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Playing content from USB storage devices
Only in connected mode
, your Home screen has the Roku Media Player tile.
Otherwise, the Home screen has the USB Media Player tile. With either player, you
can play personal music, video, and photo files from a personal USB flash drive or
hard disk connected to the TV’s USB port.
To use this feature, make sure your media files are compatible with the Roku/USB
Media Player. To see the latest list of supported formats, view Help in the Media
Player
1
. The Roku/USB Media Player displays supported file types only, and hides file
types it knows it cannot play.
Note:
If you do not see the Roku Media Player on your Home screen, it might have
been uninstalled. You can reinstall it from the Roku Channel Store by using the
Streaming Channels menu option or the Add Channels shortcut. The USB Media
Player in non-connected mode cannot be uninstalled.
For more information about playing back your personal videos, music, and photos, go
to the following link on the Roku web site:
go.roku.com/rokumediaplayer
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Auto player launch
Only in connected mode
, you can set your TV to automatically open the Roku Media
Player when you connect a USB drive with a recognizable file system (such as
FAT16/32, NTFS, HFS+ or EXT2/3). To configure this setting, from the Home screen
menu, navigate to Settings > System > USB media. At this point, the following
options are available:
• Auto-launch – Select Prompt, On, or Off, as desired.
• Prompt – (default) Display a prompt each time a recognised USB drive is
connected. The prompt provides options to launch the Roku Media Player
as well as to change future auto-play behaviour.
• On – Always launch the Roku Media Player whenever you connect a
recognised USB drive.
• Off – Never launch the Roku Media Player automatically.
• Launch channel – Select the app you want to use to play back media files.
1 There are many variants of each supported media format. Some variants may not play at all or may
have issues or inconsistencies during playback.
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