Please forgive me if this is a totally dumb question but I know nothing about the Apple TV. If a person uses one of these TVs do you need to have cable, or does this connect to the internet or just how do they work? Thanks. tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx 2 Chronicles 20, 21B: "Give thanks to God, his faithful love endures forever." On Jan 26, 2012, at 1:10 PM, John Panarese wrote: > No, it's not a toggle like the iDevices have. The triple click only works > for the initial setup. > > Here is something I saved from another list. > > > If VoiceOver becomes disabled on your Apple TV, you can use these steps to > enable VoiceOver again. > > 1. Press the Menu button (the smaller left button) ten times on your > aluminum Apple remote to ensure that you are on a main menu screen. Each > time you press a button, you should hear a confirmation tone. > 2. Press the Right button, on the circular navigation button, four > times to navigate to the Settings screen and press Select (the middle of the > circular navigation button). > 3. Press Select again to choose the General menu. > 4. Press the Down button on the circular navigation button eleven > times. This takes you to the Accessibility Menu. > 5. Then press the Select button twice. This will select the VoiceOver > option and enable it. > > You should hear VoiceOver become active. > > You can find the main Apple TV support page linked below. That page provides > additional information about using the Apple TV. > > > > http://www.apple.com/support/appletv > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > > On Jan 26, 2012, at 11:08 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote: > >> I only know that it turns it on first boot, not that it is for a toggle. >> the user guide unfortunately does not speak to this but experience shows >> that it does not act as a toggle and no one said it did. what was said that >> if vo is not working when you first start apple tv, press the menu button >> three times. I don't know why it doesn't work for you but it works for >> everyone else I have seen do it. >> >> On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >> >> Oh, let me clarify. I wasn't as specific admittedly as I should a been. >> >> For one thing, there is no universal access setting. It's settings, then >> general, accessibility, then voiceover, and you toggle it on/off. No >> universal access. Having said this though, he lies the problem. It's not >> that voiceover's not on, I have vo talking and working. My thing is, what I >> was trying to say was if I tripple click the menu button on the remote to >> toggle it on/off, that never works for me. >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hilbert Poehlman" >> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:20 AM >> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Apple TV mailing list? >> >> >> if you have someone sighted around, see if they can go into settings, >> universal access and turn vo on. >> >> On Jan 26, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: >> >> Nope, just tried again just to be sure I was not doing something stupid, and >> I'm definitely nhot. I trippled clicked the menu key on the remote. All I >> hear are the little bell bloof sounds 3 times and it saying in main menu, >> top movies. >> >> I don't get it. Yeah, the firmware's totally up to date, so, yeah, I'm >> baffled. This really is somewhat bizarre, or am I missing something here. >> >> By tripple clicking, I basically am saying Im doing like you would on an >> IPod or IPhone with the home key. >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hilbert Poehlman" >> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:51 AM >> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Apple TV mailing list? >> >> >> Menu button on the remote 3 times >> >> -- >> Jonnie Appleseed >> with his >> hands-on technolog(eye)s >> touching the internet >> reducing technology's disabilities >> one byte at a time >> >> On Jan 26, 2012, at 7:39, dogstar172 <dogstar172@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> That sounds absolutely fabulous. May I ask you how the unit is activated >> so the blind can use it? Is there a key combination that is used to get the >> unit to talk? >> Angie >> On Jan 26, 2012, at 7:24 AM, Will Smith wrote: >> >>> >>> Does anyone here know of a mailing list that is chiefly devoted to Apple >>> TV? I have just gotten a unit working here and love it. It is fully >>> accessible to blind people and you can find lots of interesting podcasts >>> and radio shows from the internet in hundreds of categories, involving >>> thousands of streams. It's the most amazing collection of listening from >>> all kinds of sources! I am just beginning to learn about this program, and >>> of course there are also hundreds or thousands of video streams available, >>> everything from You Toob to recent movies and TV shows, many free, but >>> much that costs a fee, such as Netflix and many other offerings through I >>> Tunes. >>> >>> If such an Apple TV mailing list doesn't exist then one needs to be set >>> up. I would do so but have not run a list in over 6 years and am probably >>> not the best one also as I am an older guy and suspect someone younger >>> might do a more dependable job! >>> >>> Will >>> wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>> ************ >>> >>> >>> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >>> >>> >>> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >>> their list subscription is: >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >>> >>> The list archive is located at >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >>> >>> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >>> >>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> -- >> Jonnie Appleseed >> With His >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >> Touching The Internet >> Reducing Technology's disabilities >> One Byte At A Tie >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> -- >> Jonnie Appleseed >> With His >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >> Touching The Internet >> Reducing Technology's disabilities >> One Byte At A Tie >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >