Sceptre Technologies X405 Closed Captioning digital and analog Explained, Rating Explained

Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained

Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you to view conservations, narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions are available on most TV program, and on some VHS home video tapes, at the election of the program provider.

CC– Press this button to enable the CC function. You can then use the ▲▼ buttons to select if you want CC off or CC on. You can use the ◄► buttons to select between different CC channels.

Please Note:

∙Digital Closed Caption service is a new caption service available on digital TV programs (also at the election of the service provider). It is a more flexible system than the original Closed Caption system, because it allows a variety of caption sizes and font styles.

∙Not all programs and VHS video tapes offer closed caption.

∙In the Closed Caption system, there can be more than one caption service provided. Each is identified by its own number. The CC1 and

CC2 services display subtitles of TV programs superimposed over the program’s picture.

∙In the Closed Caption system, the TEXT1 or TEXT2 services display text that is unrelated to the program being viewed (e.g., weather or news). These services are also superimposed over the program currently being viewed.

∙Closed Captioning for this TV only works under sources TV, and VIDEO.

Rating Explained

General Operation

To block channels you don’t want your children to watch, you can filter them with the ratings function. MPAA lets you control ratings for movies. For regular TV programs you can use USTV settings. USTV settings lets you filter what content you want at each age level, TV-Y, to TV-MA (refer to definitions below). Below are definitions for each setting.

USTV Rating

TV-Y (USTV) – For All Children

This program is designed to be appropriate for all children. Whether animated or live-action, the themes and elements in this program are specifically designed for

a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6. This program is not expected to frighten younger children.

TV-Y7 (USTV) – Directed to Older Children

This program is designed for children age 7 and above. It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. Themes and elements in this program may include mild fantasy violence or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7. Therefore, parents may want to consider the suitability of this program for their very young children. Note: For those programs where fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category, such programs will be designated TV-Y7-FV.

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