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TCL • Roku TV 

User Guide  

Models: 43UP130, 50UP130, 55UP130  

Version   7.0   

English 

   

   

   

   

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product   appearance.   Product   design   and   
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Summary of Contents for UP130

Page 1: ...e Models 43UP130 50UP130 55UP130 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 be c...

Page 2: ...written 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 who...

Page 3: ...ote control 11 Getting around 11 Guided Setup 15 Starting Guided Setup 15 Setting up your TV 16 Connected Home screen 23 Non connected Home screen 24 Benefits of connecting 25 Connecting brings out yo...

Page 4: ...nd people 45 Searching for something to watch 46 How do I search 46 I found a show now what 47 Following on Roku 47 Recent Searches 48 Using the Roku Channel Store 49 Customizing your TV 51 Rearrange...

Page 5: ...70 Resetting the TV 70 Changing your Roku Channel Store PIN preference 72 Getting system updates 72 Other devices 75 Screen Mirroring your phone or tablet 75 Getting and using the Roku mobile app 75 U...

Page 6: ...al Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground should be connected to the groundi...

Page 7: ...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 8: ...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 movi...

Page 9: ...can always see the best priced option A paid subscription or other payments may be required for some channels 5 Send your personal media to the big screen Send personal photos videos and music from y...

Page 10: ...cted smartphone tablet or computer to authenticate access to your account Your TV must already be linked to your Roku account and activated Also you must use your Roku TV remote control because the Re...

Page 11: ...the TV Position the TV so air can circulate freely on all sides Do not stack objects on the TV If you place the TV on a stand make sure you allow adequate ventilation If you connect an audio receiver...

Page 12: ...to the wall do not attach the TV base stand or TV stand column To mount your TV to the wall purchase the one of the following VESA wall mounts 43 model VESA 100 x 200 M6 x 12mm screws 50 model VESA 20...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...ox 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 input on the TV Tip If you are using an antenna with a 300 o...

Page 15: ...ty we recommend that you use cables designated as High Speed Category 2 HDMI cables Tip You might need to configure the component to send its signal through its HDMI connector The connector labeled HD...

Page 16: ...or digital sound bar You can enjoy Dolby Digital multichannel sound from your TV if you connect a digital amplifier or sound bar not provided in either of two ways Digital optical audio out S PDIF Co...

Page 17: ...ess LAN adapter The TV does not support the use of a USB network adapter Note We recommend that your wireless connection support the IEEE 802 11n specification for the best experience AC power Plug yo...

Page 18: ...OWER If the TV is in Standby mode turns power on If the TV is on puts TV in Standby mode BACK The action depends on what you are doing with the TV Menu Goes back to previous menu screen Home screen ti...

Page 19: ...current TV program INSTANT REPLAY When playing streaming video that supports this feature jumps back a few seconds with each press and resumes playing In some channels if Closed captioning is set to I...

Page 20: ...eed Third press fast forwards at 3x speed Subsequent presses cycle through 1x 2x and 3x fast forward speed When playing streaming audio jumps to the next track selection When any menu tile or channel...

Page 21: ...edicated buttons show the logo of a featured streaming content provider Pressing a button turns the TV on if the TV is not already on and if the TV is operating in connected to the Internet performs o...

Page 22: ...you 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 71 Starting Guided Setup To start the Guided Setup pr...

Page 23: ...plete the pairing process 5 Press the UP or DOWN button on the remote control to highlight your preferred language Setting up your TV With the first Guided Setup screen on your TV follow these steps t...

Page 24: ...step and use 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 25 Note If you decide not to connect Guid...

Page 25: ...nitially listed If you don t see your wireless network name in the list this option displays the complete list If you still don t see your network name you might have your router configured to provide...

Page 26: ...y time information about the program you are currently watching If the TV is unable to automatically determine the local time zone it prompts you to choose your time zone from a list Use the UP and DO...

Page 27: ...aming channels After you confirm your selections the TV gets an acknowledgement and then adds your preexisting and newly selected streaming channels to your Roku TV This process is automatic and takes...

Page 28: ...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 box Bl...

Page 29: ...p Note Some Roku TVs depending on where you live and other factors show you an introductory video filled with some great hints and tips If you re not interested in viewing this video press on the remo...

Page 30: ...u can do a lot to personalize your Home screen and make it just right for you and your family Add streaming channels by using the Streaming Channels menu option to browse the Roku Channel Store Remove...

