Analog Captions

Using the TV’s Menu System

You can select a closed caption mode, which is the mode, or source, used for displaying captioning information for all analog channels. The content of CC and Text are different; you can select which one you want to see on the screen.

CCCC displays information at any position on the screen. It overlays the text on top of the picture as it is received.

Text Text displays information at one particular position (such as the bottom third) of the screen. You cannot see the picture underneath the text.

You can choose between eight closed caption modes, or sources:

•CC1 and Text 1 text is displayed

are the primary caption and text services. The captioning or in the same language as the program’s dialog.

•CC3 and Text 3 serve as the preferred data channels. The captioning or text is often a secondary language translation, simplified English, or displayed at a slower rate.

•CC2 and CC4 and Text 2 and Text 4 are rarely available and broadcasters use them only in special conditions, such as when CC1 and CC3 are not available, or Text1 and Text3 are not available.

Digital Captions

You can select a closed caption, service mode (1-6) for digital channels. The service modes support MPEG-2 based transport sources such as DTVLink.

Service 1 and Service 2 are the primary and secondary languages, respectively.

Service 3 and Service 4, 5, 6 are additional caption sources that may be available. Specific label names may be displayed (e.g., Spanish) instead of a generic label (e.g., Service 1), if available.

Caption Priority

You can choose whether the TV uses digital or analog captions for digital TV programs that have both or either.

•If you select analog captions and they are available for a digital TV program, the CC icon in the banner lights.

•If you select digital captions and they are available for a digital TV program, the CC icon in the banner lights.

Caption Style

Customize closed captioning for the digital captions by choosing the settings for the following options:

Caption Size is the font size (Standard, Large, Small) of the text characters.

Caption Font is a complete assortment of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. of a given font design. You have eight fonts with varying styles of spacing from which to choose.

Note: A preview graphic of the caption font appears on the right.

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