How Do I Turn Off Closed Captioning on a Comcast Digital Cable Broadcast?

By Maya Austen

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Closed captioning is an on-screen textual translation of a video's audio component. Closed caption descriptions can be turned on or off by the viewing audience through the viewers TV set or cable box. All Comcast cable boxes come equipped with the closed captioning feature. To turn the feature on or off, in some instances you must activate or deactivate the feature from the cable box exclusively. In other instances you can activate or deactivate it through both the cable box and TV set.

Scientific-Atlanta Box

Step 1

Turn on the TV and cable box.

Step 2

Aim the Comcast remote control at the cable box and press "Menu."

Step 3

Use the remote's down arrow button to highlight "Closed Captioning."

Step 4

Press the right arrow button to disable the Closed Captioning feature in the cable box.

Step 5

Refer to your TV's owner's manual to learn how to also disable the Closed Captioning feature in the TV set. You need only do this if you're using a standard-definition Scientific-Atlanta cable box.

Motorola High-Definition Box

Step 1

Turn on the TV and cable box.

Step 2

Aim the Comcast remote control at the cable box and press "Menu" or "Settings."

Step 3

Use the remote's down arrow button to highlight "Caption/Off/On/On with Mute."

Step 4

Use the left or right arrow buttons to disable the Closed Captioning feature in the cable box.

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