diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 5b022bdc89..b65f4b3822 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -1119,17 +1119,17 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 			    );
 	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->set_tip
 		(_ltc_send_continuously->tip_widget(),
-		 _("When enabled, Ardour will continue to send LTC information even when the transport (playhead) is not moving."));
+		 _("<b>When enabled</b> Ardour will continue to send LTC information even when the transport (playhead) is not moving"));
 	add_option (_("Transport"), _ltc_send_continuously);
 
-  _ltc_volume_adjustment = new Gtk::Adjustment(-18, -50, 0, .5, 3);
+  _ltc_volume_adjustment = new Gtk::Adjustment(-18, -50, 0, .5, 5);
 	_ltc_volume_adjustment->set_value (20 * log10(_rc_config->get_ltc_output_volume()));
 	_ltc_volume_adjustment->signal_value_changed().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RCOptionEditor::ltc_generator_volume_changed));
 	_ltc_volume_slider = new HSliderOption("ltcvol", ("LTC generator level:"), *_ltc_volume_adjustment);
 
 	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->set_tip
 		(_ltc_volume_slider->tip_widget(),
-		 _("Specify the Peak Volume of the generated LTC signal in dbFS. A good value is  0dBu ^= -18dbFS in an EBU calibrated system."));
+		 _("Specify the Peak Volume of the generated LTC signal in dbFS. A good value is  0dBu ^= -18dbFS in an EBU calibrated system"));
 
 	add_option (_("Transport"), _ltc_volume_slider);
 #endif