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Voice Guidance for Users with visual impairment or low vision
Should a voice from the television confirm results from every press of the volume or channel up or down keys on the remote controller while that function was not intentionally activated, that feature, named "Audio Guidance", could have been activated accidentally and may be turned "off ".
There are features on Smart televisions, and conventional TVs as well, not necessarily intended for the average consumer. One such feature was designed to assist users with visual impairment or low vision to navigate volume and channel control by providing vocal guidance.
- On the LG Magic remote the microphone button is generally right above the center wheel button. Additionally the microphone button is in the middle of two other buttons. Furthermore you can distinguish which is the microphone button by its shape. The microphone button is a vertical oval button that is larger than the other buttons on the remote.
- After pressing the microphone button wait for the distinct chime sound then start saying the "Turn on Audio Guidance" voice command.
- Speak slowly and clearly so the command can be detected easily
To proceed, follow these steps:
How to Enable Audio Guidance for any latest TV model (starting from webOS 23)
>This feature causes the pointer to disappear and a voice to read out the on-screen menu.
When you turn off [Audio Guidance], the pointer reappears and the descriptive voice stops.
When the Audio Guidance is set to On, the TV will announce its current status (Channel, Volume) by voice. In order to activate Audio guidance go to:
- Long press the Gear / Settings button on your remote to go to All Settings Menu.
Note Note that not pushing the Gear / Settings button long enough will lead you to the Quick Setting Menu. Which is different to the All settings menu.
- Navigate to the General section of the All Settings Menu by pressing down three times and confirm. The All Settings Menu has 4 main parts. First the Picture Menu, then Sound, then General and Support.
- Afterwards once in the General Settings Menu press confirm again to Select the Accessibility option. On Webos23 the General Settings Menu has 11 items and first among those is Accessibility.
- After that you will arrive at the Accessibility Menu. Press OK again in order to access the Audio Guidance Menu. The Audio Guidance Item is the very first item in the Accessibility Menu.
- Afterwards press OK again to toggle the Audio Guidance ON.
Settings → General → Accessiblity → Audio Guidance
- This feature is available in certain language only.
- Some models may not be supported.
- The configurable items differ depending upon model.
- For Users with visual impairment or low vision .
- Setting the Audio Guidance to On automatically switches the TV Power Sound (only available on certain models) to On as well.
If you turn Audio Guidance on, you can only move with left, right up and down buttons on your remore and some apps that require the pointer cannot be used.
Audio Guidance Options
>If Audio Guidance is set to On, audio guides will be provided in various situations, such as when you change channels, adjust the volume or change settings and input signals.
- Speed - Adjust the speed of spoken guide
- Volume - Adjust the volume of spoken guide
- Pitch - Adjust the tone of spoken guide
Audio Guidance Language
>Accessibility features, such as Voice Guidance, were introduced to the LG product line-up of televisions in 2015. Available languages are offered the same as for the on-screen menu. In the case of North American television products, Voice Guidance language will comply with the user Selected Language when setting-up the television which will either be English, French, Spanish or Korean
Difference between Audio Guidance and Audio / Video Description
>Video description (sometimes called "audio description") makes television program content including movies accessible for users with visual impairment or low vision.
Short verbal descriptions of the action taking place or scene in a program, such as the setting, costumes, facial expressions, etc. are provided to add context. Descriptions are inserted between the dialogue on screen so not to interfere. Video descriptions help users with visual impairment or low vision to better grasp the content of TV programs and movies.
The LG Audio Guidance on the otherhand is a feature that is built-in accessibility feature found in LG TVs. It is designed to assist individuals with visual impairments or those who prefer audio feedback in navigating the TV's menus and settings.
How to disable the Video Description
>If you happen to be watching any over-the-air TV broadcast for which video description has been activated involuntarily, chances are it was done accidentally.
