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66 Chapter 5. TV Menu Settings
Captions Menu
For analog channels, broadcasters can send either stan-
dard closed captions or text service. Standard closed
captions follow the dialogue of the characters on screen
and display in a small section of the screen. Text-service
closed captions often contain information such as
weather or news and cover a large portion of the screen.
For digital channels, broadcasters can send up to six dif-
ferent captioning selections or can send analog captions
that are the same as those sent by the analog station.
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 or HDMI inputs.
Figure 7. Captions menu
IMPORTANT
When analog text closed captioning is
selected, a large black or gray box appears
on your TV screen if no signal is broadcast.
Analog Captions
The TV can display one of the following captions for
analog sources:
• CC1, CC2, CC3, or CC4: standard closed-caption
signals
• Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4: Text-service signals
• On if mute: Closed captions appear when audio is
muted. When selected, press
MUTE
on the TV remote
control to turn on/off the standard closed-caption
signal CC1.
• 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 text.
Digital Captions
The following display options are available for digital
sources:
• Captions 1–6: Sent by broadcaster.
• On if Mute: Closed captions are displayed when
audio is muted. When selected, press
MUTE
on the TV
remote control to turn captioning on/off (Caption 1).
• Off: No closed captions.
Note: For digital programs, if the broadcaster is
sending only analog captions converted to digital
format, then the analog caption settings apply.
Appearance
The closed-captions provider selects the default options
when sending digital closed captions. Select Custom to
override defaults and customize the appearance of closed
captions. These settings do not apply to analog closed
captioning converted to digital.
Digital Settings
The Digital Settings menu allows you to customize the
appearance of the closed captions sent by the broad-
caster. Digital settings do not apply to analog closed
captions converted to digital.
To open the Digital Settings menu, select Custom for the
Appearance option. Move the highlight to the Digital
Settings icon and press
ENTER
.
Figure 8. Closed Captions, Digital Settings sub-menu
Font
The available font options are as follows:
• Default: Selected by the closed-captions pro-
vider
• Font 1: Monospaced font with serifs
• Font 2: Proportionally spaced font with serifs
• Font 3: Monospaced font without serifs
• Font 4: Proportionally spaced without serifs
• Font 5: Casual font
• Font 6: Cursive font
• Font 7: Small capitals