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Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
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 From the Preferences menu, highlight Digital CC
Settings and press T.
2 Press B or b to highlight the characteristic you want to
change, and then press C or c to select the format for that
characteristic (see table above).
3 To save the new settings, highlight Done and press T.
To revert to the factory defaults, highlight Reset and
press T.
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 From the Preferences menu, highlight CC Selector
and press T.
2 Press B or b to select Closed Caption, and then press
C or c to select the desired service.
3 Press O.
Using the Closed Caption button on
the remote control
If you press ; when an analog channel is tuned:
• The CC selector will be active and will display CC1-4 and
T1-4 as the options.
• The audio selector will be disabled.
If you press ; when a digital channel is tuned:
• The CC selector will be active and will display the possible
caption options (available languages) for that channel or
service. For example, in addition to English, a channel
might offer closed captions in Spanish and/or French.
• The audio selector will be active and will offer different
audio choices for the digital channel (Dolby or AC3, for
example).
Adjusting the audio
Muting the sound
Press W on the remote control to partially reduce (1/2
MUTE) or turn off (MUTE) the sound. Each time you press
W, the mute mode will change in the following order:
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 Z to set the volume to 0. See “Using the closed
caption mode” (- page 49) for more information on closed
caption modes.
Mode Description
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
Volume1/2 Mute Mute
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