Legacy Tablo Playback Settings: Closed Captions

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Click here for details on closed caption support for 4th Generation Tablo models.  

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Closed Captions

Tablo supports closed captioning on the majority of its legacy app platforms including iOS smartphones and tablets, Android smartphones and tablets, Roku, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Xbox One and the web app at my.tablotv.com.

The interface of TV-connected Tablo DVRs also supports this feature.

 

Table of Contents

 

iOS Smartphones and Tablets

To enable, simply select the closed captioning button on the bottom right of the player 

 

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Android Smartphones and Tablets

To enable, simply select the closed captioning button on the top right of the player. 

 

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Roku

To enable, simply select the star (*) button on the Roku remote and select 'on' for captions mode. 

 

Apple TV

To enable closed captions on the 4th Generation Apple TV, use the remote to swipe down from the top and select 'Subtitles' and then 'CC'. 

 

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Android TV

To enable, press down for settings. 

 

Amazon Fire TV

To enable, press down for settings. 

 

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Tablo's Web App

To enable, select the closed captioning button in the player. 

 

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Tablo's Samsung TIZEN Smart TV App

To enable, on your Samsung smart TV's captions go to SETTINGS > SYSTEM > ACCESSIBILITY -> CAPTION > ON

 

TV-Connected Tablo DVR Interface

To enable, press down for settings on your Tablo HDMI remote.

 

The Exception

LG smart TVs do not support closed captioning on OTA (Over-the-Air) channels.

 

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