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5. TV Menu Settings 43
Captions Menu
Captions on Analog Channels
TheTVcandecodecaptionsfrom
ANT 1
/
ANT 2
andthe
INPUT 1–3
jacks.Broadcasterscansendeitherstan-
dard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contain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.
• Thecontentofcaptionsisdeterminedbythe
broadcaster. If captions show strange charac-
ters, 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
these devices for closed-caption decoding.
Captions on Digital Channels
TheTVcandecodecaptionsfrom
ANT 1
/
ANT 2
andIEEE
1394devicesonly.
Broadcasterscansenduptosix
differentcaptioningselectionsorcansendanalogcap-
tionsthatmatchthosesentbytheanalogstation.ATV
stationmaybroadcastonlyoneortwotypesofcaptions
ornoneatall.
Digital Settings menu. Check the caption test area
(upper right) to see how custom settings look.
Captions Menu Options
Closed
Captions
Analog
Captions
On if Mute
CC 1–CC 4
Text 1–Text 4
Off
• OnifMute:Display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
Background
Gray, Black Selecteitheragrayorblacktextbackgroundtomakeanalog
closedcaptionseasiertoread.
Digital
Captions
On if Mute
Caption 1–
Caption 6
Off
• OnifMute:Display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
Digital
Settings
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captionsdefaults.UseFonts1
through7togivecaptionsacustomappearance.
Font Size
Large
Standard
Small
Largeistherecommendedsize.
Font Color White, Black, Magenta, etc. Guidelinesforsettingdigitalcaptions:
• Usecontrastingcolorsforcaptionsand
background.
• Checkreadabilityofcaptionsusingthe
sampletextintheupperrightcornerof
themenu.
• A white font on a black translucent
background makes an easy-to-read
combination.
Font Opacity Translucent, Opaque, Flashing,
Transparent
Background
Color
White, Black, Magenta, etc.
Background
Opacity
Translucent, Opaque, Flashing,
Transparent