Closed Caption Problem Possible Remedy

Closed Caption Problem	Possible Remedy
My TV/DVD is showing captions	• You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors made by the
that are misspelled.	• closed captioning production company may pass through uncorrected.
	• A prerecorded program will not show any misspelled words because
	• of the normal time available for editing the captions.
My TV/DVD will not show the text	• Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialogue
in its entirety or there is a delay of	• are common for live broadcast. Most captioning production companies
what is being said.	• can display a dialogue to a maximum of 220 words per minute. If a
	• dialogue exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the
	• captions remain up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.
My captions are scrambled with	• Interference caused by building, power lines, thunderstorms, etc.
white boxes on the TV screen.	• may cause scrambled or incomplete captions to appear.
My program guide listed a TV show	• Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to the
as being closed captioned but none	• actual program so that additional advertising time can be given.
of the captions were displayed.	• Since the decoder cannot read the compressed information,
	• captions will be lost.
My TV/DVD screen shows a black	• You are in the TEXT mode. Select CAPTION mode or CAPTION
box on certain channels.	• [OFF].

DVD Mode

Problem	Corrective Action
No picture	• Insert a correct video disc that plays on this TV/DVD.
	• Press SELECT on the remote control to select DVD mode. Next,
	press PLAY or OPEN/CLOSE. Then, try other DVD feature.
Disc cannot be played	• Insert the disc.
	• Clean the disc.
	• Place the disc correctly, with the label side up.
	• Cancel the parental lock or change the control level.
No sound	• Connect the audio cables firmly.
	• Turn the power of the audio component on.
	• Correct the audio output settings.
	• Correct the input settings on the audio component.
No DTS audio is output	• This TV/DVD does not support DTS audio. This is not a malfunction.
Distorted picture	• There are some cases where pictures may be slightly distorted, which
	are not a sign of a malfunction.
	• Although pictures may stop for a moment, this is not a malfunction.
Audio or subtitle language	• The selected language is not available for audio or subtitles on the
does not match the set up	DVD.
	This is not a malfunction
The camera angle cannot be	• The DVD does not contain sequences recorded from different camera
changed	angles. This is not a malfunction
Audio or subtitle language cannot	• The DVD does not contain audio source or subtitles in the selected
be changed	language. This is not a malfunction.
“Prohibited icon” appears on the	• That operation is prohibited by the TV/DVD or the disc.
screen, prohibiting an operation	This is not a malfunction.
CD sound dropout	• Scratched disc. Replace the disc with an unscratched one.
No CD reproduction
DVD picture dropout
DVD picture freeze
DVD picture in mosaic
No DVD reproduction

NOTES:

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Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the description in this Owner’s Manual for details on correct operations.

Playback from a desired track and random playback are not available during program playback.

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