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Turn Captions On or Off, Cable Box with DVR
Last Updated: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 > Related Articles
Summary
Follow these steps to turn Closed Captioning on or off on your cable box with DVR.
Solution
To turn on Closed Captioning, follow these steps:
- Press the SETTINGS button, then press the A button.
- Use the arrow buttons to highlight the Language/Idioma preference.
- Press SELECT.
- Scroll to Closed Captioning and press SELECT.
- Scroll to the on/off option and press SELECT.
- Use the arrow button to highlight on and press SELECT.
You are now on the Options column, where you can either:
- Press EXIT to keep your settings.
- Use the arrow buttons to select Digital Service (or Analog), and choose options, Closed Captioning Text Color, and Closed Captioning Background Color.
To turn off Closed Captioning, follow these steps:
- Press the SETTINGS button, then press the A button.
- Use the arrow buttons to highlight the Language/Idioma preference.
- Press SELECT.
- Scroll to Closed Captioning and press SELECT.
- Scroll to the on/off option and press SELECT.
- Use the arrow button to highlight off and press SELECT.
- Press EXIT to activate your settings.
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