SmartVision - Disable/enable audio ducking

SmartVision - Disable/enable audio ducking

Problem

A SmartVision 3 owner wishes to adjust audio ducking setting because either background audio is too loud for screen reader spsech, or to enable it to hear the screen reader better.

Applies to

  1. SmartVision 3

Rsolution

The audio ducking feature when enabled is designed to give prominance to the screen reader during speech by lowers the volume of any background audio playing in favour ot the screen reader on the SmartVision 3 when it is speaking.  After any announcement has completed the background audio will then be restored to normal volume. normal.

  1. From the hOME screen press MENU key.
  2. Then using UP?DOWN arrow keys select Talkback Accessibility > Sound and Vibration > Audio duckcking.
  3. Then press OK key to toggle the feature on or off as desired.

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