Page 31: ...et 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 inpu...

Page 32: ...s hundreds of streaming channels to fuel your passions including fitness cooking religion outdoors International programming and much more Enjoy FREE trials of popular channels Your TCL Roku TV comes...

Page 33: ...s such as Netflix or Spotify charge a monthly subscription fee and others are free if you subscribe to a companion service through your cable or satellite provider For example HBO subscribers with par...

Page 34: ...anel to 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 t...

Page 35: ...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 53 When you set up Antenna TV the TV scans the signals on its...

Page 36: ...e 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 figu...

Page 37: ...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 conne...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...s communicating that TV is on Screensaver screen is active Off Screen is communicating that TV is on Off no power Off TV is not connected to power Off standby On TV is connected to power and is ready...

Page 40: ...ately After the TV goes into the lower power standby mode it takes a bit longer to start up Watching broadcast TV channels To watch broadcast TV select the Antenna TV tile in the Home screen Your TV r...

Page 41: ...t the bottom of the screen with as much information as is available in the program data stream as shown in the following example Program information banner Program information subject to availability...

Page 42: ...atically added to the Home screen if it isn t already present Adjusting audio video settings While watching video content on any input press to display the Options menu Press the UP and DOWN arrows to...

Page 43: ...ts DRM protected content is not supported Using your TV in a hotel or dorm room Hotels school dorms conference facilities and similar locations with public wireless Internet access often require you t...

Page 44: ...efault but if you have disabled it the TV cannot complete the connection Note Device connect is not present if the TV is in non connected mode 2 If you selected the correct network highlight I am at a...

Page 45: ...blet 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 identify...

Page 46: ...ightness If the lighting level in your TV room changes use this setting to help provide a better viewing experience set to darker for a darker room and brighter for a brighter room Choose among Normal...

Page 47: ...of the screen Even though the other settings are hidden you can move the highlight up or down to adjust the other settings Options menu settings TV brightness Affects the overall brightness of the pic...

Page 48: ...n use on the Roku App or the Jump Back button on a universal remote For more information see Other devices on page 75 Additional captioning options are provided in the Captions screen in Settings Capt...

Page 49: ...trast Sharpness and other values to produce a very vibrant picture Setting Picture mode to Movie changes these same settings to produce a picture suitable for enjoying movies in a darkened room If you...

Page 50: ...dismiss the menu immediately 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 behavio...

Page 51: ...limit ad tracking 1 From the Home screen menu navigate to Settings System Privacy 2 Highlight Limit ad tracking Press to view more information about this option When you finish reading the informatio...

Page 52: ...ng soon 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 F...

Page 53: ...e 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 t...

Page 54: ...g 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 highl...

Page 55: ...reen 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...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...Page 50 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 72...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...ing 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 se...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...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 ch...

Page 62: ...you can unblock it by entering 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...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...you 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 langua...

Page 65: ...manufactured 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 R...

Page 66: ...rench 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 s...

Page 67: ...ms 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 no...

Page 68: ...reen 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...

Page 69: ...Page 62 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 70: ...r Wired and then press OK to start the update process The TV uses your current network information to reconfirm the wireless or wired network connection the local network connection and the Internet c...

Page 71: ...eflects the Closed captioning settings in the Options menu for certain TV inputs as explained in Options menu settings on page 40 Note that once enabled the captions mode remains set for all applicabl...

Page 72: ...on window 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 Changing...

Page 73: ...appear during this process are identical to those described in How do I set up the TV tuner on page 28 Setting the HDMI mode You can independently configure each HDMI input to match the capabilities...

Page 74: ...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 setting for in...

Page 75: ...n 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 TV and oth...

Page 76: ...nables 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 vo...

Page 77: ...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 Syst...

Page 78: ...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 Guided Setup screen What if I can t access...

Page 79: ...rom the Channel Store Require a PIN to make purchases Do not require a PIN to make purchases 5 If you choose either of the first two options enter your PIN twice in the appropriate boxes 6 Click Save...

Page 80: ...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 updates by using a USB flash drive and a compu...

Page 81: ...ck to your TV 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...

Page 82: ...on is not available on non connected TVs Getting and using the Roku mobile app Roku makes the Roku mobile app free for compatible iOS Android and Microsoft Windows 8 8 1 devices With the Roku mobile a...

Page 83: ...Page 76 FAQ For 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 84: ...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 85: ...m 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...

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