 
BlackBerry Screen Reader settings
Speech settings
Volume
Change the volume of 
the BlackBerry Screen 
Reader voice.
Speed
Change the speech rate 
of the BlackBerry 
Screen Reader. The 
slowest setting is 1, 
while the fastest is 10.
Pitch
Change the sound pitch 
of the BlackBerry 
Screen Reader voice. 
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The lowest pitch is 1, 
while the highest is 10. 
Changing the pitch 
might make the 
BlackBerry Screen 
Reader easier to 
understand.
Silent on Calls
Prevent the BlackBerry 
Screen Reader from 
reading back 
information while 
you're on a call.
Information settings
Verbosity
Select the amount of 
information read back 
on a screen. Selecting 
High provides more 
information, while 
selecting Low provides 
less information. You 
might want to select the 
High setting when 
learning to use the 
smartphone and move 
to the Low setting as 
you become familiar 
with the smartphone.
Keyboard Echo
Select the amount of 
information read back 
when typing in a text 
field.
• The None option
doesn't read any 
speech back when 
typing on a text 
field.
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• The Characters
option reads back 
only characters. 
The Words option 
reads back only 
words.
• The Characters and
words option reads 
back both 
characters and 
words.
Punctuation
Select the amount of 
punctuation symbols 
read back when typing. 
The settings are Off, 
Some, Most, or All.
Other settings
Auto Start
Start the BlackBerry Screen 
Reader automatically after a 
phone reset.
Mute on Keypad Lock
Mute the BlackBerry Screen 
Reader when the keypad is 
locked and prevent the 
application from reading the 
unlock information each 
time you press a key.
Secret Editor Mode
Controls whether passwords 
are read back as you type in 
the information. You can 
choose between Asterisks, 
Characters or None.
Audible Notifications
Play a sound when the 
smartphone switches from 
Command or Key Describer 
mode after pressing the right 
convenience key.
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• When Key Describer
mode is on, you can 
discover the input and 
shortcut functions of 
each physical key upon 
pressing the keys.
• When Command Mode is
on, you can use the 
shortcut features that 
comes with the 
BlackBerry Screen 
Reader.