Sony KDF-E50A10, KDF-E42A10 operating instructions Programming Caption Vision

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Using the Settings

Option Description

High Altitude Select On to use the TV at an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) or higher. Select Off to use the TV at normal altitude.

CineMotion Select Auto to optimize the screen display automatically detecting film content and applying a reverse 3-2 pulldown process. Moving picture will appear clearer and more natural looking. Select Off to disable the detection.

Programming Caption Vision

If you selected the Program option under Caption Vision (see page 78), you can change the following settings:

Option

Description

 

Basic

Allows you to select basic analog (EIA-608) closed caption options.

 

 

 

 

CC1, CC2,

Displays a printed version of the dialog or sound effects

 

CC3, CC4

of a program. (Should be set to CC1 for most programs.)

 

 

 

Text1, Text2, Displays network/station information presented using

 

Text3, Text4 either half or the whole screen (if available).

 

 

Digital CC

Allows you to set digital closed captioning to Basic (digital EIA-608)

 

or Advanced (digital EIA-708).

 

 

Advanced

Allows you to select advanced digital (EIA-708) closed caption

 

options. Select from the available options.

 

 

Advanced

Allows you to make additional settings for digital (EIA-708) closed

Settings

caption options. Select from As Broadcast, Small Text, Large Text

 

and Custom.

 

Custom Allows you to customize the following settings:

 

Character Size

Small, Standard,

 

 

Large

 

 

 

 

Character Style

Style 1-7

 

 

 

 

Character Color

Color 1-8

 

 

 

 

Character Opacity

Solid, Translucent

 

 

 

 

Edge Color

Color 1-8

 

 

 

 

Edge Type

None, Raised,

 

 

Depressed,

 

 

Outline,

 

 

Left Shadow,

 

 

Right Shadow

 

 

 

 

Background Color

None, Color 1-8

 

 

 

 

Background Opacity

Solid, Translucent

 

 

 

 

Window Color

None, Color 1-8

 

 

 

 

Window Opacity

Solid, Translucent

 

 

 

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KDF-E42A10, KDF-E50A10 specifications

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