How do I turn on descriptive audio on EPICO?

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Descriptive audio (also known as described video, audio description or video description) is a feature to help those who are blind or visually impaired understand what’s happening on the screen. When it’s enabled, you can still hear the original audio but visual elements will also be described by a narrator. This is only available for certain programs and will usually be indicated at the beginning of the program. When available, follow the steps below.

Good to know: On other platforms, such as Digital TV, descriptive audio may be controlled through the secondary audio programming (SAP) feature on your TV, which also changes the audio language.

Enabling descriptive audio on your EPICO 4K Box

  1. From the main menu, select Settings ⚙.
  2. Select Audio.
  3. Select Descriptive Audio and choose On.

You can also enable descriptive audio while a show or movie is playing. Here’s how:

  1. Press OK and then the down arrow on your remote to access the playback options.
  2. Select the descriptive audio icon to toggle it on or off.
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Enabling descriptive audio on a mobile device or in a browser

Good to know: On a mobile device or in a browser, you can enable descriptive audio while playing a program that supports it, but it can’t be enabled by default in the settings.

  1. Tap/click the screen to access the playback options.
  2. Press the up arrow on the right.
  3. Select the descriptive audio icon to toggle it on or off.
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Enabling descriptive audio on a streaming device

  1. From the main menu, select Settings ⚙.
  2. Select Accessibility settings.
  3. Under Descriptive Audio select On.

You can also enable descriptive audio while a show or movie is playing. Here’s how:

  1. Press OK to access the playback options.
  2. Select the Options icon ⚙.
  3. Select Audio: Language.
  4. Select English (Audio description).

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