[BlindTlk] verizon fios help

[Jude DaShiell]

* File: verizon.txt
** by Jude DaShiell
** Release Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020.
* Audience: screen reader users using verizon fios.
* Acknowledgement:
** This file would not have been possible without the help
** graciously given by Jesi Zondwayo.
* Equipment used:
* Vizio EL620 TV,
*verizon fios cable box model: p265v5 stb
** Cable box has a usb port on front lower left
** Cable box (verizon stb) has round dome-shaped power button on front right
** stb also has five buttons on left front center square is ok,
** four surrounding buttons are up down left and right respectively.
** arrows on stb move channel pointer,
** one press of stb ok button with text to speech on speaks channel information,
** a second press of okay button changes to that channel.
* verizon fios remote Model: rc2655008/04b
additional information go to: verizon..com/remote/
* verizon text to speech sometimes goes away once correctly configured.
** reason for text to speech loss may be defective stb.
* With text to speech on, keying in channels sometimes takes you
** to other random channels more often to 1960 and 1971.
** reason for random channels is unknown.
* if you get a random channel:
** push key 2 main menu -> desired channel -> okay key 8
** and you should get to desired channel.
* with buttons face up and business end of remote pointed at cable box
* order of controls is from left to right and from top to bottom.
|   key | Function                    |   |
|-------+-----------------------------+---|
|     1 | power-1                     |   |
|     2 | Power-2                     |   |
|     3 | Menu                        |   |
|     4 | guide                       |   |
|     5 | info                        |   |
|     6 | up-arrow                    |   |
|     7 | left-arrow                  |   |
|     8 | ok                          |   |
|     9 | right-arrow                 |   |
|    10 | down-arrow                  |   |
|    11 | exit                        |   |
|    12 | options (undocumented and silent with text to speech)
|    13 | Widgets                     |   |
|    14 | on-demand                   |   |
|    15 | Favorites                   |   |
|    16 | Mute                        |   |
|    17 | Last                        |   |
|    18 | Volume top up bottom down   |   |
|    19 | fios tv                     |   |
|    20 | channels top up bottom down |   |
|    21 | back                        |   |
|    22 | DVR                         |   |
|    23 | next                        |   |
|    24 | fast rewind                 |   |
|    25 | top play bottom pause       |   |
|    26 | fast forward                |   |
|    27 | stop                        |   |
|    28 | record                      |   |
| 29-37 | digits 1-9                  |   |
|    38 | star                        |   |
|    39 | 0                           |   |
|    40 | pound/hash                  |   |
|    41 | A                           |   |
|    42 | B Troubleshooting key       |   |
|    43 | C                           |   |
|    44 | D                           |   |
|    45 | Inputs                      |   |
|    46 | PIP (picture in picture?)   |   |
|    47 | ok/enter                    |   |
|       |                             |   |
* Verizon Fios menu Layout
* access main menu hit key 3 main menu once,
* Move in "Main Menu" using arrow keys.
* when main menu opens you start on "On Demand".
* Selections below "On Demand" in order are:
** Search,
** DVR,
** Guide
** Pay Per View,
** Widgets And Apps,
** Fios Digital Voice, (undocumented and silent with text to speech)
* Selections Above "On Demand" are as follows:
** My Fios TV,
** Settings,
** Customer Support,
** Message Center
* get text to speech on.
* prepare by getting familiar with keys list.
** keys 3,6,9,9,9,10,10,9,8,11.
** If you don't hear text to speech on spoken repeat keystrokes.

--