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-====== Setting up the HDHomeRun ======+====== HDHomeRun for Roku ====== 
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 +<lead>Your Roku needs to have a reliable internet connection, either via wired ethernet or a strong wireless connection (preferably using WiFi 5 or later, using the 5GHz band). The app does not work outside of your home network, and the Roku needs to be connected to the same local network as HDHomeRun tuner.</lead>
  
-<lead>The HDHomeRun works by providing live TV to your home computer network from over-the-air TV broadcasts using an antenna (or from a cable TV provider if they support CableCARD, DVB-C, or clearQAM). This allows you to use your own devices in your home, such as phones, tablets, laptops, computers, set top boxes, and more, to watch live TV.</lead> +===== Install the app =====
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-===== Quick start guide ===== +
-One HDHomeRun can be accessed from the entire home network/wifi, and each home can have multiple HDHomeRun units. If you have multiple units then the HDHomeRun software will automatically consolidate them into one seamless channel list. +
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-==== 1. Connect your HDHomeRun ====+
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-{{:connect_antenna.png?nolink&60 |}} Connect your antenna.+{{ :roku_install.mp4?direct&600x338}} 
 +  - Press the Home button on your Roku remote and then scroll down to the "Search" option. 
 +  - Start to type in "HDHomeRun" using the on-screen keyboard. Normally you only need the first few letters, and the green HDHomeRun app icon should start to show up. When you see the green HDHomeRun icon, scroll to the left and select it. 
 +  - Select the "Add app" option and wait for the installation to complete. You can open the HDHomeRun app once done, or you can go to the home screen and open the HDHomeRun app from there. 
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-{{:connect_network.png?nolink&60 |}} Connect to your network or home router using the provided ethernet cable.+{{ :roku_install_4.jpg?direct&400|}} 
 +The HDHomeRun app icon will show up under the "Home" option on the home screen, next to any other apps you have installed.
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-{{:connect_power.png?nolink&60 |}} Connect the power adapter. The green ethernet light will power on.+The HDHomeRun will attempt to automatically scan for channels the first time it is connected to power, and will occasionally do a background scan every few days, but you may still need to run an initial channel scan.  
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 +  * **Scan for channels using the [[:webui|web interface]]:** 
 +    - In a web browser that is on the same local network as the HDHomeRun (your PC, phone, tablet, etc), go to this address: **http://hdhomerun.local/lineup.html** 
 +    - Click on **"Detect Channels"** 
 +    - You can also hide or "Favorite" channels from this page. Click the gray star next to a channel number once to make it a "Favorite", then click it again to "Blacklist" the channel from the HDHomeRun app. Click again if you wish to return a channel to the default gray star (no setting).
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-==== 2. Download the HDHomeRun app for your devices ====+===== Basic controls =====
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-=== Smart TVs and set-top boxes ===+  * While no controls are visible on screen (Press back/exit/escape to clear visible controls from the screen): 
 + 
 +  * **{{fa>arrow-up}} UP / {{fa>arrow-down}} Down -** Opens the right-hand Slice Guide for channel changes (or the grid guide if you disable the Slice Guide in settings) 
 +      * While in recording playback, **{{fa>arrow-up}} UP / {{fa>arrow-down}} Down** will seek in 10 minute steps 
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 +  * **{{fa>arrow-left}} LEFT / {{fa>arrow-right}} RIGHT -** Seeks when viewing a recording or when you have paused live TV and have a buffer to rewind and fast forward through 
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 +  * **SELECT -** Brings up the action bar with "Play/Pause" selected, so that you can press "Select" twice to quickly play or pause. From here you can navigate to the other action bar buttons. 
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 +  * **BACK -** Exits to the Recorded/Discover/Tasks/Settings screens 
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 +===== Troubleshooting ===== 
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 +<btn type="success" size="xs" icon="fa fa-chevron-right">[[:Troubleshooting|See all troubleshooting topics]]</btn> 
 +==== No audio ====
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 +To hear audio, you need a TV, AV receiver, or soundbar that can decode Dolby Digital or AC3 audio over HDMI. Most modern TVs can do this, though we’ve noticed a few Samsung TVs cannot. All Roku televisions should be able to play audio without any trouble.
  
-[[:App:Google TV|Android TV]] +**Roku audio settings:** 
-[[:App:Google TV|Google TV]] +  - Go to the **Roku home screen** 
-[[:App:Apple TV|Apple TV]] +  - Then navigate to **"Settings"** -> **"Audio"** 
-[[:App:Fire TV|Fire TV]] +  - Select **"Streaming audio format"** and change it to **"Dolby"** 
-[[:App:Xbox|Xbox]] +  - Go back to **Audio** and select **"Digital output format"** 
-[[:App:Roku|Roku]] +  - and change **"Digital output format"** mode to **"Custom" → "Dolby" → "Dolby Digital"** 
-[[:App:LG|LG TV]] + 
-[[:App:Recommendations|Something else]]+<wrap tip>If you are still having issues: While watching live TV in the HDHomeRun app, press the ** * ** button and see if your **"Volume mode"** is set to **"off"** (this might not always be required, depending on the Roku model)</wrap> 
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 +If you still cannot get audio to work, please open a **[[:Support ticket]]** and we will help you.
  
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-=== Phones and tablets === 
  
-=== Computers and laptops ===+==== ATSC 3.0 ==== 
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 +  * To receive most ATSC 3.0 broadcasts you will need a Roku device that supports the AC-4 audio codec, such as a recent Roku TV set, or the 2020 Roku Ultra or later (but not the "LT" version). If you do not have a Roku TV set or Roku Ultra that supports AC-4, we would recommend using an inexpensive "Google TV" device with your TV set, instead of buying a new Roku Ultra, as Google TV devices tend to be less expensive and have less issues with live TV. Please open a support ticket for the latest information and advice regarding AC-4 support: **[[:Support ticket]]**
  
-=== Other ===+  * DRM-restricted ATSC 3.0 channel support is being worked on and is not yet supported.  
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 +==== Playback stops often ====
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-I'm not sure 
  
-None of the above+</WRAP> 
 +==== Video in a small box in the corner ==== 
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