Direct TV talking menus and descriptive video

Lee | Posted on April 24, 2017 |

4/24/17

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Direct TV talking menus and descriptive video

If you have Direct TV and wish you could access the menus, try these easy steps to here -channel, programs, and program times.

If this doesn’t work, call Direct TV at 1-800-531-5000 to inquire about getting a new talking menu satellite receiver. If your TV provider doesn’t have a talking menu box and you decide to switch to Direct TV tell them I referred you and give this number 618-401-4008 and get $10 off your bill for ten months.

To turn on the talking feature first turn on your TV and receiver. Secondly you need to know where the following buttons are located on your Direct TV remote: info button, arrow right, arrow down, and the select button. The select button is in the center of the navigational arrow buttons and the info button is the fourth button down on the right side of the remote and is the button directly under the right arrow. Now you are ready to enable the talking feature.

Press the info button.

Press the right arrow one time for closed captioning.

Press the down arrow three times for the talking guide.

Press the select button.

If your box is compatible, you can now navigate the menus, change channels, and hear the prompts to better utilize your television experience.

To disable this feature, repeat the procedure to toggle it off.

Want to watch programs broadcasted with description? Tune into a program with description and follow these steps:

Press the info button.

Press the right arrow four times.

Press the down arrow two times to SAP digital.

Press the select button.

If the program is broadcasting description you should hear it. Sometimes Spanish is broadcasted on the SAP signal. If you wish to turn the SAP off then follow the procedure again to toggle it off.

You have to turn the SAP on for each channel you want description on.

A quick way to turn off the SAP is to channel up or down as changing channels turns off the description or SAP setting. Then follo the simple steps to turn the description (SAP) setting on.