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P E C I A L
F
E AT U R E S
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Misspellings and unusual
characters sometimes occur during
closed caption transmissions, especial-
ly those of live events. There may be a
small delay before captions appear
when you change channels. These are
not malfunctions of the TV.
3
Pr
ess the
ˇ
or
ˆ
button
to turn closed captioning
on/off.
▼
In
caption mode
, captions
appear at the bottom of the screen,
and they usually cover only a small
portion of the picture.
In
text mode
, infor
mation unrelated
to the program, such as news or
weather, is displayed. Text often
covers a large portion of the screen.
4
Pr
ess the
▲
or
▼
button
to select “Mode”.
Press the
ˇ
or
ˆ
button
to select “Caption” or
“Text”.
V
iewing Closed Captions
Y
our TV decodes and displays the closed captions that are broadcast with certain TV shows.
These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or foreign-language translations.
All VCRs record the closed caption signal from television programs, so home-recorded video
tapes also provide closed captions. Most pre-recorded commercial video tapes provide closed
captions as well. Check for the closed caption symbol in your television schedule and on the
tape’s packaging:
.
2
Pr
ess the
▲
or
▼
button
to select the “Caption”,
then press the
ˇ
or
ˆ
button.
▼
5
Depending on the par
ticular broadcast, it might be necessary to
make changes to “Channels” and “Field”:
Use the
▲
,
▼
,
ˇ
and
ˆ
buttons to make the changes. (Follow
the same procedure as in steps 3~4 above.)
Press the
EXIT
button to exit.
Dif
ferent channels and fields
display different information: Field 2
carries additional information that
supplements the information in
Field 1. (For example, Channel 1
may have subtitles in English, while
Channel 2 has subtitles in Spanish.)
1
Pr
ess the
MENU
button to
display the on-screen
menu.
Press the
▲
or
▼
button
to select “Function”, then
press the
ˇ
or
ˆ
button.
Language
ˇ
ˇ
English
ˆ
ˆ
T
ime
ˆ
ˆ
Caption
ˆ
ˆ
Function
Move
Select
Exit
Caption
: Off
Mode
: Caption
Channels
: 1
Field
: 1
Function
Move
Select
Exit
Caption
: On
Mode
: Caption
Channels
: 1
Field
: 1
Function
Move
Select
Exit
Caption
: On
Mode
: Caption
Channels
: 1
Field
: 1
Function
Move
Select
Exit