Closed Captions, CC Activation, Caption Service

Operation

Settings Menu

Closed Captions

Closed captioning is a process which converts the audio portion of a television program into written words which then appear as subtitles on the television screen. Closed captions allow viewers to read the dialogue and narration of television programs.

Using Closed Captions

Captions are the subtitles of the dialogue and narration of television programs. For prerecorded programs, program dialogue

can be arranged into captions in advance. Its possible to caption

alive program by using a process called real-time captioning, which creates captions instantly. Real-time captioning is normally done by professional reporters using a machine shorthand system and computer for translation into English.

Captioning is an effective system for the hearing-impaired, and it can also aid in teaching language skills.

CCActivation

1.Press the MENU button and then use / button to select the Settings menu.

2.Press the button and then use / button to select Closed Caption.

2.Press the / button to select the CC Activation.

3.Press the OK button to select On or Off mode.

4.When you are satisfied with your choice, press MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to return to TV viewing.

Caption Service

This allows you to configure the way you choose to view the digital captioning.

1.Press the MENU button and then use / button to select the Settings menu.

2.Press the button and then use / button to select Closed Caption.

2.Press the button and then use / button to select Caption Service.

3.Press the button and then use / button to select caption: CC1, CC2,

CC3, CC4, Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4.

4.When you are satisfied with your choice, press MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to return to TV viewing.

CAPTION

The term for the words that scroll across the bottom of the TV screen; usually the audio portion of the program provided for the hearing impaired.

TEXT

The term for the words that appear in a large black frame and almost cover the entire screen; usually messages provided by the broadcaster.

Digital Caption Service (In DTV mode)

This allows you to configure the way you choose to view the digital captioning. Select one of the digital service channels made available by the captionprovider. There are 6 standard services. Caption Service 1 is designated as the Primary Caption Service. This service contains the verbatim, or near-verbatim captions for the primary language being spoken in the accompanying program audio.

Caption Service 2 is designated as the Secondary Language Service. This service contains captions in a secondary language which are translations of the captions in the primary Caption Service. The other service subchannels are

not pre-assigned. It is up to the discretion of the individual caption provider to utilize the remaining service channels.

1.Press the MENU button and then use / button to select the Settings menu.