66 Chapter 5. TV Menu Settings

Captions Menu
For analog channels, broadcasters can send eithe r stan-
dard closed captions or text service. Standard c losed
captions follow the dialogue of the characters on screen
and display in a small section of the screen. Text-service
closed captions often contain information such as
weather or news and cover a large portion of the screen.
For digital channels, broadcasters can send up to six dif-
ferent captioning selections or can send analog ca ptions
that are the same as those sent by the analog station.
Each TV station may broadcast only one or two type s of
captions or none at all. The TV cannot decode closed
captions received on component or HDMI inputs.
Figure 8. Captions menu
IMPORTANT
When analog text closed ca ptioning is
selected, a large black or g ray box appears
on your TV screen if no sign al is broadcast.

Analog Captions

The TV can display one of the following captions for
analog sources:
• CC1, CC2, CC3, or CC4: standard closed- caption
signals
• Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4: Text-service signals
• On if mute: Closed captions appear whe n audio is
muted. When selected, press
MUTE
on the TV remote
control to turn on/off the standard closed-capti on
signal CC1.
• Off: No closed captions.

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 text.

Digital Captions

The following display options are available for digital
sources:
• Captions 1–6: Sent by broadc aster.
• On if Mute: Closed captions are displayed whe n
audio is muted. When selected, press
MUTE
on the TV
remote control to turn captioning on/off (Caption 1).
• Off: No closed captions.
Note: For digital programs, if the broadcaster is
sending only analog captions converted to digital
format, then the analog caption settings apply.

Appearance

The closed-captions provider selects the default optio ns
when sending digital closed captions. Select Cu stom to
override defaults and customize the appearance of closed
captions. These settings do not apply to analog closed
captioning converted to digital.

Digital Settings

The Digital Settings menu allows you to customize the
appearance of the closed captions sent by the broad-
caster. Digital settings do not apply to analog closed
captions converted to digital.
To open the Digital Settings menu, select Custom for the
Appearance option. Move the highlight to the Digit al
Settings icon and press
ENTER
.
Figure 9. Closed Captions, Digital Setti ngs sub-menu

Font

The available font options are as follows:
• Default: Selected by the closed-c aptions pro-
vider
• Font 1: Monospaced font with serifs
• Font 2: Proportionally spaced font with se rifs
• Font 3: Monospaced font without serifs
• Font 4: Proportionally spaced without se rifs
• Font 5: Casual font
• Font 6: Cursive font
• Font 7: Small capitals