User manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Connections and setup
- Connecting an antenna, cable, or satellite box
- Connecting external equipment with a composite AV video cable
- Connecting external equipment with an HDMI® cable
- Connecting headphones or analog soundbar
- Connecting headphones to the Roku Enhanced Voice Remote
- Connecting an AV receiver or digital soundbar
- Preparing for Internet connectivity
- AC power
- Roku remote batteries
- Roku TV remote
- Panel buttons
- Guided Setup
- The Home screen
- Benefits of connecting
- Setting up live TV
- Using your TV
- Status indicator
- Standby mode energy savings
- Getting help
- Opting in to Smart TV experience (U.S. only)
- Watching live TV channels
- Pausing live TV
- More Ways to Watch (U.S. only)
- Switching TV inputs
- Playing content from USB storage devices
- Playing content from local network media servers
- Setting up a payment method
- Using your TV in a hotel or dorm room
- Roku voice remotes (select models only)
- Adjusting TV settings
- Featured Free (U.S. only)
- My Feed
- Searching for something to watch
- Using the Roku Channel Store
- Customizing your TV
- Parental controls
- More settings
- Other devices
- FAQ
Parental controls
Parental controls enable you to control whether the members of your household can view
certain kinds of broadcast TV programs. When a program or feature is blocked, you can
unblock it by entering a parental control PIN that only you know.
Note: Parental controls block content from the TV tuner and from streaming options, if any,
on the Home screen menu. Parental controls do not block content on other TV inputs or
content from streaming channels you add to your TV.
Creating a parental control PIN
The first time you access the Parental controls screen, you must create a new parental
control PIN. Thereafter, whenever you want to change parental control settings, unblock
programming that has been blocked, change the PIN, or disable parental controls, you must
enter your parental control PIN.
Tip: Your parental control PIN has no connection to your Roku account PIN. You can make
them the same if you want—this is entirely your choice.
To create a new parental control PIN, from the Home screen menu navigate to Settings >
Parental controls. The screen displays a numeric keypad. Use the purple directional pad to
enter a four-digit code, and then press OK. Then repeat the process to enter the same PIN
again, just to make sure you correctly entered the PIN you want to use.
Important: If you forget your parental control PIN, theonlywaytorecoveristoperforma
factoryresetoperation, as explained in Factory reset everything.
Blocking broadcast TV programs
For broadcast TV, parental controls use information embedded in the broadcast signal
to determine whether to allow a program to be displayed. Parents can configure parental
controls to block broadcast TV programs that meet or exceed a specific rating, so they
cannot be viewed or heard unless the correct parental control PIN is entered.
Note: Rating standards dier by country.
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