MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LT-40148 - Manual (Page 43)

5. TV Menus 43
Captions Menu
Captions on Analog Channels
The TV can decode captions from ANT 1/ANT 2 and the
VIDEO composite and S-VIDEO jacks. Broadcasters can
send either standard closed captions or text service. Stan-
dard closed captions follow the dialogue of the program and
display in a small section of the screen. Text-service closed
captions often contain information such as weather or
news and cover a large portion of the screen.
IMPORTANT
• Analog text-service options display a large
black or gray box on the screen when no signal
is being broadcast.
• The content of captions is determined by the
broadcaster. If captions show strange charac-
ters, misspellings, or odd grammar, it is not a
malfunction of the TV.
• Closed caption signals are not available through
HDMI or component jacks. See the menus for
these devices for closed-caption decoding.
Captions on Digital Channels
The TV can decode captions from ANT 1/ANT 2 only.
Broadcasters can send up to six different captioning
selections or can send analog captions that match those
sent by the analog station. A TV station may broadcast
only one or two types of captions or none at all.
Digital Settings menu. Check the caption test area
(upper right) to see how custom settings look.
Captions Menu Options
Closed
Captions
Analog
Captions On if Mute
CC 1–CC 4
Text 1–Text 4
Off • On if Mute: Displays analog closed captions signal CC 1
when audio from the TV speakers is muted. When watching
TV, press
MUTE to turn captions on/off.
• CC 1–CC 4: Standard closed-caption signals
• Text 1–Text 4: Text-service signals
Analog
Background Gray, Black Selects either a gray or black text background to make analog
closed captions easier to read.
Digital
Captions On if Mute
Caption 1–
Caption 6
Off • On if Mute: Displays digital closed caption signal Caption 1
when audio from the TV speakers is muted. When watching
TV, press
MUTE to turn closed captions on/off.
• Caption 1–Caption 6: Caption signals sent by the broad-
caster
Digital
Settings
Font Default
Font 1–Font 7 Default changes settings to those selected by the captions pro-
vider, or, if none, to the TV’s own captions defaults. Use Fonts 1
through 7 to give captions a custom appearance.
Font Size Large
Standard
Small Large is the recommended size.
Font Color White, Black, Magenta, etc. Guidelines for setting digital captions:
•
A white font on a black translucent
background makes an easy-to-read
combination.
• Use contrasting colors for captions and
background.
• Check readability of captions using the
sample text in the upper right corner of
the menu.
Font Opacity Translucent, Opaque, Flashing,
Transparent
Background
Color White, Black, Magenta, etc.
Background
Opacity Translucent, Opaque, Flashing,
Transparent