[BlindTlk] verizon fios help

[Ericka]

Jude, do you mean Vizio or Verizon, the cell company? Just asking because we have a Vizo TV with text to speech built in and all this sounds familiar. 

Ericka Nelson

> On Dec 13, 2020, at 4:45 PM, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> * 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.
> 
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