How do I turn off voiceover on Paramount plus Roku?

How do I turn off voiceover on Paramount plus Roku?

I have a Roku and can't get narrator to go away on some shows/movies. I've logged in and logged out both accounts. Restarted the Roku. Checked for updates. Nothing is working. Am I missing something. I tried settings in all 3 places but no avail.

How do I turn off voiceover on Paramount plus Roku?

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Check that you have Descriptive Audio turned off. You may have to press the star button during the show and change your sound selection from "English (Descriptive Audio)" to just "English"

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May be Screen Reader" in "Accessibility" in your settings. Make sure its off/disabled. You used to be able to turn it on and off by hitting the * button on your remote 4 times. You can disable that shortcut here.

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Maybe Audio description is enabled? It's an accessibility feature for the blind. On a title that has the narrator, try going to * button > Accessibility & captions > Audio track and switch to a different track labelled English.

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OMG I had this happen with Amazon Prime, are you watching on Ruku but with the Amazon Prime app to launch HBO and others? If so it's Prime! I forget what the setting was but it drove me crazy lol, my son came to watch a movie with me and I thought the narrator belonged - nope lol.

Link to google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=amazon+prime+narration+roku

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Thank you ! I got paramount fixed. It was under speech reader and a different "English" saying. I'm still working on HBO max

@infomavn 

Are you sure it is the Screen Reader/Audio Guide (This voice basically reads the text on the screen  and verbally alerts you of changed Settings.)

There is another feature that is more of an Audio Narrarator that describes what is occuring on the screen during a movie/show.  (ie. Jack jumps over the hill, falls down, kind of thing).  

Normally to disable this, you press the * button during the show, select Accessibility and Captions, then select the Audio Track. (sometimes you have to toggle between the different English tracks to discern which one includes the narration).  For HBO Max, the audio track used to include the words "Descriptive". 

Hopefully that is the cause of your issue.

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How do I get Paramount Plus to stop narrating?

To turn on audio descriptions, click an option under the “Audio” category. To turn either feature off, just click the option again. While the video is playing, click the speech bubble icon in the top right corner of the video player.

Why does my paramount plus have a narrator?

Audio Description is a setting within your TV that provides narration of important visual elements during a TV program to help people with impaired vision or those who otherwise need help to understand what is being shown on screen.

How do I turn off descriptive audio?

Once in the Settings menu, use the arrow buttons to navigate to the Accessibility Settings. Press OK to select it. From Accessibility Settings, use the arrow buttons to go to Audio Description. Press OK to turn audio description Off.

How do I turn off narrator on CBS?

To stop it, turn the feature off and/or select standard audio or stereo in your audio settings.

How do I fix paramount subtitles?

Open the Paramount+ app and tap on the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) in the screen's upper-left section. Once inside the More menu, choose Settings, then tap on Closed Captions. Thereon, you should follow the on-screen instructions to turn the subtitles on and off or choose different display preferences.