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Closed captioning on Optik TV
Turn captioning on or off and learn how to change settings
Turn closed captioning on
Press the
Options
button on your remote
Select
Closed Captioning
Select
On
Note
: Closed captions are now available for TFC.
Turn closed captioning off
Press
Options
button on remote
Select
Closed Captioning
Select
Off
Customize closed captioning settings
You can change closed captioning text sizes, colours, styles and background colours.
Choose from 3 text sizes
Choose from 8 colours
Choose opaque or semi-transparent lettering
Select text styles
Select background colours
Press
Menu
Select
Settings
Select
Television
Select
Closed Captioning
Select
Digital Closed Captioning
Ensure
Digital closed captions
is
On
Select the options you want to change
Under
Digital closed captioning
ensure
Closed caption 1
is selected. Under
Text Settings
you can change:
Size: Larger, Normal, Smaller
Colour: Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta, Cyan
Opacity: Opaque, Semi-Transparent
Edge Style: None, Raised, Depressed, Uniform, Drop Shadowed
Under the
Background
and
Panel
settings you can change the colour and opacity of the background screen and closed captioning frame
Select
Save
and press
OK
Note
: If a program you expect to have closed captioning does not have closed captioning try this solution.
Go to
Menu
Select
Settings
Select
Television
Select
Closed captioning
Set
Digital closed captioning
to
Off
Set
Standard closed captioning
to
On
You should also select
Closed captioning 1
Note
:
You will lose any customized changes like colour or font size changes when you do this temporarily
Reverse these steps to turn your customized settings back on
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