[mac4theblind] Re: Apple TV mailing list?
- From: Tracy Duffy <tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:33 -0500
So if I have roadrunner, do I need anything else?
tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx
2 Chronicles 20, 21B: "Give thanks to God, his faithful
love endures forever."
On Jan 26, 2012, at 4:36 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
> you need an internet connection and preferable a wide connection such as
> cable or dish.
>
> On Jan 26, 2012, at 4:32 PM, Tracy Duffy wrote:
>
> 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
>>>>
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