Operating Features
Closed Captioning
The CAPTIONING feature lets you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen. This is useful to the hearing impaired or anyone who wants to watch a program without the sound.
There are four types of closed
captioning transmissions
available: Captions 1 and Captions 2, Text 1 and Text 2.
Captions 1 displays the main
caption information. Captions 2 may be used as an alternate service, such as secondary
languages or simplified English.
The Text modes, Text 1 and
Text 2, display
containing the text of general
information not necessarily related to the program being
watched. These Text modes may not be available in all areas.
Note: Closed Captioning is not available on all channels or at all times. Only specific programs encoded with Closed Captioning information (CC) are applicable.
When Captions 1 is available, the word "Captioned" appears on the screen when you change channels or press the TV or DISPLAY button on the remote• The word "Captioned"
does not appear to tell you if Captions 2 or either Text mode is available.
Setting Closed Captioning
1.Press SETUP to select CAPTIONING.
(CAPTIONING will be highlighted since it is the first function in the setup menu).
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2.Press the + or - button to select the type of closed captioning: Off, Captions 1, Captions 2, Text 1 or Text 2.
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When finished, the display will automatically disappear from the screen in a few seconds. To make it disappear more quickly, press the CLEAR button.
Turning Captioning Off
To turn off the closed captioning feature, select the CAPTIONING
function and press the + or- button until the screen shows "Off."
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