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Closed Caption Information for Non-TiVo Equipment
9 months ago
| Article no. 8380
Introduction
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Resolution Steps
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iGuide
- With your set-top box on, push the power button on your set-top box (or remote if in cable mode) to turn it off
- Immediately (within one second) press MENU on your remote
- The User Settings menu displays on-screen
- Using the left / right / up / down arrow buttons, highlight Closed Caption
- Press OK / SELECT on your remote to toggle between Enable and Disable
- Power on your set-top box to return to watching TV
Passport ECHO
- Press the MENU key twice to access the General Settings menu
- Scroll down to Language and press OK/Select
- Choose Closed Captioning and press OK/Select
- Choose On/Off and press OK/Select
- Choose from the following options:
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On - Closed captioning will be displayed on any channel/program that broadcasts with it
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Off - Closed captioning will NOT be displayed on any channel/program that broadcasts with it
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On - Closed captioning will be displayed on any channel/program that broadcasts with it
- If you've turned Closed Captioning ON, use these additional settings:
- Scroll down to Analog Services and press OK/Select or scroll to the right
.- The standard setting is CC1
- Press OK/Select. scroll back to the left
- The standard setting is CC1
- Scroll down to Digital Services and press OK/Select or scroll to the right
- The standard setting is Primary
- Press OK/Select, and scroll back to the left
- The standard setting is Primary
- Scroll down to Analog Services and press OK/Select or scroll to the right
- Press the Exit key to leave the General Settings menu
Passport, Passport DCT
- Press Settings on the remote to bring up Quick Settings
- Scroll down to Caption off / on / on with mute
- Select On, then press Exit
- Press Settings on the remote twice for General Settings
- Select CC: Source
- Select STD CC1 and Digital 1
- Press A to accept
- Press EXIT
HD DTA
There are two ways to enable/disable closed captioning on a HD DTA
- Press C on your remote
- Toggles through available CC options (CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, OFF)
- Select CC1
- Toggles through available CC options (CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, OFF)
- Press Menu on your remote
- Select Settings
- Select Closed Captioning
- Use LEFT or RIGHT to change the following Options on the Closed Captioning page
- Change Status to On (or Off)
- Change Standard Captions to CC1
- Change Digital Captions to DTVCC1
- If you wish, you can also change the size, color, etc.
- Scroll up to Use these settings and press OK
- Change Status to On (or Off)
- Select Settings
General TV Instructions
- Look for a CC or CAP button on the original TV remote. Press it to activate Closed Captioning
- If no CC or CAP button, look for a Menu button and press it
- The TV's on-screen menu should have a captions setting area, most likely under Language or Captions
- The TV's on-screen menu should have a captions setting area, most likely under Language or Captions
- For further assistance, contact your TV manufacturer
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