Captions Menu: Digital Captions Settings
Appearance
(Figure 1)
Closed Captions provider selects the Default options when sending digital closed captions. You may, however, select the Custom option to override and customize Closed Captions appearance.
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 - Proportional spaced font with Serifs
•Font 3 - Monospaced font without Serifs
•Font 4 - Proportionally spaced without Serif
•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 color of font. The available font colors are as follows:
• White | • Yellow |
• Black | • Green |
• Magenta | • Cyan |
• Red | • Blue |
Figure 1. Digital Settings Menu
Opacity
You can customize the visibility of your fonts using the following categories:
•Transparent -
•Translucent - TV program is visible behind the text
•Opaque - Solid color text; blocks the TV program
•Flashing - Text flashing in intervals
Background Opacity
You can customize the background for digital captions using the following categories:
•Transparent -
•Translucent - TV program is visible behind
the background
•Opaque - Solid background; blocks TV program
•Flashing - Background flashing in intervals
NOTE: If you choose transparent fonts and transparent background, no Closed Captions will be visible.
Background
To make the digital closed captions easier to read, you can choose the background color. The available background colors are as follows:
• White | • Yellow |
• Black | • Green |
• Magenta | • Cyan |
• Red | • Blue |
IMPORTANT
We recommend you use contrasting colors between captions and background. In particular, Black background and White font are ideal.
Care must be exercised when selecting customized colors; your choice affect the legibility or readability of captions.
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