3.26 CHAPTERTHREE: TV OPERATION
TV OPERATION
Viewing Closed Captions

Your TV decodes and displays the closed captions that are broadcast with certain TV shows.

These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or foreign-language trans-

lations. All VCRs record the closed caption signal from television programs, so home-recorded

video tapes also provide closed captions. Most DVDs and pre-recorded commercial video tapes

provide closed captions as well. Check for the closed caption symbol in your television sched-

ule and on the tape’s packaging: .

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In caption mode, captions
appear at the bottom of the screen,
and they usually cover only a small
portion of the picture.
In text mode, information unrelated
to the program, such as news or
weather, is displayed. Text often
covers a large portion of the screen.
Different channels and fields
display different information: Field 2
carries additional information that
supplements the information in
Field 1. (For example, Channel 1
may have subtitles in English, while
Channel 2 has subtitles in Spanish.)
1
Press the MENUbutton to
display the menu.
Press the UP/DOWN▲▼
buttons to select
“Function”, then press the
LEFT/RIGHT œœ√√buttons.
2
Press the UP/DOWN▲▼
buttons to select “Caption”,
then press the LEFT/RIGHT
œœ√√buttons.
3
Press the LEFT/RIGHT œœ√√
buttons to turn closed cap-
tioning on/off.
4
Press the UP/DOWN▲▼
buttons to select “Mode”.
Press the LEFT/RIGHT œœ√√
buttons to select “Caption”
or “Text.”
5
Depending on the particular broadcast, it might be necessary to
make changes to “Channels” and “Field”:
Use the UP/DOWN▲▼,LEFT/RIGHT œœ√√buttons to make the
changes. (Follow the same procedure as in steps 3~4 above.)
Press the MENUbutton to exit.
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Misspellings and unusual
characters sometimes occur during
closed caption transmissions, especial-
ly those of live events. There may be a
small delay before captions appear
when you change channels. These are
not malfunctions of the TV.