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The preference controls provide access to features such as audio language, subtitles, viewing angles, and more.

DVD and Video Preference Controls

During the playback of discs, movie files, and videos, the following preferences are available in the express menu.

Audio Languages

The Audio Languages menu lets you select from available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself.

Subtitles

The Primary Subtitles menu is the selection menu for the default subtitles. Primary subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.

The Secondary Subtitles menu is for additional subtitles that you can choose to display along with the default subtitles. Secondary subtitles usually display at the top of the screen.

Closed Captions

Closed Captions, if supported by your disc title, is made available by national organizations and is tailored towards the hearing impaired. The captions are found in video content and in the form of text located somewhere on the picture. Closed captions, as opposed to open captions, are hidden in the video signals and need a special decoder. Select the Settings option to modify how the closed captions text is displayed. See Closed Captions Settings for more information.

Viewing Angles

When available on some disc titles, select this option to switch among available camera angles.

Karaoke

The Karaoke option is available when playing back karaoke discs. See Playing a Karaoke Disc for more information.

Blu-ray Disc Preference Controls

During the playback of Blu-ray Disc* titles, the following extra preference controls are also available in the express menu.

PiP Video

Select to enable a picture in picture window that contains additional content, when available on certain Blu-ray Disc titles.

PiP Audio Language

Select the language of the picture in picture video from the list.

Primary Subtitles (for Blu-ray Discs)

When PiP Video is enabled, there may be additional subtitles available in Primary Subtitles for the picture in picture video (indicated by (from PiP) next to it). When you select PiP subtitles, they are displayed on the main video.