Closed Caption help!! I bought this TV the other day and I'm waiting for comcast to come out and hook it up tomorrow. I was going through the manual and it says that closed caption is only available on the TV, AV, and S-Video mode. I'm hearing impaired so I use the CC all the time. Does this mean if I connect the cable box by HDMI or Component cables that the closed captions won't work? ANyone who could try this for me or knows a solution for this would be greatly appreciated! Closed Caption help!! I bought this TV the other day and I'm waiting for comcast to come out and hook it up tomorrow. I was going through the manual and it says that closed caption is only... » Read More Closed Caption help!! I bought this TV the other day and I'm waiting for comcast to come out and hook it up tomorrow. I was going through the manual and it says that closed caption is only available on the TV, AV, and S-Video mode. I'm hearing impaired so I use the CC all the time. Does this mean if I connect the cable box by HDMI or Component cables that the closed captions won't work? ANyone who could try this for me or knows a solution for this would be greatly appreciated! « Show Less
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I actually found some help on this topic in the AVS forum. I had to access the menu from my comcast box while the box was turned off and i had to turn the caption on from that menu. Confusing I know. Anyway the captions work great now and my cable box is hooked up to my Samsung via HDMI. Slight problem with the captions lagging behind on some channels but other than that it's been fine.
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Final Answer: Including CC on an HDMI cable has not been defined or agreed upon by the TV makers. CC is only well defined on 480i, the standard TV format. You can get closed caption from the COMCAST box, but you cannot turn it off and on without turning the cable box off and on. It is as simple as that, the CC information does not cross the HDMI above 480i, if then.
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Sure do...here it is.http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=9908261#post9908261I'm handle branden826 on that forum. I didn't think it was possible to access the menu with the cable box off either but it works. It may take a few tries but keep trying...it'll work. Also I'm assuming you have the same cable box as me...the motorola DCT3416 DVR box. If that's not the box you have then search on the AVS forums for some help. Hope I helped you out some.
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I see what you saw in the manual so I tried in a HD station with my cable box over HDMI and I could not select caption from the menu. I think the reason for this is because the cable box has its own closed captioning. I went into the settings for the box and was able to use closed captioning that way.
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I learned the hard way that CC does not work on an HDMI connection.There is a faster way to change closed captioning on a COMCAST DCT64--:1) TV and cable box are on.2) Using COMCAST remote, press these buttons in order:3) CABLE ... POWER ... MENU4) Use arrows to select and/or change CLOSED CAPTION5) When CLOSED CAPTION IS ENABLED, the CC options may be changed.6) Press MENU to save changes7) Press POWER to turn the cable box back on
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Thanks for the reply on the closed caption problem. I tried it but still with no success. I turned off the box with the TV on and could not access the menu that way. I'm not sure how this could be possible with the cable box off. Do yo have the link for that topic in the AVS forum.Thanks again
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Do you mean "CC" which means Closed Caption. I do not see CEC on my 37" Vizio.
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you cant...Samsung claims due to FCC new rules that because this TV does not have the chip to support YouTube CC (closed captions) it will not have this app. Samsung has elected to leave this out. Bad move and they have done this without informing customers or resellers. Not even their authorized sellers. The link is via the browser and it will not work very well. It will crash on HD video. Any HD video on the Samsung browser will crash it.
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Not unless you use the RCA hook-up (red, yellow, white). Use of the HDMI cable somehow prevents the closed captioning from showing on screen, even if your television has this capability. CNET has some questions/answers about this.
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I dont believe so, I have never seen any options of choice for closed captioning.
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I do believe the movie has to have the closed caption in the data stream. If it is, then there should be an option for you somewhere in the 'player' or 'app' that you are playing it on, to turn it on. I do not believe the Kindle has this pre-installed, or at most, I have not found it, and all "web searches" state you have to have an app or player to do this, along with the .srt file (whole different subject which I won't even touch). Good luck with finding a solution.
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Regis: Sounds like you have a different version of the Comcast remote -- one with four-digit access codes. The newer HD ones have five-digit codes. Glad that everything works. You don't perhaps know how to control the source (TV / CD/ BD/ etc) or the types of sound (Sports, Movies, Drama, etc) with the comcast remote, do you? I still have to use the Sony remote to do those, if I need them.
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I love this TV. It was a purchase of a lifetime for me. However, I NEVER could get the guide working properly. My cable system has it's own guide system, but sometime, I just want to watch just the TV, and use their guide. It keeps telling me that the guide is downloading overnight, but the next day, there is still NO guide information on the screen. If you got yours working, please tell me how you did it. Thanks "Emil"
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Why can't I get "closed caption" on my Vizio tv when watching streaming movies from Amazon?
