[access-uk] Re: Sky Talker initial views
- From: "Damon Rose" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:21:38 +0100
It mutes the sound when you press a button? Has someone done an audio
demo of this gizmo yet?
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Of john gallagher
Sent: 21 October 2010 09:16
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Talker initial views
hi there ion wonder if i should try to plug in a speaker to the back of
the talker. which plug should i use though for the speech is it the rs
232 one it is like an old computer printer cable. in the back of the
talker is the power plug hole and one like a modem and also this plug
that is like the old pc printer one. thanks.
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from: Ian Robinson <ian442@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
to: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
date: 2010/10/21 08:08:13
subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Talker initial views
>
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> If you don't want the TV muted when the speech kicks in, just plug a
> speaker into the back of the Sky Talker. The TV sound will come
> through the TV as normal and all the synthetic speech will come
through the speaker.
>
> Regards.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
> On 20/10/2010 20:54, Peter Holdstock wrote:
> > Hi, OK been playing with this for a few hours now. I'm actually
> > finding I'm flicking through recorded programmes and channels to
> > watch quickly now so am happy I bought it. It does announce if
> > something is audio described when you press the info button. It
> > announces the time every hour and also announces the programme name
as the next programme starts..
> > I've had a couple of times when it stopped talking but then began
> > again but not sure why. Even just being able to hear the channel
> > numbers and names means I can now quickly navigate to channels I
> > like once I learn the numbers. The only thing I don't like is that
> > the speech talks over the bleep which tells you a programme is audio
> > described. Whilst the unit is speaking the sound from the sky box is
> > completely muted but I would have prefered it if it just reduced the
> > volume rather than stopping the sky output altogether. The unit also
> > says no audio output when you go in to the menus so that's quite
> > useful to know that the menu has indeed come up.
> > Hope that helps.
> > Peter
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Peter Holdstock" <peterholdstock@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:02 PM
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: got my sky talker
> >
> >ar Hi, just got my Sky Talker. There are basically three buttons. Two
> >ar volume buttons on the top right and one power button on the front
> >ar panel in the center. The box turns on and off automatically as you
> >ar turn your sky box on and off.
> >ar On the back there are two cables. One is a scart cable and the
> >other ar is a serial cable. The scart cable replaces the scart lead
> >which goes ar in your sky box. Then plug the scart lead from your tv
> >in to the back ar of the thing you just plugged in to the scart
socket on your sky box.
> >ar Then plug the serial cable in to the serial port on your sky box.
> >Mine ar is to the right of the scart socket as you look at the front
of the box.
> >ar Now your good to just turn on your sky box and it will work
> >although ar mine took a few seconds to start working initially.
> >ar To change the voice or it's rate hold down the power button until
> >it ar says entering setup menu. Then just use volume keys to change.
> >Presss ar power button once again to move to the voice speed and
> >again use ar volume keys.
> >ar Then press and hold power button to exit setup menu.
> >ar That's all there is to it.
> >ar It's not perfect. You hear the name of the channel,, programme
> >name as ar you move through channels. You don't hear any input about
> >the recorded ar programmes until you play them, at which point it
> >tells you the ar channel name and programme name. Press i and it will
read the info.
> >ar Hope that helps.
> >ar Peter
> >ar
> >ar
> >ar --------------------------------------------------
> >ar From: "John Gallagher" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ar Sent:
> >Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:09 PM ar To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >ar Subject: [access-uk] got my sky talker ar
> >>> Hi all just received my sky talker and scanned the manual now will
> >>> have a look and see how to connect it up.
> >>>
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