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Roku Digital Video Player manual

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    User Guide[...]

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    ii • • • • • • Co py r i g ht Copyright © 2008 by Rok u, I nc. Al l ri ghts reser ved . Roku and the Roku logo are trademarks of Roku, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or reg istered trademarks of their respective holders.[...]

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    iii • • • • • • • • • • • • C on ten ts Chapter 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . [...]

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    iv • • • • • • Chapter 4 Using Your Ne tflix Pl ayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Filling your instant Qu eue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Selecting a movie to watch on your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1 • • • • • • Chapter 1 • • • • • • We l c o m e Con gratu lations on y our purcha se of The Netflix Play er by Roku ™. In just a few minut es yo u ’ll be ready to select movies from the Netflix website and wat ch them instantly on your T V . Wha t’ s in the bo x? Y our Netflix Player package s hould include all of the[...]

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    2 Chapte r 1 • • • • • • Ov erview Befor e you set up you r Netflix Player , get familiar with the inputs o n the Play er and the butt ons on the remote control. Netflix Pla y er inputs S tatus light IR receiver Optical audio Component vide o Reset button Composite video S-Video Audio HDMI Ethernet Power[...]

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    Wel c om e 3 • • • • • • Remote contr ol Home Up Right Down Forward scan Select Up Reverse scan Play/Pause[...]

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    4 Chapte r 1 • • • • • • Inser ting the batteries in the remote c ontrol 1 Do one of the following: • If your remote has a ba ttery door release button on the back, press the button and then slide the top panel upwa rd to open the r emote . • If your remote doesn ’t ha ve a battery door re lease button, just slide the top panel up[...]

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    5 • • • • • • Chapter 2 • • • • • • C onnec ting Y our Netflix Pla yer T o use your Netflix Player , you need to connect it to your T V , your network , and a power source . C onnect ing y our Pla y er to your T V There are sev eral ways to connect your Play er to your T V . The method you choose depends on the inputs suppor[...]

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    6 Chapte r 2 • • • • • • The follow ing char t ranks the audio and vi deo reso lution for each setup option, assuming tha t the reso lution is not com prom ised by y our Internet co nnection: Vi d e o Aud i o Com po si te * Stereo *** S-V ideo ** Optical **** Component *** HDMI **** HDMI **** NOTE: Even if you use a high-resolution setu[...]

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    Connecting Y our Netflix Player 7 • • • • • • Video connections C onnec ting a composite video cable 1 Inser t the yellow connector on the standar d A/V cable into the yello w composite video jack on your Player . 2 Inser t the yellow connector on the other end of the standard A/V cable into the yellow composite video jack on y our T V [...]

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    8 Chapte r 2 • • • • • • C onnec ting a componen t video cable 1 Inser t one end of the green, blue, and r ed video cable into the jacks with the matching colors on your P layer . 2 Inser t the other end of the green, blue, and red cable into the corr esponding component video jacks on your T V or A/V receiv er . Connecting an HDMI cabl[...]

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    Connecting Y our Netflix Player 9 • • • • • • A udio connections F or standard stereo sound (2-channels, left/r ig ht), use the red and white connectors on the composite cable . F or surround soun d (5.1 audio), use either an HDMI or optical audio cable, if avai lab le. C onnec ting a stereo cable 1 Inser t the red and white connectors [...]

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    10 Chapter 2 • • • • • • Connecting an HDMI cable 1 Inser t one end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI jack on your P layer . 2 Inser t the other end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI jack on your T V or A/V receiver . NO TE: If you use an HDMI cable, you don ’t need separate audio and video cables.[...]

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    Connecting Y our Netflix Player 11 • • • • • • C onnecting your Pla y er to your home netw ork T o view movies through your Netflix Player , you must connect your Pla yer to y our home network using either a wireless or wired connection. Y our home net work must have broadband Internet access , so that your Player can acc ess the Intern[...]

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    12 Chapter 2 • • • • • • C onnect ing your Pla yer to a pow er source Like most home enter tainment products, y our Player requires electricit y to run. 1 Connect the AC adapter to the back of your Play er . 2 Inser t the power plug into a pow er outlet.[...]

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    13 • • • • • • Chapter 3 • • • • • • Setting Up Y our Netflix Pla yer After you connect your Player , as described i n the previous chapter , you ’ re ready to access your Play er and comp lete Guided Setup to set up yo ur wireless net work connect ion (if ap plicabl e), choose a display format for your T V , and ac tivate[...]

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    14 Chapter 3 • • • • • • Selec ting y our network type If you ’r e setting up a wireless connec tion, make sure you have the following information handy : • W ireless net work name (also k nown as the SSID) • Securit y key or passphrase (if your network is secured) • Se cur it y met hod (su ppo r ted t yp es a re: WEP , WP A , a[...]

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    Setting Up Y our Netflix Player 15 • • • • • • 2 Do one of the following: • If your Play er detects your home network, press left or right on the remote to highlight your hom e network, and then press select . NO TE: The w aves r adiating from the center of the icon indicate the strength of the wireless network connection. A weak netw[...]

