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[scotchtape]

Every 2 seconds it blinks twice. How do I make it stop?

[scotchtape]

Finally figured out it was trying to find a network connection.  Only solution I could find was to do a factory reset.  There is no permanent internet connection available for the TV.  Is there some other way to disable searching for a connection?

[andyross]

Do you ever connect it to Internet? If not, is there an option to disable Internet usage or disable WiFi?

[scotchtape]

I can only connect temporarily, just one ethernet cable, and no wifi.  I connected, made an account, and downloaded updates, hoping it would help solve an issue I'm having with brightness controls.    I  couldn't find any way to disable the internet connection.  It just seems to expect it forever once it finds it.

[andyross]

If you router/gateway only has one Ethernet port, you can get an Ethernet switch to let you hook up multiple devices. They are relatively cheap:

https://www.amazon.com/Aumox-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Optimization-Play%EF%BC%88AM-SG205%EF%BC%89/dp/B07QL...

[scotchtape]

I'm not interested in that, I have no need for internet on the TV except when checking for updates.  I don't use it for much beyond a computer monitor.  I just want to  turn off it searching for an internet connection when one isn't present

[blade_005]

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@scotchtape wrote:

I'm not interested in that, I have no need for internet on the TV except when checking for updates.  I don't use it for much beyond a computer monitor.  I just want to  turn off it searching for an internet connection when one isn't present

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There is an option to set the TV up without Roku features as a non-smart TV / Monitor. See link below.

Turning Off the Roku Features of Your TCL Smart TV 

What I don't know is if setting it up this way will disable network functionality and prevent the blinking light that is trying to establish a network connection. I would think it would since you are setting it up as a non-smart TV.

[scotchtape]

Thanks.   Ah well, that is ultimately what I did.  A factory reset and not setting up a connection to begin with does work.   I guess I'm just not understanding why there isn't a way to manually shut off the connection in the event you do set it up temporarily.  It seems weird to have to do a factory reset just to turn off the connection.

[JasonDean]

I agree there should be a setting you can change. With all this junk going on my kids schools just went to online classes. Couple that with a recent move and my internet provider not wanting to come and set up internet at my new house, all I have to connect to the streaming services is my cell phone's mobile hotspot, which I don't have on all the time to preserve data. So if I am watching over the air tv, my Roku Sharp TV is constantly blinking. Seriously Roku, make a setting to turn that insipid light off...

[Rani-k]

Thank you all for your help. Factory resetting and not setting up a connection worked!

Background info: I noticed my internet got worse when I connected it to the TV. Tried removing the connection and started seeing the same very annoying light flickering behavior. The flickering only happened when I was on HDMI for some reason, not when I am at the TV's home page.

Agree that there needs to be an option for this. I don't see why it would constantly try to connect when I've deliberately not connted to wifi.

Come to think of it, even with a wifi connection on why would it constantly work to maintain that connection when I am using HDMI?