SPECIAL FEATURES
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Misspellings and unusual
characters sometimes occur during
closed caption transmissions, espe-
cially those of live events. There may
be a small delay before captions
appear when you change channels.
These are not malfunctions of the TV.
3
Press the ENTER button,
then press the or
button to turn closed
captioning “On” or “Off”.
Press the ENTER button.
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 unrelat-
ed to the program, such as news or
weather, is displayed. Text often cov-
ers a large portion of the screen.
4
Pressthe or button to
select “Mode”, then press
the ENTER button.
Press the or button
to select “Caption” or
“Text”, then press the
ENTER button.
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 translations.

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

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

captions as well. Check for the closed caption symbol in your television schedule and on the

tape’s packaging: .

1
Press the MENUbutton to
display the menu.
Press the or button
to select the “Setup”, then
press the ENTER button.
2
Press the or button
to select the “Caption”,
then press the ENTER but-
ton.
5
Depending on the particular broadcast, it might be necessary to
make changes to “Channels” and “Field”:
Use the , ,ˇ
and ˆ
buttons to make the changes. (Follow
the same procedure as in steps 3~4 above.)
Press the EXIT button to exit.
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.)
Move Enter Return
Setup
Time
ˆˆ
Plug & Play
ˆˆ
V-Chip
ˆˆ
Caption
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Move Enter Return
Caption
Caption : Off
Mode : Caption
ˆˆ
Channels :1
ˆˆ
Field : 1
ˆˆ
Off
On
Move Enter Return
Caption
Caption : Off
Mode : Caption
Channels :1
ˆˆ
Field : 1
ˆˆ
Caption
Text
Move Enter Return
Setup
Time
ˆˆ
Plug & Play
ˆˆ
V-Chip
ˆˆ
Caption
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