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stevesa
Newbie
3 years ago
Solved

Mechanical female voice when changing channels

I normally watch Spectrum cable through Roku to watch television. A few days ago, I must have entered some button sequence on my Roku remote and am now getting a strange behavior. When I power up, I ...
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  • RokuJanadeeK's avatar
    RokuJanadeeK
    3 years ago

    Hi stevesa,

    Thanks for bringing this to our attention. No worries; we're here to help.

    You may have enabled the screen reader feature via a remote shortcut button. Tap the star * button on your Roku remote four times to turn the Screen Reader off. You can also customize your screen reader experience by going to Settings, then Accessibility, and select Screen Reader.

    We hope this helps!

    Regards,
    Janadee

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RokuJanadeeK
Retired Moderator
3 years ago

Hi stevesa,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. No worries; we're here to help.

You may have enabled the screen reader feature via a remote shortcut button. Tap the star * button on your Roku remote four times to turn the Screen Reader off. You can also customize your screen reader experience by going to Settings, then Accessibility, and select Screen Reader.

We hope this helps!

Regards,
Janadee

  • hepcop's avatar
    hepcop
    Newbie
    2 years ago

    Thank you, I had the same problem. It was driving me crazy. lol

    • RokuJharra-Q's avatar
      RokuJharra-Q
      Retired Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi hepcop,

      Welcome to the Roku community!

      If you're still experiencing issues with the Screen Reader feature, please let us know whether the troubleshooting tips we provided were effective. If you're still encountering difficulties, we're here to offer further assistance!

      Thanks,
      Jharra