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Changing caption settings
You can change many different settings that affect the appearance of captions.
To change caption settings, from the
Home
screen menu, navigate to
Settings > Captions
, and then press
. At this
point, you can choose the following options:
•
Captions mode
– Choose
Off, On, When mute
, or
Instant replay
.
o
If you choose
On
, the TV displays captions whenever they are available in the program information.
This setting applies to Antenna TV, the AV input, and streaming channels.
o
If you choose
When mute
, the TV displays captions only when the sound is muted.
This setting
applies to Antenna TV, the AV input, and streaming channels.
o
If you choose
Instant Replay
, the TV displays captions only during a replay operation; that is, after
pressing
to jump back a few seconds in streaming video.
This setting applies only to streaming
channels when the program being streamed supports instant replay
.
Note
: If
is not available on your remote control, you can use
on the Roku App or the Jump
Back button on a universal remote. For more information, see “
This setting reflects the
Closed captioning
settings in the
Options
menu for certain TV inputs, as explained in “
Note that, once enabled, the captions mode remains set for all applicable inputs until
you turn it off
.
Tip
: Some streaming channels require you to enable captions through a setting within their channel even
though you have turned on captions everywhere else.
•
Text style
– Choose from a list of fonts. As you move the highlight to each font, you can see a sample of the
result in an adjacent panel.
•
Text edge effect
– Choose from a list of edge effect styles, such as raised, depressed, and various shadows.
As you move the highlight to each effect, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel.
•
Text size
– Choose from a list of sizes. As you move the highlight to each size, you can see a sample of the
result in an adjacent panel.
•
Text color
- Choose from a list of colors for the text. As you move the highlight to each color, you can see a
sample of the result in an adjacent panel.
•
Text opacity
- Choose from a list of opacity settings for the text. This setting determines how much the area
behind the text shows through the text. A value of 100% blocks all of the content behind the text. As you
move the highlight to each setting, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel.
•
Background color
- Choose from a list of colors for the background area behind the text. As you move the
highlight to each color, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. Note that you won’t see any
change unless you set the
Background opacity
to a value other than
Off
.
•
Background opacity
- Choose from a list of opacity settings for the background of the caption. This setting
determines how much the area behind the caption background shows through the background. A value of
100% blocks all of the content behind the background. As you move the highlight to each setting, you can
see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel.
•
Window color
- Choose from a list of colors for the window rectangle surrounding the entire caption. As
you move the highlight to each color, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel. Note that you
won’t see any change unless you set the
Window opacity
to a value other than
Default
or
Off
.
