Closed captions and accessibility settings on The Freestyle by Samsung

Last Update date : Mar 23. 2022
Closed captions and accessibility settings on The Freestyle by Samsung

The Freestyle projector by Samsung is not just versatile in where you can watch it - it is also very flexible in how you can watch it! There are a multitude of Accessibility options available for anyone who may need a little help watching content or navigating the menus on The Freestyle.

Note: Information provided applies to The Freestyle projectors sold in Canada. Available screens and settings may vary for projectors sold in other countries.

Navigating all the way into the Settings menu to find the Accessibility settings can be annoying. Luckily, The Freestyle’s remote has a fast and easy way to open Accessibility shortcuts for any settings you may need.

On The Freestyle’s remote, press in and hold the Volume key. From here, you can turn on Accessibility functions.

Use the Accessibility shortcuts
  • Voice Guide: The Freestyle will verbally describe menu options as well as announce the channel and volume when changed.
  • Captions: Allows you to watch broadcast channels and some apps with closed captions.
  • Sign Language Zoom: Allows you to zoom in on the sign language displayed on the screen. You can select Edit Sign Language Zoom to enlarge or change the position of the screen.
  • Learn Remote: Activates a verbal explanation for each button on the remote and its function when it is pressed.
  • Learn Menu Screen: Activates a verbal explanation for the menus and features on the screen.
  • Picture Off: Turns off the screen so only the sound remains. This can also be used when playing music.
  • Multi-output Audio: Turns on The Freestyle’s speakers and Bluetooth headphones, so you can hear the audio from both devices at once. You can set the headphones to a higher volume as well.
  • High Contrast: Displays menus with an opaque black background and a white font.
  • Enlarge: Enlarges the size of the text on the screen for easier reading.
  • Greyscale: Changes the screen's colours to black and white which can help with certain vision problems.
  • Colour Inversion: Inverts the colours of the text and background.
  • Remote Button Repeat Settings: Changes the operation speed of the remote control buttons when you press and hold them.

Note: Captions will only be displayed in apps or broadcasts that support captions. Some apps, such as Netflix, have their own caption settings that need to be turned on. For captions or subtitles on Blu-ray discs or DVDs, these are a feature of the disc and need to be selected in the disc's menu before starting the movie.

Do you have some trouble hearing or just like to read along with a show’s dialogue? In either case, you can turn on captions for The Freestyle to make things more suitable for you.

Using The Freestyle’s remote, press and hold the Home button until the quick settings menu appears. Select All Settings. Select General & Privacy, and then select Accessibility. Select Caption Settings, and then select Caption to turn captions on. Select it again to turn them off.

Turn closed captions on and off

There are also two caption options in this menu:

  • Caption Mode: Allows you to change the caption language. However, the available languages are determined by the broadcast station, so in most cases, it is best to leave this on Default.
  • Digital Caption Options: Change the look of the captions. The options available are font style, size, colour, background colour, and more.

You can enlarge the size of the Settings menu font if you find yourself squinting to read the screen.

Using The Freestyle’s remote, press and hold the Home button until the quick settings menu appears. Select All Settings. Select General & Privacy, and then select Accessibility. Select Enlarge to make the font larger.

Enlarge the menu font

Select it again to return the menu text to its original size.

If you are blind or have low vision, you can turn on a voice guide that describes the menu options out loud. The feature will verbally identify displayed items, including the selected volume, current channel, program information, and menu items as they are highlighted.

Using The Freestyle’s remote, press and hold the Home button until the quick settings menu appears. Select All Settings. Select General & Privacy, and then select Accessibility. Select Voice Guide Settings, and then select Voice Guide to toggle the feature on or off.

Let Voice Guide assist you

From this page, you can adjust these additional settings as well:

  • Volume: Adjusts the volume of the Voice Guide.
  • Speed: Adjusts the speed of the Voice Guide.
  • Pitch: Adjusts the tone of the Voice Guide.
  • Projector Background Volume: Adjust the background sound’s volume while using the Voice Guide.

The Freestyle has a few options that can help make the screen easier to see if you have low vision. Using The Freestyle’s remote, press and hold the Home button until the quick settings menu appears. Select All Settings, and then select General & Privacy. Select Accessibility; from this page, simply select or deselect the colour options based on your preferences.

Adjust the colour options to make the screen easier on the eyes
  • Greyscale: This setting removes all colour (except for white, black, and grey). This can be helpful for anyone with severe colour blindness.
  • Colour Inversion: This setting inverts the colours of all the menu items and apps. It does not invert the colours of the videos that play. This can help anyone who is sensitive to bright light and colour by darkening most of the colours on the menus to softer colours.
  • High Contrast: This feature displays all menus with an opaque black background and a white font, providing maximum contrast. This can help make the menu and font easier to read.

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