Closed Captions And Digital Closed Captions - Sharp LC-19AD22U Operation Manual

Useful adjustment settings
Closed captions and digital closed
captions
Tune the TV to the desired program,
• C_osed Caption might not appear according to the
condition of the signal from the broadcasting station
Your TV/DVD is equipped with an internal Closed
Caption decoder It allows you to view conversations,
narration and sound effects as subtitles on your
TV/DVD Closed Captions are available on some TV
programs and on some VHS home video tapes at the
discretion of the program provider
Digital Closed Caption service is a new caption
service available only on digital TV programs (also
at the discretion of the service provider), It is a more
flexible system than the original Closed Caption
system, because it allows a variety of caption sizes
and font styles, When the Digital Closed Caption
service is in use, it will be indicated by the appearance
of a 3-letter abbreviation that also indicates the
language of the Digital Closed Captions: ENG
(English), SPA (Spanish), FRA (French) or other
language codes,.
Not all programs and VHS videotapes offer closed
captions, Please look for the "_ symbof to ensure
that captions will be shown
tn the Closed Caption system, there can be more than
one caption service provided Each is identified by
its own number, The "C1" and "C2" services dispiay
subtitles of TV programs supedmposed over the
program's picture Generally, Ciosed Captions in
English are transmitted on C1 and Closed Captions in
other languages are transmitted on C2
In the Closed Caption system, the "Text1" or "Text2"
services display text that is unrelated to the program
being viewed (eg, weather or news) These services
are atso superimposed over the program currently
being viewed,
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Press TV MENU and the MENU screen
displays
Press _1/1_to select _} (SETUP)
Press ,_/'_"to select "ANALOG CAPTION" or
"DIGITAL CAPTION"
Press -,_/_- to select your desired Closed
Caption mode.
• When an Analog signal is received, you
can choose C1, C2, T1, T2 or OFF in the
"ANALOG CAPTION" menu.
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• When a Digital signal is received, you can
choose from CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6
or OFF in the "DIGITAL CAPTION" menu
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Analog Captions will function with a Digital
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Press EXIT to return to the normal screen
• To turn the Closed Caption feature off, select "OFF"
° if the program or video you selected is not closed-captioned, no captions witldisplay on-screen
• If text is not available in your viewing area, a black rectangle may appear on-screen If this happens, set the each Closed
Caption feature to "OFF",
• When selecting Closed Captions, the captioning will be delayed approx t0 seconds
• If no caption signal is received, no captions wilt appear, but the television wilt remain in the Caption Mode
• Misspellings or unusual characters may occasionally appear during Closed Captioning This is normal with Closed
Captioning, especially with live programs This is because during live programs, captions are also entered Hve These
transmissions do not allow time for editing
• When Captions are being displayed, on-screen displays, such as volume and mute may be seen but may interfere with
Ciosed Captions
• Some Cable TV systems and copy protection systems may interfere with the Closed Captioned signal
• If using an indoor antenna or if TV reception is very poor, the Closed Caption Decoder may not appear or may appear with
strange characters or misspelled words, in this case, adjust the antenna for better reception or use an outdoor antenna
• When a Digital TV Program has both Digita_ Closed Caption and Analog Closed Caption signals, D_gital Closed Caption is
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