nects to the App store so that you can search, download from, find games to play, shop, listen to Apple Podcasts, find informa- tion from the Internet, and stream video content. Using Home Sharing, you can also stream content from your computer’s iTunes library or play content stored on other Apple devices, us- ing AirPlay. Once you have connected and installed the Apple TV and charged the remote, you can then adapt it for Special Needs. To set Accessibility Options, select the Setting icon from the main screen—select General--- then select Accessibility.
Apple TV 4K and Siri Remote
Apple TV 4K The Apple TV 4K is a small black plastic box, measuring 3.9” wide x 3.9” deep x 1.4” high. On the back, it has connectors for the power cord (included), for an HDMI cable (to connect to the TV’s HDMI port) and for an Ethernet cable (if wanted). To con- nect to the Internet, Apple TV can use either Wi-Fi or Ethernet. When you use an Ethernet cable, Apple TV automatically uses that connection instead of your Wi-Fi network. If you don’t con- nect an Ethernet cable to your router/modem, Apple TV built-in wireless ability automatically connects to your wireless network. The new Apple TV 4K requires a 4K and HDR TV for 4K and HDR streaming, but can also be used with HD and UHD TVs with HDMI connections. For internet access, it requires 802.11 wire- less, Ethernet network or Broadband Internet access. On the front of the Apple TV, you will see a small, bright light when it’s on. The remote, named the Siri Remote, is 4.8” h x 1.5” w x .25” deep and has a lightning connector for charging. You can use the remote by touch or with your voice (See below for ad- ditional information about Siri and Voice Search.) To use voice, press and hold the Microphone button to talk. To use Touch, swipe up, down, left or right on the top Touch surface, which you can also Press to Select, or Press and Hold for contextual menus. Other Touch functions include a slightly raised, round Menu button which you press to return to the previous menu or press and hold to return to the Home Screen. There is also a TV/ Home button that you can press twice to view open apps and Press and hold to put the Apple TV to sleep. In addition, there is a volume up and volume down switch and a play/pause button. All five buttons have white icons, are slightly raised and can be distinguished by touch and/or vision. The Apple TV provides much more than just the option to watch TV shows. Controlled by a dedicated operating system called tvOS, with current version tvOS 12.3, the Apple TV con-
Apple TV Accessibility Options
Apple TV: Accessibility Options for Media Subtitles and Captioning: These are options that assist the viewer in understanding speech by providing written informa- tion. Both can be helpful for those with hearing impairments, dyslexia, English as a Second Language users, or anyone who might want assistance with listening for any reason. It is also helpful if a user is watching in an environment where sound can- not be used and earphones are not available. Although Closed Captioning and Subtitles seem similar, they are two different options. Subtitles assume that the viewer can hear and provide only the spoken words of the characters or the narrator, while Closed Captions assumes the viewer cannot hear the audio and includes descriptions of background and other noises, sounds or audio cues that help in the understanding of the scene. What- ever is heard is written below as text. For example: comments on sounds such as Music playing, Thunder, a door slams, etc. are included as well as direct speech quotes. Subtitles and Caption- ing can be customized to meet individual visual requirements and preferences. Users can change size, color, background and type of text. Audio Description: This media accessibility option, when turned on, allows the user to hear in detail what is visually dis- played on screen. It is designed to help those with visual im- pairments. The iTunes store has movies that come with audio descriptions of the visual content of each scene. For example, you might hear: “A woman enters from the right. She is wear- ing a long dress. She extends her arms forward as she speaks.”
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