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Regular TV | SAP: Secondary Audio Programming

Learn what SAP is, and when you may want to use it.

SAP stands for Secondary Audio Programming. SAP allows a TV station to broadcast audio that is different from the audio that normally accompanies the program being viewed.

Here’s when you might want to use SAP mode:

  • To listen to a program in another language
  • To use Descriptive Video Services (DVS)

If you are unsure about which programs are supported in SAP mode, please contact us.

 

Learn how to enable SAP (Secondary Audio Programming)

Here’s how to enable SAP using your remote. Depending on your remote, there are a couple of different ways you can enable SAP:

  1. If your remote has a button that says MTS, SAP, or Audio select, press this button until the option Main or Stereo is displayed
  2. If your remote does not have a button labeled MTS, SAP, or Audio Select:
    • Start by selecting Menu on your remote, then
    • Depending on your remote, select Setup, Audio, or Audio Select
    • Finally, change your settings to SAP

For more details, please refer to your TV user guide.

If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

 

Learn how to disable SAP (Secondary Audio Programming)

There are a couple of different ways to disable SAP mode depending on what kind of remote you have.

  1. If your remote has a button that says MTS, SAP, or Audio select, then press this button until the option Main or Stereo is displayed
  2. If your remote does not have a button labeled MTS, SAP, or Audio select:
    • Start by selecting Menu on your remote
    • Depending on your remote, select Setup, Audio or Audio setup
    • Finally, change your settings to Main or Stereo 

For more details, please refer to your TV user guide

If this doesn’t work, please contact us.

Last updated: March 7, 2019

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