Thanks. Also, I do have a Harmonky Logitech remote that I had a sighted
person hhelp me set up through my TV. I also have UVerse TV, but the person
who helped me set that up told me that the Logitech wouldn't work because
UVerse came out after I got my Harmony Logitech.
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From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacob...@visi.com>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Apple TV
Gary,
I'm guessing that the HDMI cable you have mentioned goes from your cable
box to your TV. You will need to connect the Apple TV
somewhere else, either to an HDMI input on your cable box, if your cable
box has an input, or do another HDMI input on your TV, if it has one.
However, it sounds as though you have things in hand there, and checking
the other resources makes sense. I think you will want
to get an Apple ID as well, though.
There are multiple ways to get an Apple ID. If you think you may want to
be streaming stuff from your computer to your system, you may want to
install iTunes on your computer.
There is an option within iTunes to create an Apple ID. If you do this,
you will want to understand some about iTunes as you will need to decide
to what degree you want iTunes
to manage media on your computer and whether you want iTunes to become
your media player. You can also just do a Google search for create apple
id and find a link that way. The
link I found is
https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/wa/createAppleId
But there is a CAPTCHA on that page and I did not see an audio alternative
that I found. There is no CAPTCHA when creating the ID through iTunes.
There are not a lot of functions on the Apple TV, so as Mary said, it
likely won't work with another remote unless that remote supports the
Apple TV as another device. That
could happen at some point, and maybe a programmable remote could learn
the Apple remote's codes, but I don't know if it is worth it. The big
thing that is useful is a keyboard
to type in searches if you use your Apple TV to look for YouTube videos or
movies. You can do it using the Apple remote and the on-screen keyboard,
but it is slower. Using
another TV remote won't help this process at all, even if you could
program it. The Apple remote is pretty much just four arrows, a select
key, a play/pause, and a Menu button
which is also a "Back" button. I don't have the remote in my hand so I
could be missing something, but it is pretty basic.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:37:59 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:
I do have an HDMI cable that's connected to my cablebox. I have
everything
connnected to my surround sound. surround
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacob...@visi.com>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV
Gary,
You need to plug the Apple TV through an HDMI plug to an HD TV. If your
cable box has an HDMI input that can be routed to your TV, that might
work, I don't know. Cable boxes I have seen have HDMI
OUT to go to a TV, and that will not work. You may need to get some
help
there from someone who knows what equipment you have.
Once you get the Apple TV connected to a tv and to a sound source,
probably your TV speakers, then you need to get voiceover turned on. I
believe that the first time you start the apple TV, it will speak a
prompt to turn on voiceOver using the little remote control. If it has
already been turned on, you may have missed the prompt, but I believe
there is a shortcut to turning it on with the remote. Once you have
voiceover going, you will need to explore the menus some. You will next
need to get it connected to your WI-FI network because everything you
watch on it comes through the internet. I believe that you will
next need to enter an Apple-ID and password into the unit.
You might try doing some Google searches to see if anyone has
instructions
for blind persons. The PDF user's guide is all right but some of the
steps are shown in pictures. It is hard to know how much more to
try to say without knowing your setup. If you bought it at an Apple
Store, they are pretty good to answer questions as well, although this
can
vary.
Best regards,
Steve
On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:07:52 -0500, Gary Wood wrote:
Can someone tell me how to install it? I've never seen one of these
things
before, but what I've seen, it's pretty small. Someone told me that you
plug it into HDMi of my cable box, and that's it's accessible using
voiceover. I'm sorry that this may be offtopic, but I just want
something
for starters. I may get an IPhone in the near future.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Otten" <maryot...@comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Apple TV
No, you do not need an iPhone to make an apple tv work.
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