Features, settings & updates

[RU77]

When I'm in the guide and using the up / down arrows to see what programs are on different channels/stations, at each station the Roku Ultra announces the name of the station and the name of the program.  I've only had my new Roku Ultra for a few days.  It did not initially make these annoying announcements.  It started doing this after I had been using it for a few hours.  I can't find a way to make it stop.  I want to disable this annoying feature.  Please help!

[makaiguy · Accepted solution]

@RU77-

A feature called Screen Reader (renamed from Audio Guide in Roku 10.5) announces where you are in the Roku menus for the benefit of the visually impaired.  At some point you may have hit the * key on your Roku remote four times in a short period of time. This is a shortcut that toggles the Screen Reader/Audio  Guide feature on and off, so four quick presses of the * key should toggle the feature back off.   
 
To deactivate the four-* trigger shortcut altogether use menu path Settings > Accessibility > Shortcut (in the Screen Reader or Audio Guide section) > Disabled