Using the TV/VCR’s Menu System

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ESPANOL

FRANCAIS

SELECT

/ :

SET

OK

PREVIOUS

:

QUIT

MENU

MENU

TIME

VIDEO ADJUST

AUDIO ADJUST

CLOSED CAPTION

TIMER RECORDINGS

LANGUAGE

SETTING

V-CHIP BLOCK

SELECT

/ :

SET

OK

PREVIOUS

:

QUIT

MENU

CLOSED CAPTION

 

MODE

CAPTION

 

DATA

CH1

 

SELECT

/ : SET

OK

PREVIOUS

: QUIT

MENU

 

 

 

The LANGUAGE Menu

The language of the on-screen menus is set to English. If you want your TV/VCR’s menus to appear in Spanish or French, follow these steps:

1.

Press MENU on the r emote (the main

MENU appears).

2.

Press the up or down ar row button to highlight LANGUAGE, and pr ess OK

 

(the LANGUAGE menu appears).

 

3.

Press the down ar row button on the r

emote to select ESPAÑOL (Spanish) or

 

FRANCAIS (French).

 

4.Press OK (the on-scr een menus appear in the language you selected).

Setting Closed-Caption Modes

Closed captioning is not available on all channels at all times. Only specific programs encoded with closed-captioning information are applicable. Check your TV/VCR program listings for CC (closed caption) broadcasts.

The TV/VCR will automatically enter the closed caption mode when you press MUTE on the remote. Press MUTE again to remove the captions.

To set the CLOSED CAPTION Mode:

1.From the main MENU, select CLOSED CAPTION. Press the up or down ar row buttons to select MODE or DATA, and pr ess OK.

2.If you select MODE, press the up or down ar row to select CAPTION, TEXT, or OFF.

CAPTION Subscripts, dialogues, and commentaries appear while allowing a clear view of the scr een.

TEXT Display on-scr een boxes containing the text of general infor

mation

not necessarily r elated to the pr ogram being watched.

 

Note: The Text modes cover nearly half of the picture on-screen to display the closed-captioned text. If no text is being broadcast, the screen may become dark and blank.

3.If you select DATA, press the up or down ar row to select CH1 or CH2.

4.Press MENU to exit.

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RCA TV/VCR manual Setting Closed-Caption Modes, To set the Closed Caption Mode

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