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Captions Menu
Captions on Analog Channels
The TV can decode captions from ANT 1/ANT 2 and the INPUT
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•Analog
•The content of captions is determined by the broadcaster. If captions show strange charac- ters, misspellings, or odd grammar, it is not a malfunction of the TV.
•Closed caption signals are not available through HDMI or component jacks. See the menus for these devices for
Captions Menu Options
Captions on Digital Channels
The TV can decode captions from ANT 1/ANT 2 devices only. Broadcasters can send up to six different caption- ing selections or can send analog captions that match those sent by the analog station. A TV station may broadcast only one or two types of captions or none at all.
Digital Settings menu. Check the caption test area (upper right) to see how custom settings look.
| Analog | On if Mute | • | On if Mute: Display analog closed captions signal CC 1 |
| Captions | CC |
| when audio from the TV speakers is muted. When watching |
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| TV, press MUTE to turn captions on/off. |
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| Analog | Gray, Black | Select either a gray or black text background to make analog | |
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| Digital | On if Mute | • | On if Mute: Display digital closed caption signal Caption 1 |
| Captions | Caption 1– |
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| TV, press MUTE to turn closed captions on/off. |
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| Font | Default | Default changes settings to those selected by the captions pro- | |
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| Font | vider, or, if none, to the TV’s own caption defaults. Use Fonts 1 | |
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Settings | Font Size | Large | Large is the recommended size. | |
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Small
Font Color | White, Black, Magenta, etc. |
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Font Opacity | Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, |
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Background | White, Black, Magenta, etc. |
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Background | Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, |
Opacity | Transparent |
Guidelines for setting digital captions:
•Use contrasting colors for captions and background.
•Check readability of captions using the sample text in the upper right corner of the menu.
•A white font on a black translucent background makes an