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How to change the closed captioning settings on your Bell Satellite TV receiver

Turn closed captioning on or off during live and recorded programs

Closed captioning (CC) displays an onscreen transcription of the audio portion of a program as it occurs (either word for word or in edited form), and sometimes includes non-speech or action elements.

Whole Home PVR 9500 / Whole Home receiver 7500
Turn closed captioning on or off during live and recorded programs
  1. While viewing live TV, press the options button on the remote.
  2. From the onscreen menu, select Closed captions.
  3. Select On (or Off).
  4. Press back to return to live TV.
9400 and earlier models
Turn closed captioning on or off during live and recorded programs
  1. Press Menu on your remote control.
  2. From the onscreen menu, select Preferences.
  3. Select Closed Caption.
  4. Select Turn Captions On (or Off).
  5. Select On or Off.
  6. Select Done.

Customize caption display (font, color, etc.)

Whole Home PVR 9500 & receiver 7500 /HD receiver 6500
Turn closed captioning on or off during live and recorded programs
  1. Press Menu on your remote control.
  2. From the onscreen menu, select Settings.
  3. Select Preferences.
  4. Select Closed Caption.
  5. Select and make changes to the various options.
  6. Select Done.
9400 and earlier models
Turn closed captioning on or off during live and recorded programs
  1. Press Menu on your remote control.
  2. From the onscreen menu, select Preferences.
  3. Select Closed Caption.
  4. Select and make changes to the various options.
  5. Select Done.