UNE-EN 62944:2017

This standard specifies a set of principles and considerations for Digital Television products insupport of older people and persons with disabilities in addition to mainstream users. The effectof following the principles and considerations as set out in this standard is to ensure that thewidest range of users can access, understand and use Digital Television products. Theseprinciples and considerations cover four main user profiles such as individuals with hearingimpairments, individuals with sight impairments, individuals with mobility impairments andindividuals with cognitive impairments.This standard applies to consumer solutions whose primary function is to receive DigitalTelevision, such as integrated digital televisions, set top boxes, digital television recorders andequivalent products and devices (Annex D). All these solutions are referred to as DigitalTelevision solutions throughout this document. The standard does not cover solutions thatsupport Digital Television as a secondary function (for instance gaming consoles or computerswith digital receiver cards). However, much of the content might also be useful to implementers ofthe later type solutions.This standard intends to cover solutions that provide access to linear broadcast as well as thosethat offer on-demand/catch-up broadcast over Internet Protocol. It also covers hybrid devices,sometimes referred to as Connected TV solutions.Content related aspects of Digital Television are not solely a property of the Digital Televisionsolution used by people to consume linear or on-demand content. This document does not coverauthoring requirements for content producers. It does set out functionality needed in DigitalTelevision solutions to enable accessible content to be delivered to the end user.This standard does not cover delivery, unpacking, secure installation on a stand or wall mountingor first time connection of the power and signals.