Roku setup

[Serendipity12]

I have a Sanyo TV connected to a cable box. I use the Sleep Timer function on the TV remote to turn off the TV at night. I'm wanting to remove the cable box and get a Roku 4K stick, but hesitant because I don't know if my Sanyo TV remote will still allow me to set the Sleep Timer. Can anyone help me? Thanks!

[RokuRiamie-D · Accepted solution]

Hi @Serendipity12,

Thanks for posting in the Roku Community!
We appreciate your interest in using our Roku Streaming Stick 4K and would be more than willing to provide you with further details about it and your Sanyo TV sleep timer.

Please be informed that if you use a Roku device to access features on your Sanyo TV, the built-in sleep timer will likely not work. However, you can use the auto power-saving mode on your Roku Streaming Stick 4K, (meaning it is not streaming content or being controlled by a remote or mobile app).

It automatically enters a low-power mode and attempts to power off the TV it is connected to. While in the low power mode, your player will "wake up" when you do any one of the following:

• Power on your TV
• Press a button on your Roku remote
• Control your player with the free Roku mobile app for iOS and Android
• Share content using AirPlay
• Cast from a mobile app like Netflix or YouTube

After your player wakes up, your TV will turn on, and a moment later, the Roku home screen will appear.

For more details, please visit our Roku Support article: How to disable auto power savings on your Roku streaming player

We hope you find this information helpful.

Regards,
Riamie

[AvsGunnar]

@Serendipity12 

Your Sanyo TV remote will still allow you to set the Sleep Timer on your TV.  (Your TV will still go off after the specified number of minutes).

A consideration with streaming is that unless you return the Roku to the Home Screen before turning the TV off, (or use one of the Roku Settings like Bandwidth Saver or Automatic Power Savings), the Roku device will continue streaming in the background using data/bandwidth.

As such, you can enable Bandwidth Saver in the Roku Settings (this will stop streaming and using bandwidth automatically after 4hrs) or enable Automatic Power Savings (this will attempt to power down TV if no active streaming is detected for 20 min and device goes into a standby mode).

Additionally, if your Sanyo TV has a USB port, you can try using that to power your Roku device. (not all TV's can adequately supply the power needed for a streaming device, but some can).  If you find that your TV can, then whenever you power off your TV (or the Sleep Timer kicks in), that should also power down your Roku device (which will stop streaming and data use) and you don't need to worry about the additional Settings.

However, if you find that you need to use a power adapter at the wall outlet for your Roku device to operate, then you should at least enable Bandwidth Saver.