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    16 Chapter 3 • • • • • • • If your Player doesn ’t detec t your network and your network broadcasts its name (also k nown as the SSID), press left or right on the remo te to hig hli ght not sho wn , and th en press select . M a k e s u r e y o u r P l a ye r i s w i t h i n r a n g e o f y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r, h i g h [...]

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    Setting Up Y our Netflix Player 17 • • • • • • 3 If your network requires a secur ity key or passphrase, use the r e mote to highlight the first character of the key or passphrase and then press select to ent er it in the box at the t op of the screen. Repeat this proc ess to enter the rest of the charac ters in the key or passphrase. 4[...]

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    18 Chapter 3 • • • • • • A ctivatin g yo ur Pla y er Activating your Player establishes a connecti on between your Player and y our Netflix account. Y ou must activate your Player bef ore y ou can use it watch mo vies. 1 W a it for the activation screen to appear on your T V screen. Y ou’ re now ready to complete activation on the Net[...]

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    Setting Up Y our Netflix Player 19 • • • • • • 4 Enter the activation code that appears on your T V screen. 5 When the Congratulations scr een appears on your T V , you ’ re ready to add movies to y our instant Queue. See “Filling y our instant Queue ” f or instructions.[...]

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    20 Chapter 3 • • • • • •[...]

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    21 • • • • • • Chapter 4 • • • • • • U sing Y our Netflix Pla yer After you activate your Player , you ’ re ready to add movies and shows to y our instant Queue. Y ou can then use your Player’ s remote to brow se your instant Queue and to select and watch titles on your T V . Y ou’ll be amazed at how quick and easy i t[...]

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    22 Chapter 4 • • • • • • 3 Click the Wa t c h I n s t a n t l y tab . 4 When you find a movie or show you want to watch, point your cursor at the Add/Play button to rev eal additional options, and then click A dd to Instant Queue . 5 Repeat step 4 to add more mo vies and shows to your instant Queue.[...]

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    Using Y our N etflix Pl ayer 23 • • • • • • 6 (Optional) Arr ange your inst ant Queue by clicking the Y our Queue tab , and then clicking the Instant subtab . • T o rearrange your instant Queue, drag and dr op the titles in the order y ou wan t them, or change the numbers to the lef t of the titles and then click Update Instant Queue [...]

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    24 Chapter 4 • • • • • • Selec ting a movie to w at ch on your TV After you set up your Player and add mo vies and shows, you can bro wse and watch them on you r T V . 1 T urn on your T V , and if nec essar y , selec t the input on your T V that displays the Play er . 2 On the Play er remote , press home to view your instant Queue. 3 Pr[...]

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    Using Y our N etflix Pl ayer 25 • • • • • • Choose a Differe nt Episode ( T V seri es only) Enables you to select a specif ic show of a TV ser ies. Pr ess left or right to highlight the sho w yo u want t o view , and then press selec t to choose it. Rate Enables you to rate a mo vie or show . The more stars , the higher the rating. Pr e[...]

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    26 Chapter 4 • • • • • • Pla ying a movie While wat ching a movie or show via your Play er , you have full control ov er your viewing experience. Y ou can use the buttons on the remo te to pause and resume viewi ng and to sc an for ward a nd bac kwa rd, ju st l ike when you watc h a DVD. While playi ng a movi e, th e but tons o n the re[...]

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    27 • • • • • • Chapter 5 • • • • • • A djusting Settings on Y our Netflix Pla y er Settings enable you to access your network, display , sound, and screensav er settings. Y ou can also view informati on about your Player and reset your Play er to the or iginal fac tor y setti ngs. Changing your netw ork settings If you insta[...]

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    28 Chapter 5 • • • • • • 3 Highlight network settings , and then press select . 4 Highlight repeat guided setup and then pr ess select . 5 F o llow the onscr een instructions to enter your new network settings. See “Selecting your netw ork type ” for details .[...]

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    Adjusting Settings on Y our Netflix Player 29 • • • • • • Changing your displa y setting If you purchase a new T V or connec t your Player to a differ ent T V you already ha ve, y ou can change your display type selection be t ween standar d and widescreen format. 1 Pr ess home to go to the Home screen, and then pr ess up to ac tivate t[...]

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    30 Chapter 5 • • • • • • 3 Highlight display type , and then pr ess select . 4 Pr ess left or right on the remot e to highlight standard or widescreen , and then press select . NOTE: F or widescr een T Vs , select 16 : 9 widescree n mode (also known as “full” or “ stretch ” mode).[...]

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    Adjusting Settings on Y our Netflix Player 31 • • • • • • Setting the v olume for sound eff ec ts Y ou can adjust the v olume lev el of the sound effect s produced by your Play er , or you can turn off the sound effects completely . 1 Pr ess home to go to the Home screen, and then pr ess up to ac tivate the menu bar . 2 Highlight settin[...]

