SPECIAL FEATURES

Viewing Closed Captions

Your TV displays the closed captions that are broadcast with some television shows. These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or language translations. All VCRs record the closed caption signal and most pre-recorded commercial video tapes provide closed captions. Check for the closed caption symbol in your television schedule and on the tape’s packaging: C C .

11 Press MENU repeatedly until you see the Setup menu. Press CH ▼ to select “Caption.”

Video

Channels

 

 

Memorize

 

Time

Add/Erase

 

Fine tune

 

 

to begin

 

Caption

Setup

Language

 

33 Press VOL + to turn closed captioning on.

Closed caption

Caption

Off

On

Mode Capt.

Text

Channels

1

2

Field

1

2

Press "Menu" to finish.

Misspellings and odd characters can occur in captioning. Also, there may be a captioning delay after changing channels. Neither situation is a TV malfunction.

44 Press CH ▼ to highlight “Mode.” Press – VOL or VOL + to choose “Capt.” (captions) or “Text.” In caption mode, captions appear and cover a small portion of the picture. In text mode, information unre- lated to the program, such as news reports, are displayed and often cover a large portion of the screen.

22 Press VOL+ to open the Closed Caption menu.

Closed caption

Caption

Off

On

Mode Capt.

Text

Channels

1

2

Field

1

2

Press "Menu" to finish.

Closed caption

Caption

Off

On

Mode Capt.

Text

Channels

1

2

Field

1

2

Press "Menu" to finish.

55 If you wish, use CH ▲, CH ▼, or VOL + to change the captioning channel or field. Then, press DISPLAY to return to normal viewing.

Different channels and fields display different information, such as additional languages or supplemental information.

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GE MG13400, MG19400, MG20100 manual Viewing Closed Captions, Press VOL + to turn closed captioning on