Sharp LC 32SB24U Operation Manual - Page 15

Direct

Button

Operation

Your

TV is equipped

with

an internal

Closed

Caption

decoder.

It allows

you

to view

cor/versations,

narration

and

sound

dlects

as

subtFtles

on your

TV. Closed

Captions

are

available

on some

TV programs

and

on

some

VHS

home

video

tapes

at the

discretion

ot the

program

provider.

Digital

Closed

Caption

service

is a new

caption

sen/ice

available

only

on digital

TV

programs

(also

at the

discretion

of the

service

provider).

It is a more

flexible

system

than

the

odginal

Closed

Caption

system,

because

it allows

for a variety

ot

caption

sizes

and

font

styles.

When

the

Digital

Closed

Caption

service

is Fn

use,

it will be indicated

by the

appearance

of a 3 letter

abbreviation

that

also

indicates

the language

ot the

Digital

Closed

Captions:

ENG

(English),

SPA

(Spanish),

FRA

(French)

or other

language

codes.

Not

all programs

and

VHS

videotapes

ofler

closed

captions.

Please

look

tot 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 identh'ied

by its

own

number.

The

"CC1"

and

"CC2"

services

display

subtitles

of TV

programs

superimposed

over

the

program's

picture.

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.

1

Press

CC.

This will p/esent the Closed Caption

information

display

2

Press

CC

while

the

Closed

Caption

information

is

still o[_ the

screen.

Pless repeatedly

until you select the desired closed

caption service

information

Depending

on the number of caption services

in the

signal being received> you will see information such as

1/2 or 1/4 displayed.

1/2 means <<theflint of two services '>

Example:

If a program

has three services

(Digital CC(ENG), CCI

and Text1), the closed caption display will toggle in this

sequence:

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The CO button keeps a record of the last service

selected in its memory,

If the last closed caption

mode (e.g

1/3ENG) you

selected is not available for the next program,

or on

another channel, the closed caption

service that is

available is automatically

selected,

and this service

appeals in parentheses,

e.g

"1/3(CC1)".

Closed Caption

services that

appear in palentheses

will

not be stored in the CO button's

memory as your last

selected service.

Only services that you have selected

with the CC button are stored

Examples:

In a case

where

there

are two

closed

caption

services

provided

(tor instance,

Digital

CC(ENG)

and

CC1),

and

Digital

CC(ENG)is

displayed

as your

current

selection,

if Digital

CC(ENG)

is

not

broadcast

for the

next

program,

the

other

closed

caption

service,

CC1,

will be displayed

in

parentheses.

A closed

caption

service

appears

in parentheses

because

the

sen/ice

you

selected

is not

available

and

a different

service

is displayed

on your

screen.

"1/1 (CC1)"

is displayed

instead

of "I/2/ENG".

See page 25 for d_ailed

closed caption

settings.

When the p_gram

contailqs no closed caption, <<" displavs

in the closed c_tion

information.

•

if the language code,

e,g, "ENG >_,

is not _und

on Digital %/

p_grams,

<<

-" will be shown.

•

Four kinds of closed c_tion

service _01,

CC2, Text1,

Text2) are potentially available, but a b_adcast

m%/contain

none or only some

_ these

services at the discretion of the

p_gram

provider¸

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