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LG TV - How to Enable Closed Captioning

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If you have a digital or broadcast antenna connected directly to your LG TV, you can use the caption function of your LG TV when viewing the Live TV input.

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Note

  • Caption service availability may vary depending on the broadcaster. You can use closed captioning in channels or programs that support the function.
  • The caption function is not supported with a set-top box.

 

Captioning in 2023 WebOS 23



Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][General][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].


1 Press the [Settings] button on your TV remote.
In the quick start menu, select the [Settings] icon.

Select the gear icon in the quick start menu

2 Select [General], then select [Accessibility].

Select accessibility

3 Scroll down and select [Closed Caption], then toggle [On] or [Off].

Select Close caption and toggle it on or off

Captioning in 2022 webOS 22



Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][General][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

1 After turning on the TV, press the [Settings] button on the remote control.
From [Settings], select [All Settings].

Image that enters all settings by pressing the setting button on the remote control

2 Select [General] and then [Accessibility].

Image of selecting accessibility from the general menu

3 Select [Closed Caption].

Image to select subtitles

4 Set [Closed Caption] to On.

Images that enable closed captions

Captioning in 2019 webOS 4.5



Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

1 After turning on the TV, press the [Settings] button on the remote control.
From [Settings], select [All Settings].

Image that enters all settings by pressing the setting button on the remote control

2 Select [Closed Caption] in [Accessibility].

Image with Closed Captions selected in Accessibility

3 Set [Closed Caption] to On.

Images that enable closed captions
How to enable captions in Settings

2023 WebOS 23: Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select All Settings][General][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

2022 WebOS 22: Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][General][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

2021 WebOS 6.0: Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][General][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

2019 WebOS 4.5: Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

2018 WebOS 4.0: Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

:2017 WebOS 3.5: Press the Setting button button on your remote control and select [All Settings][Accessibility][Closed Caption][On].

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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