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Customizing
the AN
memory
posil_ion
(cont,,)
_Important:
_Important:
Using
closed
caption
decoder
Many broadcasters
now supply closed captioning
information
along
with their
regular
broadcasts.
Your TV can decode that informa-
tion and display it on the TV sc.reen.
Closed captioning
was initially
designed
so that those with hearing
difficulties
could more fully enjoy viewing
television.
However,
closed captioning
can also be used in other ways, such as:
• helping
children
learn to read
• learning
a foreign language
• using the television
without
disturbing
others
There are two types of captioning
that broadcasters
can send:
standard
and text.
Standard
captioning
is related
to the program
that is being
shown.
Standard
captioning
usually
follows the dialogue
of the
characters
on-screen
and only displays
when the broadcaster
is
sending
the closed captioning.
Text captioning
often contains
information
such as weather
or
news.
Text captioning
blocks out your view c f the prograra
you are
watching.
Your TV can decode four different
standard
captioning
signals
and
four different
text captioning
signals
from each TV station.
How-
ever, each station
may be broadcasting
only one or two captioning
signals,
or none at all.
When setting
the decoder
you can choose to display:
• one of four standard
captioning
signal]s ( _
:1, _
:2,_
:3,
[] :4)
• one of four text captioning
signals
( []
: Text 1, []
: Text 2,
: Text 3, []
: Text 4)
• captions
when muting
( c_l: When Muting)
or to turn the captions
off ( _] : Off)
If you select "[]
: When Muting,"
the standard
captioning
signal
( _-_ :1) will appear
whenever
you use the MUTE button.
If you set the decoder
to a "standard"
capt:ion setting
and tune to a
broadcaster
that is not sending
a caption
signa!, no captions
will
appear.
The content
of captions
are determined
by the broadcaster.
If your
captions
show strange
characters,
misspellings,
or odd grammar,
it
is not a malfunction
of the TV.
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Chapter
3: Operating
Your TV
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