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Fonts
You can customize the text of digital captions by
selecting the font of your choice. The available font
options are as follows:
• Default—Selected by the Closed Captions
provider
• Font 1—Monospaced font with serifs
• Font 2—Proportionally spaced font with serifs
• Font 3—Monospaced font without serifs
• Font 4—Proportionally spaced without serifs
• Font 5—Casual font
• Font 6—Cursive font
• Font 7—Small Capitals font
Size
You can also customize the text of digital captions
by selecting your desired size of font. Large is the
recommended font size.
Color
You can customize the text of digital captions by
selecting the font color. The available font colors are
listed below. Text and background cannot be set to the
same color.
White Yellow
Black Green
Magenta Cyan
Red Blue
Background
To make the digital closed captions easier to read,
you can choose the background color. The available
background colors are listed below. Text and
background cannot be set to the same color.
White Yellow
Black Green
Magenta Cyan
Red Blue
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Opacity (Font)
You can customize the visibility of your fonts using the
following categories:
• Translucent—TV program is faintly visible behind the
text
• Transparent—See-through text reveals the TV
program
• Opaque—Solid color text; blocks the TV program
• Flashing—Text flashes at intervals
Background Opacity
You can customize the background for digital captions
using the following categories:
• Translucent—TV program is dimly visible behind the
background
• Transparent—See-through background reveals the TV
program
• Opaque—Solid background; covers TV program
• Flashing—Background flashes at intervals
IMPORTANT
We recommend you use contras ting colors for
captions and background . Black translucent
background combined with a w hite font make
and easy-to-read combinat ion.
Use care when selecting c ustom colors. Your
choice may change the legi bility or readabilit y
of captions.
IMPORTANT
The content of captions is de termined by the
broadcaster. If your captions s how strange
characters, misspe llings, or odd grammar, it is
not a malfunction of the T V.