Closed captions on LG & OPPO Blu-ray decks

Instructions for LG Blu-ray decks

1. Press the "Caption" button on the remote

LG Blu-ray remote

Instructions for Oppo Blu-ray players

1. Press the "Setup" button on the remote to open the Setup Menu.

2. In the menu, select the top choice, "Playback Setup" then select "Closed Caption"

LG remote Menu - Playback Setup - Closed Caption

3. Toggle "CC Display" to "On"

Toggle CC Display to "On"

4. Press the "Setup" button to exit the Setup Menu.

  • Closed Captions should now appear onscreen.

Closed Captions visible onscreen

  • Note that there is a "Subtitle" button on the Oppo remotes.

  • This button is used for displaying the more common "subtitle" track but will not work to turn on legacy "closed captions". 

  • When one tries to use this button with discs that have closed captions but not subtitles, a red circle-with-slash will appear, indicating that there are no subtitle tracks present on the disc.

No subtitle tracks present on disc

Disclaimer

  • The Oppo BDP-103 models do not support or decode closed caption (CC) tracks.

  • Only the Oppo UDP-203 models have this capability.

  • Be sure to check which model you are using.

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