Chapter 4: Using the Menu System
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Chapter 4: Using the Menu System
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The Caption Menu
On/Off
In the On/Off menu press OK with
On
or
Off
highlighted to turn captions on or off.
Analog TV Captions
Displays a choice list that lets you choose which captioning mode is
used for displaying captioning information for analog broadcasts. If you are unsure of the
differences among the modes, you may prefer to leave the closed captioned mode set to CC1,
which displays complete text of the program in the primary language in your area.
Digital TV Captions
Offers a maximum of six different services. Each service may offer
a different language or even different content, depending on what’s being broadcast. The
default setting is
Service 1
.
Notes:
You can also use the CAPTION button on your remote to switch between available caption
service options (or to turn captions off). Not all caption services are available for all broadcasts.
Closed captioning is not available on all channels at all times. Only specific programs encoded with
closed-captioning information are applicable. When a program is closed captioned, the caption
icon appears in the info banner (see page 18 for more information).
Digital TV Captions Info
Offers information on the languages available for digital captions,
as well as information about the availability of “Easy Reader” captions (usually a simplified
version of the regular captions). Note that the information in the Digital TV Captions Info
screen depends on the information provided by the broadcaster along with the captions.
The information may be incomplete or may not match the languages or formats actually
provided.
Digital TV Captions Font
Lets you customize the following aspects of digital closed
captioning:
Size
Allows you to set the size of the caption text to
Default
,
Small
,
Standard
or
Large
.
The
Default
setting uses the size sent by the broadcaster.
Style
Allows you to change the font of the caption text to one of nine options (
Style 0
to
Style 7
, and
Default
). The
Default
setting uses the style sent by the broadcaster.
Background
Takes you to a submenu which allows you to set the color of the
background (
Background
) behind the captioning text as well as for the text itself
(
Foreground
). The options are
Default
,
White
,
Black
,
Red
,
Green
,
Blue
,
Yellow
,
Magenta
, or
Cyan
. The
Default
setting uses the background sent by the broadcaster.
Note:
The Foreground and Background settings cannot be set to the same color.
Opacity
Takes you to a submenu which allows you to set the opacity of the background
(
Background
) behind the captioning text as well as for the text itself (
Foreground
). The
options are
Default
,
Solid
,
Translucent
and
Transparent
. The
Default
setting uses the
opacity setting sent by the broadcaster.
Edge Style
Allows you to set the appearance of the edges of the caption text to one
of seven options (
Style 0
to
Style 5
, and
Default
). The
Default
setting uses the edge style
sent by the broadcaster.
The Lock Menu
Rating Limits and passwords are described in detail in the previous chapter,
Special Features
.
Go to page 20 for more information about these features.
