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Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
Digital CC Settings
You can customize the closed caption display
characteristics by changing the background color,
opacity, text size, type, edge, and color.
Note:
•
This feature is available for digital channels only.
•
You cannot set the Caption Text and Background as the
same color.
To customize the closed captions:
1
From the
SETUP
menu, highlight
TV Settings
and
press
T
.
2
Press
B
or
b
to select
Closed Captions Settings
and press
T
.
3
Then highlight
Digital CC Settings
and press
T
.
4
Press
B
or
b
to highlight the characteristic you want
to change, and then press
C
or
c
to select the format
for that characteristic (see table above).
CC Selector
You can use the
CC and Digital Audio Selectors
to
temporarily override the default analog caption mode
(set in
Analog CC Mode
) for a particular channel.
However, once you change to another analog channel,
the closed caption setting will automatically change
back to the current
Analog CC Mode
setting.
You can also use the
CC Selector
to select digital closed
caption services (if available). When such services are
not available, the
CC Selector
presents a default list of
services. If the selected service is not available, the next
best service will be used instead.
To select closed captions:
1
From the
PREFERENCES
menu, highlight
CC and
Digital Audio Selectors
and press
T
.
2
Press
B
or
b
to highlight
Closed Caption
, press
C
or
c
to select the desired service, and then press
O
.
Using the Closed Caption button on
the remote control
If you press
;
when an analog channel is tuned:
•The CC selector will be active and will display CC1-4
and T1-4 as the options.
•The audio selector will be disabled.
If you press
;
when a digital channel is tuned:
•The CC selector will be active and will display the
possible caption options (available languages) for that
channel or service. For example, in addition to
English, a channel might offer closed captions in
Spanish and/or French.
•The audio selector will be active and will offer
different audio choices for the digital channel (Dolby
or AC3, for example).
Mode
Description
Caption Size
Auto, Small, Standard, Large
Caption Text
Type
Auto, Default, Mono w. Serif, Prop. w.
Serif, Mono w/o Serif, Prop. w/o Serif,
Casual, Cursive, Small Capitals
Caption Text
Edge
Auto, None, Raised, Depressed,
Uniform, Left Drop Shadow, Right
Drop shadow
Caption Text
Color
Auto, Black, White, Red, Green, Blue,
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan
Text Foreground
Opacity
Auto, Transparent, Translucent,
Flashing, Solid
Background
Color
Auto, Black, White, Red, Green, Blue,
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan
Text
Background
Opacity
Auto, Transparent, Translucent,
Flashing, Solid
Caption Text
Edge Color
Auto, Black, White, Red, Green, Blue,
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan