Apple MF086LL/A Mono audio and balance, Subtitles and closed captions, Widescreen keyboards, Siri

Mono audio and balance

Mono Audio combines the sound from the left and right channels into a mono signal played on both channels. This way you can hear everything with either ear, or through both ears with one channel set louder.

Turn Mono Audio on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Mono Audio.

Adjust the balance. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then drag the Left Right Stereo Balance slider.

Subtitles and closed captions

The Videos app includes an Alternate Track button you can tap to choose subtitles and captions offered by the video you’re watching. Standard subtitles and captions are usually listed, but if you prefer special accessible captions, such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), you can set iPad to list them instead, if they’re available.

Prefer accessible subtitles and closed captions for the hard of hearing in the list of available subtitles and captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning, then turn on Closed Captions + SDH. This also turns on subtitles and captions in the Videos app.

Choose from available subtitles and captions. Tap while watching a video.

Customize your subtitles and captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning > Style, where you can choose an existing caption style or create a new style based on your choice of:

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Font, size, and color Background color and opacity

Text opacity, edge style, and highlight

Not all videos include closed captions.

Siri

With Siri, you can do things like opening apps just by asking, and VoiceOver can read Siri responses to you. For information, see Use Siri on page 47.

Widescreen keyboards

All built-in iPad apps show a larger onscreen keyboard when you rotate iPad to landscape view. You can also type using an Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Guided Access

Guided Access helps an iPad user stay focused on a task. Guided Access dedicates iPad to a single app, and lets you control which app features are available. Use Guided Access to:

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Temporarily restrict iPad to a particular app

Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture might cause a distraction

Limit how long someone can use an app Disable the iPad hardware buttons

Use Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:

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