Chapter 5: Using the TV Menu
Captions Menu
Figure 18
For analog channels broadcasters can send either Standard or Text closed captioning. Standard Closed Captions follows the dialogue of the characters on- screen and displays in a small section of the screen. Text Closed Captions often contain information such as weather or news and covers a large portion of the screen. On digital channels, broadcasters can send up to 6 different captioning selections. Each TV station may broadcast only one or two types of captions or none at all. The media center cannot decode Closed Captions received on Component 1 or 2.
Figure 18. Captions Menu
Analog Captions
The media center can display one of the following captions for Analog sources:
•CC1, CC2, CC3, or CC4. (Standard closed captioning signals).
•Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4. (Text closed captioning signals).
•On if mute. Closed captions when mute. When selected, the standard closed captioning signal (CC1)will turn on/off by pressing MUTE on the HDTV remote control.
•Off. No closed captions.
IMPORTANT
When analog text closed captioning is selected, a large black or gray box appears on the display’s screen if no text is being sent.
Background
To make the analog closed captions easier to read, you can choose to display the background color as either black or gray behind the captions.
Digital Captions
The media center can display one of the following Captions for Digital sources:
•Captions
•On if Mute. Closed captions when mute. When selected, the captioning signal (Caption 1) will turn on/off by pressing MUTE on the HDTV remote control.
•Off. No closed captions.
Note: If the broadcaster is only sending analog captions converted to digital, then the analog captions settings apply.
Appearance
The Default options shows what the closed caption provider intended to send. You may select the Custom option to override and customize Closed Captions appearance. These settings do not apply to analog Closed Captioning converted to digital.
Digital Settings
Figures 18 and 19
Digital Settings are available only when Custom was selected from Appearance (Figure 18) and do not apply to analog closed captions converted to digital. Select Digital Settings by moving the ADJUST buttons and pressing ENTER. You can select Font, Size, Color, Background, Opacity (Font) and Background Opacity.
Figure 19. Closed Captions Menu Digital Settings
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