What Is Secondary Audio on My TV? How to Use Audio Description (AD) and SAP Features
Learn about secondary audio on your TV, including Audio Description and SAP, and how to enable these accessibility features for a better viewing experience.
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Secondary audio on your TV, also known as Audio Description (AD) or Secondary Audio Program (SAP), is an additional audio track intended to assist viewers who are blind or visually impaired. This feature narrates the key visual elements of a program—such as actions, characters, scene changes, and on-screen text—without interfering with the program's dialogue. To activate or deactivate it, navigate to your TV's audio or accessibility settings.
FAQs & Answers
- What is the purpose of secondary audio on a TV? Secondary audio provides an alternative audio track, such as Audio Description, to help viewers who are blind or visually impaired by narrating visual elements without interrupting dialogue.
- How do I turn on secondary audio on my TV? You can enable secondary audio by going to your TV’s audio or accessibility settings menu and selecting the Audio Description or SAP option.
- What is the difference between Audio Description and SAP? Audio Description is a narrated track describing visual content for the visually impaired, while SAP (Secondary Audio Program) can carry various alternative audio tracks including foreign language or descriptive narration.