28 2. TV Menus

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Captions

Captions on Digital Channels

The TV can decode captions from the ANT input only.
Broadcasters can send up to six different captioning
selections or can send analog captions for a progra m
that originated in analog format. A TV station may broad-
cast only one or two types of captions or none at all
.

Captions on Analog Channels

The TV can decode captions from the
ANT
input
and
the composite
VIDEO
jacks. Broadcast
ers can send
either standard closed captions or text service. Standar d
closed captions follow the dialogue of the program and
display in a small section of the screen. Text-service closed
captions often conta
in information such as weather or
news and cover a large portion of the screen.
IMPORTANT
• Analog text-service options display a large
black or gray box on the scre en when no
caption signal is being broadcast.
• Thecontentofcaptio nsisdeterminedbythe
broadcaster. If captions show strange char-
acters, misspell ings, or odd grammar, it is not
a malfunction of th e TV.
•
Closed-caption signals are not available through
HDMI or component jacks . See the menus for
devices connected to these inputs for closed-
caption decoding.

Captions Services

Service On if Mute, On, Of f On if Mut e: Displays digital closed-caption signal Caption 1 (digital) or CC1
(analog) when audio from the TV speakers is muted. While watching T V,
press
MUTE
to turn closed captions on/off.
Digital Caption 1–Caption 6 Caption signals sent by the broadcaster.
Analog
CC 1–CC 4
Text 1–Text 4
• CC 1–CC 4. Standard closed-caption signals
• Text 1–Text 4. Text-servic e signals

Captions Font

These choices apply to digital captions only.

Style As Broadcast or
choice of font styles
(digital captions only)
As Broadcast changes settings to those selected by the captions provider,
or, if none, to the TV’s own caption defaults. Use one of the font styles to
give digital captions a custom appearance.
Size
Large, Standard, Small
Large is recommended.

Captions Color

Font White, Black, Mag enta, etc. Recommendations for digital captions:
• A white font on a black tra nslucent back-
ground makes an easy-to-read combination.
• Usecontrastingcolorsforcaptionsandback-
ground.
Opacity
Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, Transparent
Background
Color
White, Black, Magent a, etc.
Background
Opacity
Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, Transparent