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Using
the
Closed
Caption
Decoder
Closed captioning
was initially
designed
so tha_ those with hearing impair-
men_s could more fully enjoy viewing
_elevision.
However,
dosed
eapthoning
can be used in other ways, such as:
• helping
children
learn to read
• learning
a foreign language
•asing
_he television
wi_hoa_ disturbing
others
There
are _wo _ypes of captSoning
tha_ broadcasters
can send: s_andard and
tox_.
Standard
captioning
is rela_ed
_o the program
that is being shown,
S_an-
dard captioning
_sually
follows the dialogue
of the characters
on-screen
and
displays
in a small
section
of the screen when _he broadcaster
is sending
_he
dosed captioning.
Tcxt
captioning
often contains
information
such as weather
or news.
Tex_
captioning
blocks ou_ your view of the program
you are watching.
Your TV can decode four different
s_andard
captioning
signals
and four
different
_ex_ captioning
signals
from each TV station.
However,
each statSon
may be broadcastSng
only one or two captioning
signals,
or none a_ all.
Vvqaen se_ting the decoder
you can choose to display:
• captions when muting
(On if mute)
• one of four standard
captioning
signals
(CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4)
• one of four tex_ captioning
signals
(Tex_ 1, Tex_ 2, Text 3,
Tex_ 4)
• _urn the captions
off (Off)
If you selec_ "On if mu_e," the s_andard
captioning
signal
(CC1) will appear
whenever
you use the MUTE button.
If you se_ the decoder
to a "s_andard"
cap_ion se_tSng or "On if mute" and tune
to a broadcaster
that
is not sending
a captSon signal, no captions
will appear.
I>Important:
The content
of captions
art determined
by the broadcaster.
If your
cap_ions show s_range
characters,
misspellings,
or odd grammar,
i_
is not a malfunction
of the _devision.
If you canno_ display
any
cap_ions on the screen,
please
keep in mind tha_ not all broadcasts,
video tapes, or laserdiscs
supply closed captSon signals.
Addition-
ally, captions
might no_ appear
if you are playing
a video tape that
is worn or de_erioratod,
or startSng
_o play a [aserdisc
or video tape
from s_ill or search
mode.
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Chapter
2: Operating
Your TV
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