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As close as I can discern, the unit has subtitle selection, (If the DVD you are playing has subtitles, you can activate) but I don't see anything in the manual that indicates 'closed captioning' is available. While I was searching for the online manual, (I gave this as a gift) I did notice that one of the Sony products may offer it. Sorry I could not be of more help.
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You don't need to do this (and I'm not sure it would work). Closed captions are available under "settings" on the TIVO screen. The only problem getting captions comes when you are "streaming" a movie, e.g. from Netflix--so far, Netflix does not support closed captions for its streaming movies, although it is of course available on the DVD's. Netflix says this may be corrected sometime in 2010.
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Christine, I would check the following: 1. Connection - make sure the hdmi cable is secure. Also if you have an old/cheap hdmi, I've been told investing in a new/higher quality can benefit, however I haven't tested. 2. Make sure you are set up for hd from your cable provider. If not you might be able to tune the channel, but if your box isn't hd you won't see the inproved picture. 3. Make sure you select the hdmi option the the tv selector (if you have the older red/white/yellow av cables plugged and are using those by mistake, they won't give you hd). 4. If you're streaming (watching amazon, vudu, YouTube, hbo go, etc) despite these sites offering hd, it is dependent upon the speed of your internet connection and you may not be receiving hd. If you've accouted for everything listed, I would call your cable provider. There may be an equipment issue (their box). Actually when I set mine up I had to so this as I was receiving a picture issue, but after a reset it has worked fine since. Hope you this helps and you resolve the issue.
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What you are seeing is actually a closed captioning stream that shows in Just Scan...most pictures will simply raise the viewable image about 1/8" and you will never see it. Just Scan does not...So the set is fine - it is your signal that is doing it.
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are you sure that the cable box is HD? kinda sounds like it is SD? the other thing to remember is that not all stations are being broadcast in HD and even then some local channels might not be broadcasting certain shows in HD. for example, my local stations might broadcast a golf game that is in HD, but the local news is broadcast in SD.As for the tv itself, i'm not sure. I'm waiting to get my 4053 delivered and i'm having a hard time waiting! you might want to check your connections again though.
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First, let me wish you "good luck" setting this thing up correctly. I have been using it for a couple of years and I am still trying to understand the "features" vs settings per the manual. I do believe the default for HDMI connections is PCM. I have also found through the "Audio Parameter" screens that there is a "Fixed PCM" setting which can be set as on our off through the Audio Parameter screens. I would suggest turning that off and go from there. Again, good luck!
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I usually have my volume control set between 10 [night]-15 [day]. I tried pushing the volume up as high as it would go, but I couldn't stand it any higher than 20. The little volume bar looked like it would go up to 100. As far as closed captioning goes, it works fine on TV. It doesn't seem to work for me on Amazon Prime movies or TV unless they are foreign movies. I was watching the Damages series and couldn't get any captions, for instance.
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Hello Gail, I bought mine several years ago for my wife. She uses it at work and to this day she has yet to have any problems with it. She watches it everyday at work during lunch. My suggestion is to make sure you have it on the right settings for watching TV,DVD,and aux input, if you try all those and the picture still doesn't work then you may need to send it in to Coby. The only other thing that I may say is the region setting may be off but, only if the picture doesn't work for the DVD only, if you aren't getting any picture on any of the input methods there may be some internal malfunction going on. Hope this helps. Hello Gail, I bought mine several years ago for my wife. She uses it at work and to this day she has yet to have any problems with it. She watches it everyday at work during lunch. My suggestion is to make sure you have it on the right settings for watching TV,DVD,and aux input, if you try all those and the picture still doesn't work then you may need to send it in to Coby. The only other thing that I may say is the region setting may be off but, only if the picture doesn't work for the DVD only, if you aren't getting any picture on any of the input methods there may be some internal... » Read More Hello Gail, I bought mine several years ago for my wife. She uses it at work and to this day she has yet to have any problems with it. She watches it everyday at work during lunch. My suggestion is to make sure you have it on the right settings for watching TV,DVD,and aux input, if you try all those and the picture still doesn't work then you may need to send it in to Coby. The only other thing that I may say is the region setting may be off but, only if the picture doesn't work for the DVD only, if you aren't getting any picture on any of the input methods there may be some internal malfunction going on. Hope this helps. « Show Less