Home screen menu OPTIONS Displays an Options menu but only...

Page 25: ...umps to the previous track selection When any menu tile or channel in the channel list is highlighted jumps up one page When using a virtual keyboard jumps to the character at the top of the current c...

Page 26: ...n volume down rapidly A volume indicator shows the volume level while you are adjusting the volume and for a few seconds afterward Note If the TV is muted pressing VOUME DOWN does not unmute the sound...

Page 27: ...turn on your TV If you need to run Guided Setup again you ll have to perform a factory reset as explained in Factory reset everything on page 41 Starting Guided Setup To start Guided Setup press the...

Page 28: ...ol to go to the next screen 2 Press OK to select Set up for home use Home mode is the right choice for enjoying your TV at home It provides energy saving options as well as access to all features of t...

Page 29: ...ou ve connected to your TV See Non connected Home screen on page 14 to get started using your non connected TV Scan again Scan again to see all networks This option depends on the number of wireless n...

Page 30: ...protected an on screen keyboard appears Use the keyboard to enter the network password Tip Wireless networks that are password protected display a padlock icon adjacent to the name This icon enables y...

Page 31: ...eatures This User Guide describes version 7 0 To determine your current Roku TV software version go to Settings System About after you complete Guided Setup You can download an updated User Guide that...

Page 32: ...ve the same streaming channels subject to compatibility with the device After it adds your selected streaming channels the TV helps you set up the devices that you re connecting to it such as a cable...

Page 33: ...n 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...

Page 34: ...mote control the Home screen greets you From here you can explore everything your TV has to offer Press the arrow buttons to move around and press OK to select a highlighted item We ve designed the TV...

Page 35: ...ove a tile by highlighting it and pressing Then highlight Remove input or Remove channel and press OK Reposition a tile by highlighting it and pressing Then highlight Move input or Move channel and pr...

Page 36: ...by highlighting it and pressing Then highlight Remove input and press OK Reposition a tile by highlighting it and pressing Then highlight Move input and press OK Use the arrow buttons to move the til...

Page 37: ...nd much more Enjoy FREE trials of popular channels Your Roku TV comes loaded with special offers including free trials from popular streaming channels Netflix Spotify DailyBurn Fitness and many more B...

Page 38: ...hrough your cable or satellite provider For example HBO subscribers with participating broadcast TV provider accounts can add the HBO Go channel and watch it for free If you have an existing subscript...

Page 39: ...the right of the Home screen offering a Connect Now option Simply highlight and select the Connect Now option to get started Use the Connect and activate now option in the Settings menu From the Home...

Page 40: ...t need the TV tuner you can bypass setting it up and instead remove it from the Home screen as explained in Remove unwanted tiles on page 24 When you set up Antenna TV the TV scans the signals on its...

Page 41: ...Home screen select the Antenna TV tile 3 Read the simple on screen instructions and select Start finding channels 4 If prompted select your time zone You ll only need to do this if the TV can t figur...

Page 42: ...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 connec...

Page 43: ...na and on your location relative to the antennas of broadcasters in your area Now you re ready to watch broadcast TV While you re watching try the following Press the UP and DOWN arrows to change chan...

Page 44: ...d is ready to use Starting up from off state Slow pulsing blink until startup completes TV is doing something On receiving update from USB Slow pulsing blink until update completes TV is doing somethi...

Page 45: ...anging channels To change channels you can do any of the following Press the UP arrow to change to the next higher channel Press the DOWN arrow to change to the next lower channel Press the LEFT arrow...

Page 46: ...end time and graph of program length showing current position Content rating Video resolution 480i 480p 720p 1080i 1080p Audio quality Mono Dolby Digital Stereo Dolby Digital 5 1 Dolby Digital Dolby D...

Page 47: ...tent 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 If your TV is connected to the Internet...

Page 48: ...lude personal computers running media server software such as Plex or Windows Media Player network file storage systems that have built in media server software and other devices that implement the sp...

Page 49: ...ter for a brighter room Choose among Normal and four other settings to make the overall picture brighter or darker So that you don t have to make this type of change for each TV input one at a time th...

Page 50: ...references This setting applies to the currently selected input only Picture size Adjusts the aspect ratio of the picture enabling you to view a picture in its original format or zoom or stretch it to...

Page 51: ...plies only to Antenna TV on digital channels Tip To dismiss the Options menu just wait a few seconds without pressing any buttons Or press again to dismiss the menu immediately Advanced picture settin...

Page 52: ...adjusts the backlight level to achieve the optimum contrast and prevent excessive differences between light and dark areas of the screen The Backlight option is disabled when Dynamic Contrast is enabl...

Page 53: ...vacy 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 re...

Page 54: ...on you can follow any movie TV show or actor To do this 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 mo...

Page 55: ...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 ti...

Page 56: ...n 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 cir...

