Usingthe closed caption mode
Baseclosed captions
The closed caption mode has two options:
•Captions- An on-screen display of the dialogue,
narration, and sound effects of TV programs and
videos that are closed captioned (usually marked
"CC" in program guides).
•Text- An on-screen display of information not
related to the current program, such as weather or
stock data (when provided by individual stations).
To view captions or text:
1Press M_u and open the Preferencesmenu,
highlight BaseCCMode.
2Press _ or _" to select the desired closed caption
mode and press E_T.
•Toview captions:
Highlight CC1,CC2,CC3, orCC4. (CC1displays
translation ofthe primary language in your area.)
. • ..... =_ =
Note: If the program or video you selected is not
closed captioned, no captions will display on-
screen.
•Toview text:
Highlight T1,T2, T3, or T4.
Note: If text is not available inyour area, a black
rectangle may appear on screen. If this
happens, set the Base CC Mode to Off.
• To turn off the closed caption mode:
Select Offin step 2above.
Note: A closed caption signal may not display in
the following situations:
•When a videotape has been dubbed
• When thesignal reception is weak
•When the signal reception is non-standard
Digital CCSettings
You can customize the closed caption display
characteristics by changing the background color,
opacity, text size, type, edge, and color.
Note:
• This feature is available for digital channels
only.
•You cannot set the Caption Text and
Background as the same color.
To customize the closed captions:
1Press _u and open the Preferences menu.
2Highlight Digital CCSettings and press @.
3Press • or • to highlight the characteristic you
want to change, and then press a or _" toselect
the format for that characteristic (see table
below).
4To save the new settings, highlight Done and press
@. To revert tothe factory defaults, highlight
Reset and press @.
Caption Size Auto, Small, Standard, Large
Auto, Default, Mono w. Serif,
Caption Text Prop. w. Serif, Mono w/o Serif,
Type Prop. w/o Serif, Casual,
Cursive, Small Capitals
Caption Text Auto, None, Raised, Depressed,
Uniform, Left Drop Shadow,
Edge Right Drop shadow
Auto, Black, White, Red,
Caption Text Green. Blue. Yellow, Magenta,
Color Cyan
Text Foreground Auto, Transparent, Translucent,
Opacity Flashing, Solid
Auto, Black, White, Red,
Background Green. Blue. Yellow, Magenta,
Color Cyan
Text Background Auto, Transparent, Translucent,
Opacity Flashing, Solid
Caption Text Auto, Black, White, Red,
Edge Color Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta,
Cyan
CCSelector
You can use the CC Selectortotemporarily override
the default analog caption mode (set in Base CC
Mode) for a particular channel. However, once you
change to another analog channel, the closed caption
setting will automatically change back to the current
Base CC Mode setting.
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