MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LT-3280 - Manual (Page 78)

Chapter 5: Using the TV Menu
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Captions Menu
Figure 18
For analog channels broadcasters can send either
Standard or Text closed captioning. Standard Closed
Captions follows the dialogue of the characters on-
screen and displays in a small section of the screen.
Text Closed Captions often contain information such as
weather or news and covers a large portion of the screen.
On digital channels, broadcasters can send up to 6
different captioning selections. Each TV station may
broadcast only one or two types of captions or none at
all. The media center cannot decode Closed Captions
received on Component 1 or 2.
Figure 18. Captions Menu
Analog Captions
The media center can display one of the following
captions for Analog sources:
• CC1, CC2, CC3, or CC4. (Standard closed
captioning signals).
• Text1, Text2, Text3, or Text4. (Text closed
captioning signals).
• On if mute. Closed captions when mute. When
selected, the standard closed captioning signal
(CC1)will turn on/off by pressing MUTE on the
HDTV remote control.
• Off. No closed captions.
Background
To make the analog closed captions easier to read, you
can choose to display the background color as either
black or gray behind the captions.
Digital Captions
The media center can display one of the following
Captions for Digital sources:
• Captions 1-6. Sent by broadcaster.
• On if Mute. Closed captions when mute. When
selected, the captioning signal (Caption 1) will turn
on/off by pressing MUTE on the HDTV remote
control.
• Off. No closed captions.
Note: If the broadcaster is only sending analog captions
converted to digital, then the analog captions settings
apply.
Appearance
The Default options shows what the closed caption
provider intended to send. You may select the Custom
option to override and customize Closed Captions
appearance. These settings do not apply to analog
Closed Captioning converted to digital.
Digital Settings
Figures 18 and 19
Digital Settings are available only when Custom was
selected from Appearance (Figure 18) and do not apply
to analog closed captions converted to digital. Select
Digital Settings by moving the ADJUST buttons and
pressing ENTER. You can select Font, Size, Color,
Background, Opacity (Font) and Background Opacity.
When analog text closed captioning
is selected, a large black or gray box
appears on the display’s screen if no
text is being sent.
IMPORTANT
Figure 19. Closed Captions Menu Digital Settings