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I want to use my roku and TV as a music device with a black screen

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I’m confused too and I need to turn my screen off at night too because it’s to bright to sleep to but I play music with it to sleep so idk what to do. 

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RokuArjiemar
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Re: I want to use my roku and TV as a music device with a black screen

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Hello! @Cassiearagon,

A friendly welcome from the Roku Community!

We appreciate you reaching out to us. We're happy to help.

Enabling a feature on your Roku TV™ called Fast TV Start lets you wake your TV and perform various actions using voice commands. If you have a compatible Roku® device, you can also listen to audio streamed from a Bluetooth® device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer when the TV screen is off. 

You can enable Fast TV Start on your Roku TV at any time using the instructions below:

  1. Press Home home button on Roku remote on your Roku TV remote
  2. Scroll and select Settings
  3. Select System
  4. Select Power
  5. Select Fast TV Start
  6. Highlight Enable 'Fast TV Start', and check the box to enable it

Please keep us posted on what you find out; we will happily continue assisting you further. We look forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks,

Arjiemar

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RokuArjiemar
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Re: I want to use my roku and TV as a music device with a black screen

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Hello! @Cassiearagon,

A friendly welcome from the Roku Community!

We appreciate you reaching out to us. We're happy to help.

Enabling a feature on your Roku TV™ called Fast TV Start lets you wake your TV and perform various actions using voice commands. If you have a compatible Roku® device, you can also listen to audio streamed from a Bluetooth® device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer when the TV screen is off. 

You can enable Fast TV Start on your Roku TV at any time using the instructions below:

  1. Press Home home button on Roku remote on your Roku TV remote
  2. Scroll and select Settings
  3. Select System
  4. Select Power
  5. Select Fast TV Start
  6. Highlight Enable 'Fast TV Start', and check the box to enable it

Please keep us posted on what you find out; we will happily continue assisting you further. We look forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks,

Arjiemar

Arjiemar
Roku Community Moderator
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