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Captions
Captions on Analog Channels
The TV can decode captions from the
ANT INPUT
and
the composite
VIDEO
jacks. Broadcast
ers can send
either standard closed captions or text service. Standard
closed captions follow the dialogue of the program and
display in a small section of the screen. Text-service closed
captions often conta
in information such as weather or
news and cover a large portion of the screen.
IMPORTANT
• Analog text-service options display a large
black or gray box on the screen when no
signal is being broadcast.
• Thecontentofcaptionsisdeterminedbythe
broadcaster. If captions show strange char-
acters, misspellings, or odd grammar, it is not
a malfunction of the TV.
•
Closed-caption signals are not available through
HDMI or component jacks. See the menus for
devices connected to these inputs for closed-
caption decoding.
Captions on Digital Channels
The TV can decode captions from the ANT input only.
Broadcasters can send up to six different captioning
selections or can send analog captions for a program
that originated in analog format. A TV station may broad-
cast only one or two types of captions or none at all
.
Services
Digital On if Mute
Caption 1–
Caption 6
Off
On if Mute:• Displays digital closed-caption signal Caption 1
when audio from the TV speakers is muted. When watching
TV, press
MUTE
to turn closed captions on/off.
Caption 1–Caption 6: • Caption signals sent by the broad-
caster
Analog
On if Mute
CC 1–CC 4
Text 1–Text 4
Off
On if Mute: • Displays analog closed captions signal CC 1
when audio from the TV speakers is muted. When watching
TV, press
MUTE
to turn captions on/off.
CC 1–CC 4:• Standard closed-caption signals
Text 1–Text 4: • Text-service signals
Analog Back-
ground
Gray, Black Selects either a gray or black text background to make analog
closed captions easier to read.
Effects
(for captions
from digital
channels)
Font
Default
Font 1–Font 7
Default changes settings to those selected by the captions pro-
vider, or, if none, to the TV’s own caption defaults. Use Fonts 1
through 7 to give captions on digital channels a custom appear-
ance.
Font Size
Large
Medium
Small
Large is the recommended size.
Font Color White, Black, Magenta, etc. Guidelines for setting digital captions:
• A white font on a black translucent
background makes an easy-to-read
combination.
• Usecontrastingcolorsforcaptionsand
background.
Font Opacity Translucent, Opaque, Flashing,
Transparent
Background
Color
White, Black, Magenta, etc.
Background
Opacity
Translucent, Opaque, Flashing,
Transparent