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SETTING THE LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Selecting a DVD menu language
preference
Expert
In addition to containing different audio languages, DVD
may also contain menu screens in different languages as
well. Setting a DVD language preference, sets the
selected language as a default when DVDs with menu
information in that language are encountered.
Selecting [w/ Subtitle Language] automatically assigns
the language selected in the [Subtitle Language]
setting.
Make changes to the [DVD Language] setting in the
Setup screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu
mode (page 27).
Audio1 Audio2 GeneralLanguageVideo
OSD Language – English
Audio Language – English
Subtitle Language Japanese
DVD Language
English
Subtitle Off
- Selected Subtitle
Auto Language
- On
Subtitle Display
- On
Move
Exit
w/ Subtitle Language
English
French
Spanish
Other
SETUP
Notes
• The menu settings may look different from the one shown
above.
• Some discs have their own default menu language. In this
case, press MENU to open the DVD disc menu and select
the language you want from there.
Settings: w/ Subtitle Language*
English
French
Spanish
Other
(For details on how to select other languages,
see
‘When “Other” is selected’
on page 40.)
* Factory setting
Forcing subtitles to be displayed
Expert
Even when the subtitles are turned off, some DVDs will
nevertheless display them on the screen. This setting
allows you to select the language of the subtitles to be
displayed with this type of DVD.
Select [With Audio] to display the subtitles in the same
language as the currently selected [Audio Language].
Select [Selected Subtitle] to display the subtitles in the
language set in the [Subtitle Language] setting.
Make changes to the [Subtitle Off] setting in the Setup
screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu mode
(page 27).
Selecting subtitles, assist subtitles
or no subtitles
Expert
Use this function to turn the subtitles on or off.
Additionally, some DVDs provide assist subtitles that
provide additional explanations of scenes in addition to
the standard subtitles for viewers who are hard of
hearing. Select [Assist Subtitle] to display these
subtitles on DVDs where this function is offered.
Make changes to the [Subtitle Display] setting in the
Setup screen Language menu in the [Expert] menu
mode (page 27).
Audio1 Audio2 GeneralLanguageVideo
OSD Language – English
Audio Language – English
Subtitle Language – Spanish
DVD Language –
English
Subtitle Off
Selected Subtitle
Auto Language
– On
Subtitle Display
- On
Move
Exit
With Audio
Selected Subtitle
SETUP
Audio1 Audio2 GeneralLanguageVideo
OSD Language – English
Audio Language – English
Subtitle Language – Spanish
DVD Language -
English
Subtitle Off -
Selected Subtitle
Auto Language –
On
Subtitle Display
On
Move
Exit
Off
Assist Subtitle
On
SETUP
Notes
• If there is no subtitle information recorded on the DVD, no
subtitles are displayed even if this function is set to [On].
• This setting serves as a default as whether or not to display
subtitles. Even if this option is set to [Off], subtitles can be
displayed by pressing SUBTITLE
. Similarly, if this
option is set to [On], the subtitles can be turned off by
pressing SUBTITLE
and then CLEAR.
Settings: On*
Off
Assist Subtitle
* Factory setting
Settings:With Audio
Selected Subtitle*
* Factory setting