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Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption 
decoder. It allows you to view conversations, 
narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV.  
Closed Captions are available on some TV programs 
and on some VHS home video tapes at the discretion 
of the program provider.

Digital Closed Caption service is a new caption 
service available only on digital TV programs (also 
at the discretion of the service provider).  It is a more 
fl exible system than the original Closed Caption 
system, because it allows a variety of caption 
sizes and font styles. When the Digital Closed 
Caption service is in use, it will be indicated by 
the appearance of a 3-letter abbreviation that also 
indicates the language of the Digital Closed Captions:  
ENG (English), SPA (Spanish), FRA (French) or other 
language codes.

Not all programs and VHS videotapes offer closed 
captions. Please look for the “

” symbol to ensure 

that captions will be shown.

In the Closed Caption system, there can be more 
than one caption service provided.  Each is identifi ed 
by its own number.  The “C1” and “C2” services 
display subtitles of TV programs superimposed over 
the program’s picture. Generally, Closed Captions in 
English are transmitted on C1 and Closed Captions in 
other languages are transmitted on C2.

In the Closed Caption system, the “Text1” or “Text2” 
services display text that is unrelated to the program 
being viewed (e.g., weather or news).  These services 
are also superimposed over the program currently 
being viewed.

Tune the TV to the desired program.

•  If the program or video you selected is not closed-captioned, no captions will display on-screen.
•  If text is not available in your viewing area, a black rectangle may appear on-screen. If this happens, set the Closed 

Caption feature to “OFF“.

•  When selecting Closed Captions, the captioning will be delayed approx. 10 seconds.
•  If no caption signal is received, no captions will appear, but the television will remain in the Caption Mode.
•  Misspellings or unusual characters may occasionally appear during Closed Captioning. This is normal with Closed 

Captioning, especially with live programs. This is because during live programs, captions are also entered live. These 
transmissions do not allow time for editing.

•  When Captions are being displayed, on-screen displays, such as volume and mute may be seen but may interfere with 

Closed Captions.

•  Some Cable TV systems and copy protection systems may interfere with the Closed Captioned signal.
•  If using an indoor antenna or if TV reception is very poor, the Closed Caption Decoder may not appear or may appear with 

strange characters or misspelled words. In this case, adjust the antenna for better reception or use an outdoor antenna.

Press CC to display “CLOSED CAPTION” 
menu.

Press CC repeatedly to select your desired 
Closed Caption mode.

•  When an Analog signal is received, you can 

choose C1, C2, T1, T2 and OFF.

•  Depending on the broadcast signal, some 

Analog Captions will function with a Digital 
broadcast signal.

Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.

•  You can enter to CLOSED CAPTION menu from 

 

(SETUP) menu.

•  To turn the Closed Caption feature off, select “OFF”.

•  When a Digital signal is received, you can 

choose from CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, 
C1, C2, C3, C4, T1, T2, T3, T4  and OFF.

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