30 . English Use accessibility shortcuts Switch Access scans the items on your screen, highlighting each item in turn, until you make a selection. How Switch Access works Accessibility shortcuts are a quick way to turn on accessibility features. To use accessibility shortcuts, you first need to turn them on. To turn on accessibility shortcuts: 1 From the Google TV home screen, in the top right, go to the user profile icon and select Settings . 2 Select System > Accessibility . 3 Select Accessibility shortcut > Enable accessibility shortcut . 4 By default, the shortcut turns on TalkBack . To change what's included in the shortcut, choose Shortcut service . 5 Choose an option and select OK .
To use Switch Access, you'll first need one or more switches. There are several kinds of switches: Use an external switch: A switch is a device that sends a keystroke signal to your Android device. Several companies sell these devices, such as AbleNet, Enabling Devices, RJ Cooper and Tecla. These devices connect to your Android device via USB or Bluetooth. (Neither Google nor Philips nor Skyworth endorse these companies or their products.) Use an external keyboard : You can configure a standard USB or Bluetooth keyboard to work as a switch device by assigning one or more of its keys to actions. Use buttons on your Android device :
Built-in buttons on your Android device, such as the volume up and volume down buttons, can also be assigned to actions. This option is intended for developers. To use the shortcut: On your remote, press and hold the back arrow and down buttons at the same time for 3 seconds. TalkBack TalkBack is the Google screen reader included on Android devices. TalkBack gives you spoken feedback so that you can use your device without looking at the screen. Change screen reader settings 1 From the Google TV home screen, scroll up to the top navigation bar. 2 Select Profile Settings > Dashboard > Settings . 3 Select System > Accessibility . 4 Under “Services,” select TalkBack > Configuration .
5 Change settings for speech volume, verbosity (such as keyboard echo and usage hints), and spoken passwords. To find more options and settings for TalkBack, such as speech rate and intonation, in the Accessibility menu, select Text to speech. Note(s) Use a screen reader 1 From the Google TV home screen, scroll up to the top navigation bar. 2 Select Profile Settings > Dashboard > Settings . 3 Select System > Accessibility . 4 Under “Services,” select TalkBack > Enable > OK . Turn on Switch Access 1 From the Google TV home screen, in the top right, go to the user profile icon and select Settings . 2 Select System > Accessibility . 3 Under “Services,” select Switch Access > Enable > OK .
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