That's annoying!

I'm afraid it's operator error. At some point, you have switched on Audio Descriptions. It will be on the menu somewhere, probably near subtitles.

Sounds like you're using the audio-described sound track, instead of the normal one ... look under audio settings.

It might even have a dedicated button, marked AD. I agree that it can be very annoying if you don't want/need it.

Audio description

There will be setting for either an audio description or normal soundtrack on your TV or set top box (STB). On my STB the selection of audio description is not necessarily in the settings menu but when pressing an "audio" button on the remote when watching a channel. I am then given the option to select AD or Narration as the audio source. The setting may be in subtitles for your box or TV as it is broadcast an aid for those with limited or no sight.

Not all channels will have AD. Annoyingly on some STB the selection for the audio track has to changed for every individual channel and not just a universal on/off for all channels.

Ah! Operator error is expected:-) Just the knowledge of where to look. The BT box came to me second hand so I don't have a full set of instructions. Audio descriptions! What will they think of next. Do blind people watch films? Thanks.

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Ah! Yes. Bottom left.

Thanks.

Ok Andy. Problem solved. Inadvertent AD button press.

Thanks.

Ah! AD button found upthread. Thanks for the further insight on the actual operation.

The staggering thing is that subtitles have been available for decades, but they still employ gurning cretins to ruin the viewing experience for deaf people.

What's the model number?

Have you tried using OCR software? Plenty of free ones on the interweb.

T2100. I have copied the user guide from the BTTV site.

Now I know what AD means, I found the blurb on page 12.

All good now:-)

er? Wrong button issue. Fully covered upthread.

I think that is a wrong thread response. It would suit the one immediately before this one on my reader.

I know some with perfect sight who use it as they can listen to a film while buzzing around the house with a set of headphones on. Its only annoying if you don't want it for something. There is now a trend for all movies to be made including it and in some cases the action etc, is adapted to allow it to be fitted in. Its only really what used to happen in radio plays and often you don't really notice. Of cours back in the early days of TV, many series, such as No Hiding Place or even early saint episodes had enough dialogue in them to explain the action anyway, as many of the writers cut their teeth in radio drama. Now its the opposite, Most adverts never voice what they are selling or say call the on screen number now. Some adverts do come with audio description on some channels, I've seen it on Virgin, Some BT ones most stuff made by Proctor and Gamble, some Waitrose ones and some others. Brian

Sounds like you have audio description turned on... (my mother manages to hit that button on her tv remote from time to time - she never notices, but it winds up everyone else who can overhear her TV!)

Not sure how that's going to help.

Well AD is a life saver to us, surely you can turn it off if not wanted unless your software is a bit faulty, ahem. You should be able to also adjust ducking and level. Even my old freeview Goodman's box could do that, though it was rather buried in the settings. Be interested if you see captions or sign language inserts as there appeared to be flags for those back at the start of Freeview, but things have moved on. Brian

Indeed! I have considered a *sound bar* for my LG TV but my wife sleeps directly above so late viewing would be resisted:-)