Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
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Digital CC Settings

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:
1無 Press and open the Preferences menu.
2無 Highlight Digital CC Settings and press .
3無 Press p or q to highlight the characteristic you
want to change, and then press t or u to select
the format for that characteristic (see table below).
4無 To save the new settings, highlight Done and press
. To revert to the factory defaults, highlight
Reset and press .
Caption Size Auto, Small, Standard, Large
Caption Text
Type
Auto, Default, Mono w. Serif,
Prop. w. Serif, Mono w/o
Serif, Prop. w/o Serif, Casual,
Cursive, Small Capitals
Caption Text
Edge
Auto, None, Raised,
Depressed, Uniform, Left
Drop Shadow, Right Drop
shadow
Caption Text
Color
Auto, Black, White, Red,
Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta,
Cyan
Text Foreground
Opacity Auto, Transparent,
Translucent, Flashing, Solid
Background
Color
Auto, Black, White, Red,
Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta,
Cyan
Text Background
Opacity Auto, Transparent,
Translucent, Flashing, Solid
Caption Text
Edge Color
Auto, Black, White, Red,
Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta,
Cyan

CC Selector

You can use the CC Selector to temporarily 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.
You can also use the CC Selector to select digital closed
caption services (if available). When such services are
not available, the CC Selector presents a default list of
services. If the selected service is not available, the next
best service will be used instead.
To select closed captions:
1無 Press and open the Preferences menu.
2無 Highlight CC Selector and press .
3無 Press p or q to select Closed Caption, and then
press t or u to select the desired service.
4無 Press .

Using the Closed Caption button

If you press when an analog channel is
tuned or from an external AV input (only
available for 480i):
• The CC bar will appear and will display CC1-4
and T1-4 as the options.
If you press when a digital channel is
tuned:
• The CC bar will appear and will display the
available caption options (available languages) for
that channel or service.
Adjusting the audio

Muting the sound

Press on the remote control to partially reduce
(1/2 MUTE) or turn off (MUTE) the sound. Each
time you press , the mute mode will change in the
following order:
1/2 Mute Mute Volume
If the closed caption mode is set to Off when you
select “MUTE” mode, the closed caption feature is
automatically activated if the TV program is Closed
Captioned. To mute the audio without automatically
activating the closed caption feature, use to
set the volume to 0. See “Using the closed caption
mode” ( page 46) for more information on closed
caption modes.

Using the digital audio selector

You can use the Digital Audio Selector to
conveniently switch between audio tracks on a digital
channel (for those channels that have multiple audio
tracks). This temporarily overrides the audio track
chosen by the language option under Audio Setup (
“Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts” on page 48).
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