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74 Chapter 5. TV Menu Operations
Captions Menu
Captions Menu
Figure 18
For analog channels, broadcasters can send either
Standard or Text closed captioning. Standard Closed
Captions follows the dialogue of the characters on screen
and displays in a small section of the screen. Text Closed
Captions often contain information such as weather or
news and covers a large portion of the screen.
On digital channels, broadcasters can send up to six
different captioning selections or can send analog
captions the same as the analog station sends. Each TV
station may broadcast only one or two types of captions
or none at all. The TV cannot decode Closed Captions
received on COMPONENT 1–3 or HDMI 1 or 2.
Figure 18. Captions Menu
Analog Captions
The TV can display one of the following captions for
Analog sources:
• CC1, CC2, CC3, or CC4. (Standard closed
captioning signals).
• Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4. (Text closed
captioning signals).
• On if mute. Closed captions when mute. When
selected, the standard closed captioning signal
(CC1) will turn on/off by pressing MUTE on the TV
remote control.
• Off. No closed captions.
Background
To make the analog closed captions easier to read, you
can choose to display the background color as either
black or gray behind the captions.
Digital Captions
The TV can display one of the following Captions for
Digital sources:
• Captions 1-6. Sent by broadcaster.
• On if Mute. Closed captions when mute. When
selected, the captioning signal (Caption 1) will turn
on/off by pressing MUTE on the TV remote control.
• Off. No closed captions.
Note: For digital programs, if the broadcaster is
sending only analog captions converted to digital,
then the analog captions settings apply.
Appearance
Closed Captions provider selects the Default options
when sending digital closed captions. You may select
the Custom option to override and customize Closed
Captions appearance. These settings do not apply to
analog Closed Captioning converted to digital.
Digital Settings
Figure 19
Move the highlight to the Digital Settings icon and
press ENTER. The Digital Settings menu allows you to
customize the appearance of the closed captions sent by
the broadcaster. Digital settings do not apply to analog
closed captions converted to digital.
Figure 19. Closed Captions Menu Digital Settings
When analog text closed captioning is
selected, a large black or gray box appears
on your TV screen if no signal is broadcast.
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