Page 57: ...Page 19 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...

Page 58: ...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...

Page 59: ...Page 21 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 on page 41...

Page 60: ...ou 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 Pre...

Page 61: ...ng 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 sec...

Page 62: ...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...

Page 63: ...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 cha...

Page 64: ...ng a parental control PIN that only you know Note The parental control feature can be used to hide the Movie Store TV Store and News options that are available on the Home screen menu of TVs manufactu...

Page 65: ...u ve hidden them you must return to this screen and remove the check mark from the corresponding Hide command Blocking Broadcast TV shows For broadcast TV parental controls use information embedded in...

Page 66: ...ou can block just coarse language in 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 languag...

Page 67: ...anufactured It does this by detecting a new Rating Region Table in a program and then downloading the new table and displaying its rating in the Parental controls When the TV downloads a new Rating Re...

Page 68: ...ench ratings Canadian French language programs that are broadcast in Canada are rated by the R gie du cin ma du Qu bec TV broadcast signals carry rating data that enables parental controls to block sh...

Page 69: ...s that have no rating assigned to them for example a broadcast of a local town council meeting Programs that do not have an assigned rating display Rating NA for not applicable meaning a rating is not...

Page 70: ...een menu navigate to Settings Parental controls and then enter your parental control PIN 2 In the Parental controls screen highlight Change PIN 3 Move the highlight into the adjacent keypad and then u...

Page 71: ...Page 33 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...

Page 72: ...the local network connection and the Internet connection Set up new connection Press OK to start a scan for wireless networks Follow the on screen instructions to complete the network connection For...

Page 73: ...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 highli...

Page 74: ...program data Clock format Select whether to display time in a 12 hour or 24 hour format or to turn off time display This setting is available only on TVs that are connected to the Internet Non connect...

Page 75: ...akers are also turned off when you use the headphone jack Changing the audio mode The TV has two audio modes accessed by navigating in the Home screen menu to Settings Audio Audio mode Stereo Use this...

Page 76: ...settings can result in no sound when the content you are viewing does not contain the audio stream type you selected Controlling other devices through CEC Consumer Electronics Control CEC enables your...

Page 77: ...es System audio control After enabling HDMI ARC you can disable System audio control if you prefer Enabling system audio control System audio control enables the TV remote control to change the volume...

Page 78: ...the feature Restarting the TV You can restart the TV when necessary Restarting has the same effect as unplugging the TV power and then plugging it in again To restart the TV navigate to Settings Syste...

Page 79: ...ctory reset use the on screen number pad to enter the code displayed on the screen and then select OK to proceed When the factory reset operation completes the TV restarts and displays the first Guide...

Page 80: ...changes and return to the My Account page Note that your current setting is described under PIN Preference Getting system updates If your TV is connected to the Internet and linked with a Roku accoun...

Page 81: ...herefore you won t always see a change in the behavior of your TV after a system update Getting updates on a non connected TV If your TV is not connected to the Internet you can still get system updat...

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Page 83: ...the code your TV displayed and then click Next 7 On the 6 digit code page write down the 6 digit code that appears and then take it back to your TV 8 Using the TV remote control select Next to move t...

Page 84: ...r voice to search without typing More information can be found by going to support roku com home and searching for mobile app Using a universal remote In many cases you can program your cable or satel...

Page 85: ...Page 3 FAQFor the latest answers to Frequently Asked Questions visit the TCL TV support website http www tclusa com support and the Support section of the Roku website www roku com...

Page 86: ...televisions and other electronics We encourage customers to recycle end of life electronic devices using one of the many convenient methods available today In many states TCL has programs in place to...

Page 87: ...an Authorized Dealer of TCL brand products in the United States and packaged with this warranty statement New LCD LED Televisions Non Commercial Use For how long after your purchase One 1 year from d...

Page 88: ...ty period must be presented to obtain warranty service In the event that a unit is to be replaced a picture of the back of the unit showing the model and serial number and picture of the issue itself...

Page 89: ...NTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY AND WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE THIS WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE PLEASE VISIT W...

Page 90: ...ence shall TCL or Roku be liable whether in contract or tort for any direct indirect incidental special or consequential damages attorney fees expenses or any other damages arising out of or in connec...

Page 91: ...dapt translate or create derivative works of the Software except only to the extent any of the foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law or as may be permitted by the license terms governi...

Page 92: ...cedures set forth below to resolve any and all claims between you and Roku arising out of or relating to any aspect of this EULA whether based in contract tort statute fraud misrepresentation or any o...

Page 93: ...of this EULA operates separately If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect If Roku fails to insist that you...

Page 94: ...ited U S Patent Nos 5 583 936 6 836 549 5 315 448 6 381 747 6 501 842 and 7 050 698 HDMI The terms HDMI and HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered tra...

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