Method 1
If it is the case, look for a button on the TV remote controller identified either as SAP (secondary audio program), audio, MTS (multi television sound) or VD (video description). The button can also be identified by the 3-dots icon (kebab menu for additional options). Long pressing the button will result in a pop-up saying the video description has been disabled.
Method 2
- Long press the Gear / Settings button on your remote to go to All Settings Menu. Not pushing the Gear / Settings button long enough will lead you to the Quick Setting Menu. Which is different to the All settings menu.
- Navigate to the General section of the All Settings Menu by pressing down three times and confirm. The All Settings Menu has 4 main parts. First the Picture Menu, then Sound, then General and Support.
- Afterwards once in the General Settings Menu press confirm again to Select the Accessibility option. On Webos23 the General Settings Menu has 11 items and first among those is Accessibility.
- After that you will arrive at the Accessibility Menu. Press the down button then press OK again in order to enable the Audio /Video Description. The Audio / Video Description Item is the second item in the Accessibility Menu in WebOS23.
- Long press the Gear / Settings button on your remote to go to All Settings Menu. Not pushing the Gear / Settings button long enough will lead you to the Quick Setting Menu. Which is different to the All settings menu.
- Navigate to the General section of the All Settings Menu by pressing down three times and confirm. The All Settings Menu has 4 main parts. First the Picture Menu, then Sound, then General and Support.
- Afterwards once in the General Settings Menu press the down button 10 times to Select the Accessibility option. On Webos22 the General Settings Menu has 10 items and last among those is Accessibility.
- After that you will arrive at the Accessibility Menu. Press the down button then press OK again in order to enable the Audio / Video Description. The Audio / Video Description Item is the second item in the Accessibility Menu in WebOS22.
- Long press the Gear / Settings button on your remote to go to All Settings Menu. Not pushing the Gear / Settings button long enough will lead you to the Quick Setting Menu. Which is different to the All settings menu.
- Navigate to the General section of the All Settings Menu by pressing down three times and confirm. The All Settings Menu has 4 main parts. First the Picture Menu, then Sound, then General and Support.
- Afterwards once in the General Settings Menu press the down button 7 times to Select the Accessibility option. On Webos22 the General Settings Menu has 7 items and last among those is Accessibility.
- After that you will arrive at the Accessibility Menu. Press the down button then press OK again in order to enable the Audio / Video Description. The Audio / Video Description Item is the second item in the Accessibility Menu in WebOS 6.0.
How to Enable Audio Guidance for previous models(WebOS 22, WebOS 6.0)
>- Long press the Gear / Settings button on your remote to go to All Settings Menu. Not pushing the Gear / Settings button long enough will lead you to the Quick Setting Menu. Which is different to the All settings menu.
- Navigate to the General section of the All Settings Menu by pressing down three times and confirm. The All Settings Menu has 4 main parts. First the Picture Menu, then Sound, then General and Support.
- Afterwards once in the General Settings Menu press the down button 10 times to Select the Accessibility option. On WebOS22 the General Settings Menu has 10 items and last among those is Accessibility.
- After that you will arrive at the Accessibility Menu. Press OK again in order to access the Audio Guidance Menu. The Audio Guidance Item is the very first item in the Accessibility Menu.
- Afterwards press OK again to toggle the Audio Guidance ON.
- Long press the Gear / Settings button on your remote to go to All Settings Menu. Not pushing the Gear / Settings button long enough will lead you to the Quick Setting Menu. Which is different to the All settings menu.
- Navigate to the General section of the All Settings Menu by pressing down three times and confirm. The All Settings Menu has 4 main parts. First the Picture Menu, then Sound, then General and Support.
- Afterwards once in the General Settings Menu press the down button 7 times to Select the Accessibility option. On WebOS6 the General Settings Menu has 7 items and last among those is Accessibility.
- After that you will arrive at the Accessibility Menu. Press OK again in order to access the Audio Guidance Menu. The Audio Guidance Item is the very first item in the Accessibility Menu.
- Afterwards press OK again to toggle the Audio Guidance ON.