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2. TV Menus
C aptions
Captions on Digital Channels
The TV can decode captions from the ANT input only.
Broadcasters can send up to six different captioning
selections or can send analog captions for a program
that originated in analog format. A TV station may broad-
cast only one or two types of captions or none at all.
Captions on Analog Channels
The TV can decode captions from the ANT input and
the composite VIDEO jacks. Broadcasters can send
either standard 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.
Captions
Services
Service
On if Mute, On, Off On if Mute: Displays digital closed-caption signal Caption 1 (digital) or CC1
Digital
Caption 1–Caption 6 Caption signals sent by the broadcaster.
Analog
Captions
Font
Style
As Broadcast or
choice of font styles
(digital captions only)
Size
Large, Medium, Small Large is recommended.
Captions
Color
Font
Opacity
Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, Transparent
Background
Color
Background
Translucent, Opaque, Flashing, Transparent
Opacity
For assistance call 1(877) 675-2224
(analog) when audio from the TV speakers is muted. While watching TV,
press MUTE to turn closed captions on/off.
CC 1–CC 4
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CC 1–CC 4. Standard closed-caption signals
Text 1–Text 4
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Text 1–Text 4. Text-service signals
These choices apply to digital captions only.
As Broadcast changes settings to those selected by the captions provider,
or, if none, to the TV's own caption defaults. Use one of the font styles to
give digital captions a custom appearance.
White, Black, Magenta, etc. Recommendations for digital captions:
White, Black, Magenta, etc.
IMPORTANT
•
Analog text-service options display a large
black or gray box on the screen when no
caption signal is being broadcast.
•
The content of captions is determined by the
broadcaster. If captions show strange char-
acters, 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
devices connected to these inputs for closed-
caption decoding.
•
A white font on a black translucent back-
ground makes an easy-to-read combination.
•
Use contrasting colors for captions and back-
ground.
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