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Selecting caption services
Select a caption service for analog channels
ress
on t
e remote contro
an
se
ect
eature
>
losed Caption
>
aption Service
ress
o
to select one of the listed ca
tion services, and
press
to confi rm your choice
ress
to ex
t
Note
Not all ca
tion services are used b
a TV channel durin
the transmission of a closed
a
t
on
ro
ram
Summary of caption services
Service
escriptio
C-
an
-
are t
e
r
mar
ca
t
on an
text serv
ces
e ca
t
on
n
or text
s
s
a
e
n t
e same
an
ua
e
as the
ro
ram
s dialo
ue
(up to 4 lines of script on the TV screen, where it does
not obstruct relevant parts of the picture)
C-3 an
T- 3
serve as the preferred data channels
he captioning or text is often a secondary language
C-2
C-
T- 2
an
T-
are rare
y ava
a
e an
roa
casters use t
em on
y
n
spec
a
con
t
ons, suc
as w
en
C-
an
C-3
o
T-
an
T- 3
are not ava
a
e
There are 3 dis
la
modes accordin
to
ro
rams
aint-on mo
e:
sp
ays
nput c
aracters on t
e
screen
mme
ate
y
op-on mo
e:
nce characters are stored in memory, they are
sp
aye
a
at once
o
-up mo
e:
Displays the characters continuously by scrolling (max
4 lines
Closed caption
losed captioning is an assistive technology that allows persons with
hearing disabilities to access television programming. Closed captioning
isplays the audio portion of programming as text superimposed ove
e v
eo
Note
Closed ca
tionin
service ma
not be controlled b
this unit’s menu o
tions if
ou are
watc
n
te
ev
s
on t
rou
an externa
ca
e or sate
te set to
ox.
n w
c
case
ou will need to use the menu o
tions on the external set to
box to control Closed
a
tionin
e capt
ons
o not a
ways use correct spe
ng an
gramma
.
Not all TV programs and product commercials include closed caption information
Refer to your area TV program listings for the TV channels and times of closed caption
s
ows.
e capt
one
programs are usua
y note
n t
e
st
ngs w
t
serv
ce mar
s
suc
as
Selecting DTV caption services
elect a caption service for digital channels
ress
on t
e remote contro
an
se
ect
eature
>
losed Caption
>
Digital Caption Service
ress
o
to select one of the listed ca
tion services, and
press
to confi rm your choice
f
elect if you do not want Digital Caption Service. This
s the default
S-1
o
S-
Select one of these before changing any other item
n
losed Caption
menu. Choose
S-
un
e
orma
c
rcumstances
ress
to ex
t
Selecting how captions are displayed
ou can choose the size, font, color, background and other
characteristics of the caption tex
ress
on t
e remote contro
an
se
ect
eature
>
losed Caption
>
aption Style
User Setting
ress
o
o se
ect
n
, t
en
ress
K.
ress
o
to highlight an option for digital captions, and press
to se
ect t
e opt
on
ress
o
o highlight a setting for the option, and press
o
confi rm your choice
ress
to ex
t
Diffi culties viewing closed captions on DTV programming
If you have diffi culties viewing closed captions on DTV programming
n
luding HDTV, received from your subscription television provider, you
s
ou
consult any consumer information and manuals / guides on closed
captions for DTV programming provided by your subscription
e
ev
s
on prov
er
ensure that the captioning function on your set-top box, i
app
ca
e,
s turne
on; an
ensure that the ca
tionin
function on
our DTV is turned on
If you are still unable to view closed captions on DTV programming, you
should contact your subscription television provider for assistance