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Accessibility tools
Audio Description and subtitles
If the broadcaster provides these features,
they’re available on live TV, on demand
programmes and your recordings.
To switch on the
Audio Description or
Subtitles features, press
(
More).
Highlight the feature from the menu top of
the screen and press
.
To switch it off, just highlight it again, and
press
.
Change Accessibility and Language settings
Press
, then
(
Settings) and select
Accessibility and Language to change
your settings.
Language and Subtitles
If the broadcaster supports
Sign Language,
you can switch it on here. You can also switch
subtitles on and off.
Appearance
Select this menu to change the on screen
text and appearance.
–
High Contrast
If you find the menus difficult to read,
switch on
High Contrast, to change to
a high contrast colour scheme instead.
It has white text on black and the
menu options don’t blend in with the
background.
–
Remove channel logos
You can also stop channel logos appearing
in the
Guide by selecting Remove channel
logos to make it easier to read.
–
Remove transparency
You can switch off the ‘transparent’
background image of a programme while
you’re browsing the
Guide to make the
text easier to read.
Audio Description
You can also switch
Audio Description on
and off here.
Using zoom
If you’re finding it difficult to read some
of the text on screen you can use
zoom to
make it bigger. Zoom can be used in the
main menu, in
Guide (where you find live TV
channels) and in
Apps (where you find on
demand apps).
How to zoom
Press
(
More). Highlight the zoom from
the top of the screen and press
.
Select
Move Screen and use the arrow
buttons on your remote to go to other areas
of the screen.
To return to normal view, go to the top of
the screen using the arrow buttons, select
zoom and press
again.
There are a range of accessibility features
to help you watch your BT TV service.