66Chapter 5. TV Menu Settings

Captions Menu

For analog channels, broadcasters can send either stan- dard closed captions or text service. Standard closed 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 captions that are the same as those sent by the analog station.

Each TV station may broadcast only one or two types of captions or none at all. The TV cannot decode closed captions received on component or HDMI inputs.

Figure 7. Captions menu

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 when audio is muted. When selected, press MUTE on the TV remote control to turn on/off the standard closed-caption 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.

IMPORTANT

When analog text closed captioning is selected, a large black or gray box appears on your TV screen if no signal is broadcast.

Digital Captions

The following display options are available for digital sources:

Captions 1–6:Sent by broadcaster.

On if Mute: Closed captions are displayed when 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 options when sending digital closed captions. Select Custom 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 cap- tions converted to digital.

To open the Digital Settings menu, select Custom for the Appearance option. Move the highlight to the Digital Settings icon and press ENTER.

Figure 8. Closed Captions, Digital Settings sub-menu

Font

The available font options are as follows:

Default: Selected by the closed-captions pro- vider

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

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Mitsubishi Electronics WD-57831 manual Captions Menu, Font

WD-57831 specifications

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