In its most basic form, Roku is a streaming device. Roku allows you to watch movies, TV shows, and over a thousand channels for both free and paid services; it is well within the budget connected with such devices and is rather simple to use.
It comes with an audio guide feature that gives you short descriptions of the options you place your remote over. This means that it will read out particulars that are visible on your Roku screens, such as the options available on the menu or the text on the screen.
This feature makes it more accessible especially to those with vision impairment, as this feature allows them to use the device on their own without any external help.
However, if you turn on this feature by mistake it can become a nuisance and can hinder an otherwise relaxing experience of using the device. If your Roku device has the voice feature on and you cannot seem to switch it off then this article is for you.
Through this article, we will walk you through the steps of how to switch on the voice feature in Roku.
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How to turn off the Voice Feature in Roku
You can turn off the voice feature of the Roku device in two ways, one is by using the Roku Settings and the other is through the Roku Remote. Given below are the detailed step to both these processes.
Turning of the Audio Guide in Roku using the Roku Remote
You may have switched on the audio guide feature of the Roku device by clicking on the * button that is on the remote four times. Hence the easy way to turn of the voice feature of the Roku device is by clicking the same * button four times continuously.
If you still hear the audio feature for a few more seconds, do not fret. This is because the device might take a short while to act on the command
Once this is done the voice feature on the Roku device should be turned off.
Turning of the Audio Guide in Roku using the Roku Settings
An alternate way to turn off the voice feature on the Roku device is by going to the settings of the same.
To do this you need to switch on the television and get the remote.
- Going to the Home Page is the first step in the process. You can do this by simply clicking on the Home button that is on the top right corner of the remote.
- Next, use the remote to navigate to the Settings Menu that will be found on the Home page.
- Select the option titled Accessibility.
- On clicking Accessibility, you will see a list of options displayed. Click on the option titled Audio Guide.
- In doing so you will see two options, On and Off. You need to select the option titled Off to turn off the audio guide feature. To turn it on again simply follow the exact instructions and click on the On option instead.
Disable the Remote Shortcut for the Audio Guide
If you or the members of your family, especially children seem to always be turning on the audio guide feature by mistake and you do not want to take the burden of switching it off time and time and again, simply disable this shortcut feature by going to the Roku settings.
To disable the * button shortcut follows the instruction written below.
- Going to the Home Page is the first step in the process. You can do this by simply clicking on the Home button that is on the top right corner of the remote.
- Next, use the remote to navigate to the Settings Menu that will be found on the Home page.
- Select the option titled Accessibility.
- On clicking Accessibility, you will see a list of options displayed. Click on the option titled Audio Guide.
- You will now see a menu related to the audio guide feature. Select the option titled Shortcut.
- In doing so you will see two options, Enable and Disable. You need to select the option titled Disable to turn off the audio guide feature shortcut. To turn it on again simply follow the exact instructions and click on the Enable option instead.
How to change Features of the Audio Guide
If the audio guide is becoming a nuisance to you using the Roku device, you do not always necessarily have to switch it off. Roku offers the option of customizing the Audio Guide feature in accordance with your preference. If you do not want to switch off the audio guide completely and just want to alter a few features of the same, follow the instructions, written below.
- Going to the Home Page is the first step in the process. You can do this by simply clicking on the Home button that is on the top right corner of the remote.
- Next, use the remote to navigate to the Settings Menu that will be found on the Home page.
- Select the option titled Accessibility.
- On clicking Accessibility, you will see a list of options displayed. Click on the option titled Audio Guide.
- You will now see a menu related to the audio guide feature. In particular, you will see two options titled, Volume and Speech Rate.
- Select the Volume option if you want to change the volume of the audio feature. In doing so you will see three options, namely Low, Medium and High. Choose the one in accordance with your comfort level.
- Select the Speech Rate option if you want to change the speed at which the audio feature talks. In doing so you will see four options, namely Very Fast, Fast, Normal, and Slow. Choose the one in accordance with your comfort level.
Conclusion
In this article, we discussed the two ways you can turn off the voice feature in the Roku device. This can be done by using the shortcut using the Roku remote or by going to the Settings of the Roku device. We also discussed the steps to disable the remote shortcut to prevent this from happening again and again and change features of the audio guide to customize it according to your preference.
