Roku Digital Video Player User Manual

User Guide

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Contents

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Netflix Player inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Inserting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connecting Your Netflix Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connecting your Player to your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting your Player to your home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting your Player to a power source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting Up Your Netflix Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Accessing your Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Selecting your network type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Activating your Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Using Your Netflix Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Filling your instant Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting a movie to watch on your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Playing a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 5

Adjusting Settings on Your Netflix Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Changing your network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Changing your display setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the volume for sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Changing your screensaver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Viewing and updating your Player info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Performing a factory reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Manually entering your network’s name (SSID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Understanding Player performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Macrovision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Netflix Player by Roku License Agreement and Warranty Statement . . . . . . . 46

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Chapter 1 Welcome

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Congratulations on your purchase of The Netflix Player by Roku™. In just a few minutes you’ll be ready to select movies from the Netflix website and watch them instantly on your TV.

What’s in the box?

Your Netflix Player package should include all of these items:

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Overview

Before you set up your Netflix Player, get familiar with the inputs on the Player and the buttons on the remote control.

Netflix Player inputs

Status light

IR receiver

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S-Video

Reset button

Optical audio

Component video

Composite

video

Audio HDMI Ethernet

Power

Remote control

Select

Home

Reverse scan

Play/Pause

Right

Down Forward

scan

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Inserting the batteries in the remote control

1 Do one of the following:

• If your remote has a battery door release button on the back, press the button and then

slide the top panel upward to open the remote.

• If your remote doesn’t have a battery door release button, just slide the top panel upward

to open the remote.

2 Insert 2 AAA batteries (included) into the battery compartment.

3 Align the top edge of the battery door with the notches near the top of the remote, and then

slide the battery door onto the back of the remote control until it clicks into place.

Notches

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Battery door release

Chapter 2 Connecting Your Netflix Player

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To use your Netflix Player, you need to connect it to your TV, your network, and a power source.

Connecting your Player to your TV

There are several ways to connect your Player to your TV. The method you choose depends on the inputs supported by your TV and the cables you have available.

Your Player includes a combination cable that has both composite video and stereo audio connectors. If you purchased the optional cable package, you also received an optical audio cable, a component video cable, and an HDMI cable. (S-Video cables are sold separately and can be purchased at most stores that sell audio/video equipment.)

The type of connection you set up between your Player and your TV, combined with the speed of your Internet connection, determine the quality of your audio/video experience when you watch movies through your Player.

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The following chart ranks the audio and video resolution for each setup option, assuming that the resolution is not compromised by your Internet connection:

Video Audio

Composite

S-Video

Component

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HDMI

Stereo

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Optical

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HDMI

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NOTE:

Even if you use a high-resolution setup, audio/video quality may be compromised

based on the speed of your broadband Internet connection.

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Video connections

NOTE:

Connecting your TV directly to the audio/video output of your Set-Top Box will assure a more vivid picture and enhance your viewing enjoyment.

Connecting a composite video cable

1 Insert the yellow connector on the standard

A/V cable into the yellow composite video jack on your Player.

2 Insert the yellow connector on the other end

of the standard A/V cable into the yellow composite video jack on your TV or A/V receiver.

Connecting an S-Video cable

1 Insert one end of the S-Video cable into the

S-Video jack on your Player.

2 Insert the other end of the S-Video cable into

the S-Video jack on your TV or A/V receiver.

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Connecting a component video cable

1 Insert one end of the green, blue, and red

video cable into the jacks with the matching colors on your Player.

2 Insert the other end of the green, blue, and

red cable into the corresponding component video jacks on your TV or A/V receiver.

Connecting an HDMI cable

1 Insert one end of the HDMI cable into the

HDMI jack on your Player.

2 Insert the other end of the HDMI cable into

the HDMI jack on your TV or A/V receiver.

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NOTE:

If you use an HDMI cable, you don’t need separate audio and video cables, unless you’re routing the sound to an audio receiver.

Audio connections

For standard stereo sound (2-channels, left/right), use the red and white connectors on the composite cable. For surround sound (5.1 audio), use either an HDMI or optical audio cable, if available.

Connecting a stereo cable

1 Insert the red and white connectors on the

standard A/V cable into the red (Right) and white (Left) audio jacks on your Player.

2 Insert the other end of the stereo cable into

the red (Right) and white (Left) audio jacks on your TV or A/V receiver.

Connecting an optical audio cable

1 If present, remove the protective caps from

the optical audio cable connectors.

2 Insert one end of the optical audio cable

into the optical audio jack on your Player.

3 Insert the other end of the optical audio

cable into the optical audio jack on your TV or A/V receiver.

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Connecting an HDMI cable

1 Insert one end of the HDMI cable into the

HDMI jack on your Player.

2 Insert the other end of the HDMI cable into

the HDMI jack on your TV or A/V receiver.

NOTE:

If you use an HDMI cable, you don’t need separate audio and video cables.

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Connecting your Player to your home network

To view movies through your Netflix Player, you must connect your Player to your home network using either a wireless or wired connection. Your home network must have broadband Internet access, so that your Player can access the Internet when it is connected to your home network. A minimum connection speed of 1.5Mbps is required. However, we recommend using a connection that is 4.0Mbps or faster.

If you’re using a wired connection, follow these steps to connect your Player to your network. If you’re using a wireless connection, skip ahead to the next section,

power source”

1 Connect one end of a CAT5 ethernet cable to the

ethernet jack on your Player. ( ethernet cables at most stores that sell computer equipment or electronic supplies.)

2 Connect the other end of the ethernet cable to

your Internet router.

NOTE:

you don’t need to connect an ethernet cable, so you can skip this step.

You can purchase an

If you’re using a wireless connection,

“Connecting your Player to a

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Connecting your Player to a power source

Like most home entertainment products, your Player requires electricity to run.

1 Connect the AC adapter to the back of your Player.

2 Insert the power plug into a power outlet.

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Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Netflix Player

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After you connect your Player, as described in the previous chapter, you’re ready to access your Player and complete Guided Setup to set up your wireless network connection (if applicable), choose a display format for your TV, and activate your Player.

Accessing your Player

After you plug your Player into a power outlet, it is on all the time. There is no power button to turn on and off. You simply access your Player through your TV.

1 Turn on your TV, and if necessary, select the input on your TV that displays the Player. When

the Player is properly connected, you see the Roku logo followed by the Welcome screen.

2 When the Welcome screen appears, point your remote at your Player, and press select .

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