Viewing closed captions, T v o – RCA B27TF685 User Manual

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Viewing Closed Captions

Your 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 record
the closed caption signal from television programs, so home-recorded video tapes also provide closed
captions. Most DVDs and 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:

.

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, information unrelated to
the program, such as news or weather,
is displayed. Text often covers a large
portion of the screen.

Different 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

Press the MENU button to
display the menu.

Press the DOWN arrow
button to select the
Function icon. Press the
RIGHT arrow button to
access the Function menu.

Clock

Timer
Caption
V-chip
Language

: English

Function

CH

Move

Sel.

Exit

2

Press the DOWN arrow
buttons to select “Caption”,
then press the RIGHT arrow
button to display the Caption
menu options.

3

Press the RIGHT arrow
buttons to turn closed
captioning on/off.

Caption :

Off

Mode

:

Caption

Channels :

1

Field

:

1

Function

CH

Move

Sel.

Exit

Caption

4

Press the DOWN arrow
buttons to select “Mode”.

Press the RIGHT arrow
button to select “Caption”
or “Text.”

Caption :

Off

Mode

:

Caption

Channels :

1

Field

:

1

Function

CH

Move

Sel.

Exit

Caption

5

Depending on the particular broadcast, it might be necessary to
make changes to “Channels” and “Field”:
Use the UP/DOWN arrow buttons and LEFT/RIGHT arrow buttons
to make the changes. (Follow the same procedure as in steps
3~4 above.)
Press the MENU button to exit.

Misspellings and unusual

characters sometimes occur during
closed caption transmissions, especially
those of live events. There may be a
small delay before captions appear
when you change channels. These are
not malfunctions of the TV.

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