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. 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
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. The Roku/USB Media Player displays supported file types only and hides file
types it knows it cannot play.
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
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,
navigate to Settings > System > USB media. At this point, the following options are
available:
• Auto-launch – Choose Prompt, On, or Off, as desired.
o Prompt – (default) Display a prompt each time a recognized USB drive is
connected. The prompt provides options to launch the Roku Media Player
as well as to change future auto-play behavior.
o On – Always launch the Roku Media Player whenever you connect a
recognized USB drive.
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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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