How to use Accessibility features on my Samsung Smart TV
When you watch TV, you may want additional options that support easier usage. Closed captions, sign language, gesture interactions and more accessibility features will help you enjoy content freely and smoothly.
On your Samsung Smart Remote, press and hold the mute button to display the Accessibility Shortcut menu. On remotes without a mute button, press and hold the volume key.
It’s also possible to view the Accessibility page by going to Home > Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility.
Some of the functions and steps may vary slightly or not be supported depending on the broadcast, model or geographical area.
Accessibility features (Closed Captions, Sign Language, and Gesture Interactions)
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Please Note:
- Closed Captions are only available on select Samsung TV models and in select countries.
- The Closed Captions function is only available on programs that support broadcast captions.
Open the Closed Captions
- When you watch TV, the CC (Closed Captions) feature can be enabled and moved to a desired position on your screen.
- If you are using a Smart Remote control to turn on captions, press the Home button and navigate to Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility.
- Then, select Accessibility > Caption Settings.
- Select Caption and enable the setting.
- Now, captions can be seen on your screen.
Relocate the Captions
- Captions can also be relocated to a desired position on your screen.
- From Settings, go to the Accessibility > Caption Settings.
- Navigate to Digital Caption Options and select Position. You can select the position of the captions to appear.
- The captions will be relocated to the desired position.
Separate the Closed Captions and Open Captions
- If the CC and open captions provided by broadcasting companies overlap, you can separate the position of the two captions.
- Open Captions are subtitles that are a part of the video, so you cannot turn these on or off. On the other hand, Closed Captions can be turned on or off.
- To separate the position of the two captions, Navigate to Accessibility > Caption Settings.
- Select Separate Closed Caption and set it to On.
- The CC and open captions are separated.
Adjust the size of the Closed Captions
- If the caption size is too small or if you need more contrast between the CC and screen background, you can adjust the size or font colour accordingly.
- Go to Accessibility > Caption Settings.
- Select Digital Caption Options to change the size, caption background colour, and caption font colour.
- To reset the CC settings to default factory settings, go to Caption Settings > Digital Caption Options.
- Select Return to Default.
- Sign Language features will support you in better understanding all of the features and options on your Samsung Smart TV menus. Once you turn on the feature, an avatar interpreter will appear on your screen.
- On the Home Screen, select Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Accessibility.
- Go to Sign Language Guide Settings and turn on Sign Language Guide.
- When the feature is turned on, you will be able to see your avatar interpreter for sign language.
- You can change the size, speed, and position of the avatar interpreter on the Sign Language menu. You can also change the type of avatar from the Sign Language Mode menu.
Please Note:
- Sign Language Guide is only available on select 2022 Samsung TV models and in select countries.
Gesture Interaction allows you to control your TV by recognising your gestures. To enable the Gesture Interaction feature, an optical recognition device, such as a USB camera is required. To start Gesture Interaction with a USB camera, connect a compatible USB camera to your TV.
When you connect a USB camera to your TV, it will automatically go to the USB camera launcher. Select and click on the ‘Easily Control with a Gesture’ icon. Select ‘Turn on Gesture Interaction’ to start the feature.
Please Note:
- Agreement is required for first-time use of the feature.
Follow the steps on your screen to start the Gesture Interaction feature experience.
- If your TV and USB Camera are already connected, navigate to Menu from the Home Screen and select Connected Devices > USB Camera.
- The USB Camera launcher will open, and you can turn on the Gesture Interaction feature to experience it.
- From the Home Screen, select Menu > Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Gesture > Gesture Interaction.
- You can turn the Gesture Interaction feature on or off from the Gesture menu.
Please Note:
- Gesture Interaction is only available on select 2022 Samsung TV models and in select countries.
- Turn Sign Language zoom on or off on the screen. You can change the position of the window on the screen. You can also change the size of the window.
- You can turn Closed Caption on or off. You can also move the position of the CC.
- Try using the Capture Gesture to save the current viewing environment. Choose from one of three Gestures, and assign a Gesture to capture a scene. Your Gesture is saved.
- The Restore Gesture will restore a previously saved viewing environment.
- To delete a saved Gesture, navigate to Settings > All Settings > General & Privacy > Gesture > Delete Saved Gesture. Select and delete a saved Gesture.
Please Note:
- Gesture Interaction is only available on select 2022 Samsung TV models and in select countries.
- The Sign Language function is only available for TV programs that support sign language.
Voice Guide Settings: Verbally tells you what the TV's current settings are and verbally provides details about the programme you are watching.
Audio Description Settings: You can activate an audio guide that provides an audio description of video scenes for the visually impaired.
Subtitle Settings: View the subtitles in programmes that provide broadcast subtitles.
In programmes that provide broadcast subtitles, the “Position” function is activated so that you can change the subtitle position.
Sign Language Zoom Settings: Zoom in the sign language screen when the programme you are watching provides it.
Sign Language Guide Settings: Provides a description of menu items with sign language.
Learn TV Remote: Learn the names and functions of the buttons on remote control. When a button is pressed the TV will say the button name and briefly tell what that button does.
Menu Learning Screen: Once enabled, your TV will tell you the structure and features of the menus you select.
Picture Off: Turn off the TV screen and provide only sound to reduce overall power consumption. When you press a button on the remote control other than volume and power while the screen is off, the TV screen turns back on.
Graphic Zoom: Enlarge the screen to make the picture or text bigger. You can adjust the zoom level or move the zoom area.
Multi-output Audio: Turn on both the TV speaker and Bluetooth headphone to listen to two devices at once. Set the volume of the Bluetooth headphone higher or lower than the volume of the TV speaker, allowing both users to listen to the TV at comfortable sound levels.
High Contrast: To display all menus with an opaque black background and a white font, providing maximum contrast.
Enlarge: Enlarge important elements on the menu such as the names of programmes for easier reading.
Greyscale: Change the colour of the TV screen to black and white to sharpen blurred edges caused by colours.
Colour Inversion: You can invert the colours of the text and background displayed on the TV screen to make it easier to read the text.
Remote Button Repeat Settings: Configure the operation speed of the remote control buttons so that they slow down when you continually press and hold them.
Please Note:
- Closed Caption is only available on select Samsung TV models and in select countries.
- Sign Language Guide and Gesture Interaction are only available on select 2022 Samsung TV models and in select countries.
- The Closed Caption function is only available on programs that support broadcast captions.
- The Sign Language function is only available on TV programs that support sign language.
- Gesture Interaction cannot be used when the following functions are running- Ambient mode, Multi View, Video call, Samsung Health, Mirroring.
- For Gesture recognition, stay in a bright environment within 3 meters of the camera.
- Please face the camera so that the camera can properly recognise your face and upper body.
- Gesture recognition ranges depending on the user's environment and may vary in some cases.
- Visit Samsung.com to see a list of supported USB cameras and more.
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