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Instructions for Closed Captioning

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How Do I Turn On Closed Captions?

Closed captions may be enabled through the “CC” button in the video player, pictured below. If these player controls are not visible, then try tapping your screen (on a mobile device) or pressing OK with your remote on the player window to bring them up.

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Note: On Roku devices, closed captioning must be enabled through the Roku player menu, which is opened by pressing the star (*) button on the remote while in Pluto TV.

If your streaming device does not appear to offer closed captioning, please try one of our troubleshooting methods, or if these do not work, then please contact us.

 

How Can I Adjust the Size and Appearance of Closed Captions?

The Pluto TV service is available on a wide variety of mobile apps and connected TV devices, so the procedure for adjusting closed caption appearance may vary.

 

Browsers

  • When CC is enabled, a settings button (‘gear’ icon) appears next to it
  • Activate this button to access caption appearance settings

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iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS

  • Open your device’s Settings app
  • Go to Accessibility, then select Subtitles & Captioning from the Hearing section
  • Caption appearance settings may be adjusted under Style 

Android Phone and Tablet

  • Open your device’s Settings app
    • Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android 11+: Go to Accessibility, then under the Hearing enhancements section select Google subtitles (CC)
    • Samsung Galaxy Note, Android 11+: Go to Accessibility, then under the Hearing enhancements section select Subtitle settings; from there, select Google subtitles (CC)
    • Google Pixel, Android 10+: Go to Accessibility, then under Audio & on-screen text select Captions
  • Universal: Search for “Subtitles” or “Captions” and find caption settings
  • Caption appearance settings may be adjusted under Caption size and style
  • Select a preset caption style or create a custom style

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Android TV

  • Open the Settings app in the Android TV system
  • Go to Accessibility, then select Caption preferences and then Caption size and style
  • Select a preset caption style or create a custom style

Roku

  • Open Settings from the Roku home screen
  • Go to Accessibility, then select Captions style

Fire TV and Fire Tablet

  • Open Settings (gear icon) in the Amazon Fire system
  • Go to Accessibility, then select Closed Caption
  • Caption appearance settings for text, text background, and window background are available 

Microsoft Xbox

  • Open Settings in the Xbox system
  • Go to Ease of Access, then select Captioning
  • Caption appearance settings for font, background, and window are available

Sony Playstation

  • In The Pluto TV App, open Settings (filter icon)
  • Go to Caption styling
  • Caption appearance settings for text, text background, and window background are available

Smart TV (Samsung, LG, Vizio, Tivo, Hisense)

  • In The  Pluto TV App, open Settings (filter icon)
  • Go to Caption styling
  • Caption appearance settings for text, text background, and window background are available 

Set-Top Box (Comcast, Cox)

  • In The Pluto TV App, open Settings (filter icon)
  • Go to Caption styling
  • Caption appearance settings for text, text background, and window background are available

  

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