3 Connections and setup
Refer to your TV’s Quick Start Guide or other provided documentation
to for model-specific information about attaching the base or a wall
mount and making connections to AC power and to your other audio/
video devices. The following information applies to all Roku TV
models.
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
input on the TV.
Tip(s)
●
If you are using an antenna with a 300 ohm twin-lead cable, you
need to use a 300-to-75 ohm adapter (not provided) to adapt the
twin-lead cable to a connection that is compatible with the TV’s
antenna input.
●
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
®
input
– Digital HD and SD video
–
AV input
– analog SD video
–
Antenna input
– analog SD video using NTSC
Connecting external equipment with a composite AV
video cable
If the best connection available on your device is AV or composite
video output, connect it to the TV using a composite AV cable (not
provided). Composite AV cables typically have three RCA-type plugs
on each end, color coded as follows:
–
Yellow
– Video
–
Red
– Audio, right channel
–
White or black
– Audio, left channel
Connect each plug to the corresponding connector on the device and
on the TV.
Note(s)
●
Select models have an AV Input that looks like a headphone jack. Use the
breakout cable (included) to adapt this input to the three RCA-type plugs
on your composite cable.
Connecting external equipment 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 High Speed
HDMI
®
Cables.
Tip(s)
●
You might need to configure the device to send its signal through
its HDMI
®
connector
The connector labeled
HDMI IN (ARC)
has the additional ability to
use the audio return channel to send digital audio to a receiver or
sound bar, as explained in
Connecting an AV receiver or digital
Connecting an AV receiver or digital sound bar
You can enjoy Dolby Audio
™
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)
– Connect a TOSLINK optical
cable (not provided) from the TV to the Optical input on your
receiver or sound bar.
●
HDMI
®
ARC
– Connect an HDMI
®
cable (not provided) from the
HDMI (ARC)
connector to the HDMI
®
input on your
receiver or sound bar. This connection uses the Audio Return Channel
(ARC) feature of the HDMI
®
specification to output sound from the TV
to a compatible device. To use this feature, you must configure the TV
to enable HDMI
®
ARC, as explained in
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