Configure accessibility (U.S. only)
Accessibility settings enable users with vision or hearing
impairment to use the TV more effectively. Accessibility settings
are located under
Settings
>
Accessibility
.
Captions mode
The Captions mode settings specify when closed captions appear.
Access caption settings from the Home screen by selecting
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
Captions mode
. At this point, you can
choose among the following options:
●
Off
– No captions appear.
●
On always
– Captions appear whenever they are available from
the program source.
●
On replay
– Captions appear only when you use the replay
feature, and only when you are watching a streaming program
that supports instant replay or watching a TV channel after
enabling Live TV Pause.
●
On mute
– Captions appear only when the TV is muted.
Tip(s)
●
You can change the captions mode while watching a program.
Press
A
to display the
Options
menu, and then select
Closed
Captioning
.
●
Some streaming channels require you to enable captions
through a setting within their channel even though you have
turned on captions in the TV settings.
Note(s)
●
Once enabled, the selected captions mode applies to all inputs that support
captions and remains enabled until you turn it off.
Captions preferred language
The Captions preferred language setting lets you select the
language in which you want closed captioning to appear, when that
language is available. If your preferred language is not available,
then captioning reverts to the default language for the program,
which usually is English.
Highlight the language you prefer, and then press
OK
to select it.
Captions style
●
The Captions style settings let you control how closed captions
look when displayed on your TV. Access caption style settings
from the
Home
screen by selecting
Settings
>
Accessibility
>
Captions style
. At this point, you can choose among the following
options:
●
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
.
●
Window opacity
– Choose from a list of opacity settings for the
window rectangle surrounding the entire caption. This setting
determines how much the area behind the caption window
shows through the window. A value of 100% blocks all of the
content behind the window. As you move the highlight to each
setting, you can see a sample of the result in an adjacent panel.
Audio Guide settings
●
Audio Guide settings help users who are blind or visually
impaired to configure the text-to-speech reader, enabling them
to operate their TV more easily. Audio Guide uses voice prompts
that speak volume and channel changes, menu options, and
setting changes. Access Audio Guide settings from the
Home
screen by navigating to
Settings
>
Accessibility
, and then select
from the following options in the
Audio Guide
section:
●
Audio Guide
– Turn Audio Guide on or off.
●
Speech rate
– Select one of four speeds at which to hear spoken
guide information:
Slow
,
Normal
,
Fast
, or
Very Fast
.
●
Volume
– Select the volume at which to hear spoken guide
information, relative to the main TV volume.
●
Shortcut
– Enable or disable the shortcut feature. When enabled
(the default), pressing
A
four times in quick succession enables
or disables the Audio Guide.
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