RCA B27TF685 User Manual

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C HAPTER T WO : TV OPERATION 29T V O P E R AT I O NViewing Closed CaptionsYour TV decodes and displays the closed captions that are broadcast with certain TV shows. These cap-tions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or foreign-language translations. All VCRs recordthe closed caption signal from television programs, so home-recorded video tapes also provide closedcaptions. Most DVDs and pre-recorded commercial video tapes provide closed captions as well. Checkfor the closed caption symbol in your television schedule and on the tape’s packaging: . In caption mode, captions appearat the bottom of the screen, and theyusually cover only a small portion of thepicture.In text mode, information unrelated tothe program, such as news or weather,is displayed. Text often covers a largeportion of the screen.Different channels and fieldsdisplay different information: Field 2carries additional information thatsupplements the information in Field 1.(For example, Channel 1 may havesubtitles in English, while Channel 2 hassubtitles in Spanish.)1Press the MENU button todisplay the menu.Press the DOWN arrowbutton to select theFunction icon. Press theRIGHT arrow button toaccess the Function menu.Clock Timer Caption V-chip Language : EnglishFunctionCH Move Sel. Exit2Press the DOWN arrowbuttons to select “Caption”,then press the RIGHT arrowbutton to display the Captionmenu options.3Press the RIGHT arrowbuttons to turn closedcaptioning on/off.Caption : OffMode : CaptionChannels : 1Field : 1FunctionCH Move Sel. ExitCaption4Press the DOWN arrowbuttons to select “Mode”.Press the RIGHT arrowbutton to select “Caption”or “Text.”Caption : OffMode : CaptionChannels : 1Field : 1FunctionCH Move Sel. ExitCaption5Depending on the particular broadcast, it might be necessary tomake changes to “Channels” and “Field”:Use the UP/DOWN arrow buttons and LEFT/RIGHT arrow buttonsto make the changes. (Follow the same procedure as in steps3~4 above.)Press the MENU button to exit. Misspellings and unusualcharacters sometimes occur duringclosed caption transmissions, especiallythose of live events. There may be asmall delay before captions appearwhen you change channels. These arenot malfunctions of the TV.16061510-CHAPTER 2 12/13/02 11:44 AM Page 29