Closed caption is a useful feature that shows text for the speech and can be helpful when a particular dialogue sounds mushy is a bit difficult to understand. YouTube is a popular example that has closed captions that can be enabled or disabled with a single click. Also, service providers have the option of providing closed captions, if a particular service doesn’t have closed captions and your turn it on, you won’t find these captions. Now let’s take a look at how to turn off closed captions on Roku (both streaming stick or TV).
Turn off Closed Caption on Roku
There are two methods that you can use to turn closed captions off. Let’s get started with the first and easy method.
Method 1 – Turn off Closed Caption on Roku using Star Button
The first method is the most simple and easiest way to turn closed captions off on a Roku device. If you take a look at your Roku device remote, you will notice a button that has a star on it. When you press that button, it will bring up the options menu. Browse through the menu till you find Closed Captioning. Select it and choose from the available options such as On, Off, On Replay, or When Mute.
Method 2 – Turn off Closed Caption on Roku from Settings App
The second method involves you making use of the settings app of your Roku device. Follow these steps to turn off closed captions on your Roku device.
On your Roku remote, press the home button.Scroll through the menu and select Settings.Within Settings, simply click on Accessibility or Captions. (Can vary from one Roku device to another)Now, select Caption Mode. You will see various options to choose from.Options are On, Off, On Replay and When Mute.Selecting On will have captions enabled at all times.With Off, the captions will be disabled right away.Choosing On Replay will enable captions when the user presses the replay button on the remote. This works only if the content supports instant replay.And finally, When Mutes basically will enable captions for content when the user mutes the audio on the Roku device. This feature is available on just a few Roku devices.Simply select Off to turn closed captions Off on your Roku device.
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