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    32 Chapter 5 • • • • • • 3 Highlight sound effects , and then press select . 4 Pr ess up or down to highlight the volume level y o u want to use, and then pr ess select .[...]

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    Adjusting Settings on Y our Netflix Player 33 • • • • • • Changing your scr eensav er settings When your Pla yer remains inactive for five minu t es, the screensaver appears . Y ou can, however , adjust this setting and choose how m uch time must pass before the screensa ver appears, or disable the screensaver c ompletely . 1 Pr ess hom[...]

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    34 Chapter 5 • • • • • • 3 Highlight screensav er , and then press select . 4 Pr ess up or down to highlight the option y ou want to use, and then pr ess select .[...]

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    Adjusting Settings on Y our Netflix Player 35 • • • • • • Viewing and updating y our Play er info Y ou can view information about your Play er , such as the hardware and software version and the serial number , as well as your current network settings. Y ou can also check for software updates to keep your Player up-to- date. 1 Pr ess ho[...]

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    36 Chapter 5 • • • • • • 3 Highlight play er info , and then press selec t . 4 Highlight check for update and then press select .[...]

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    Adjusting Settings on Y our Netflix Player 37 • • • • • • 5 Highlight yes and then press select to begin the update. 6 When you’ re Play er finishes updating , it restarts and displays the Home screen.[...]

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    38 Chapter 5 • • • • • • P e r forming a factor y reset P er forming a factory reset erases all of your settings and acco unt inform ation and r estores yo ur Player ’ s original factor y settings. If you plan on selling your Player , we recommend that y ou per form a factor y reset before delivering the Player to the new owner . 1 Pr[...]

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    Adjusting Settings on Y our Netflix Player 39 • • • • • • 3 Highlight fac tory reset , and then press select . 4 T o continue with the reset, select fac tory reset . T o cancel the reset, select back .[...]

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    40 Chapter 5 • • • • • • 5 When prompted , highlight yes to conf irm that you wa nt to r eset your Pla yer , and then press select .[...]

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    41 • • • • • • Chapter 6 • • • • • • A dditional Informa tion This sec tion contains mo re information about selec t topics in this guide. Manually entering y our netw ork’ s name (SSID) If your net work is setup as a hi dden network that does n ’t broadca st its name, you can enter the name manu ally. 1 F rom the Choose[...]

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    42 Chapter 6 • • • • • • 2 Highlight enter wireless network name (SSID ) manually , and then press select . 3 Use the remote to highlight the first character of the network name, and then press select to enter it in the bo x at the top of the scr een. Repeat this proc ess to enter the rest of the characters in the net work name . 4 Afte[...]

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    Additional Information 43 • • • • • • Us ing the Reset button Y ou can use th e Reset button t o restart your Play er or to per form a fac tor y reset and restore the original factor y set tings. • T o restart your Player , press the Reset button. • T o do a factor y reset, press and hold the Reset button for 15 seconds . W ARNING: [...]

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    44 Chapter 6 • • • • • • Understanding Pla y er per formanc e The quality of the video and audio you receiv e via your Player is dependent on a com bination of several factors: • Y our audio/video connec tions. The type of audi o and video connecti ons you use to connect your P layer a nd your T V ma y impact sound and picture quality[...]

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    45 • • • • • • • • • • • • Notices Macro vision Stat ement This product incorporates copyrigh t protection technology that is pr otected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macro vision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing us[...]

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    46 • • • • • • Netflix Pla y er by Roku Lic ense Agreement and W arranty Statement IMPORT ANT : READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y AND REVIEW THIS PRODUC T MANU AL AND SAFET Y INFORMA TION BEFORE POWERING UP Y OUR ROKU PRODUCT FOR THE FIRST TIME. This license Agreement and W arranty Stat ement is the legal agreemen t (“ Agr eement”) bet[...]

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    Notices 47 • • • • • • Netflix Account. In order to use the Roku Product, you must m aintain a valid and active Netflix, Inc. account in good standing and must adhere to the Netflix, Inc. terms of service. Pri vac y . Our privac y policy explains our privac y policies regarding the collec tion, use, and disclosure of personally i dentif[...]

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    48 • • • • • • Importan t: When emailing for an RMA number , please provide the following information with your request: (a) model nu mber , (b) serial number , (c) problem description, ( d) so ftware version (located in the System Configuration menu), (e) date of purcha se, (f ) place of purchase (dealer or online place of purchase), ([...]

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    Notices 49 • • • • • • Conv ention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods sh all not apply to this A greement. Should y ou hav e any question about this Agreement, or if y ou desire to contact Roku, please contact us by mail at Roku Inc., 12980 Saratoga A ve ., Saratoga, CA 95070. Cop yr ig ht © 2008 by Roku, Inc. All rights [...]

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    50 • • • • • • 13 Servicin g. Do not attempt t o service this product yo urself as opening or removing cov ers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazar ds. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 14 Damage Requiring Service. Unplug this product from the w all outlet and refer servicing to qualified ser vice personn[...]