19-Inch Color TV/VCR
(160-0418)    Closed Captioning and Text Services     Faxback Doc. # 31265

The closed captioning function translates the audio portion of a television
program into written words that appear on the television screen in a form
similar to subtitles.  Closed captioning allows viewers to read the
dialogue and narration of television programs.

Text services give a wide variety of information on all kinds of subjects
(such as captioned program lists, weather forecasts, stock exchange topics,
news for the hearing-impaired, general wire-service news, etc.) through
the full TV screen.  If no text information is available, an empty black
box appears on the TV screen.

NOTE:  Not all stations offer text services, even though they might offer
       captioning.

SELECTING CAPTIONING OR TEXT

1.  Press MENU to display the on-screen menu.
      ┌──────────────────────┐
      │   *INPUT             │
      │   AUTO CH SEARCH     │
      │   CH ADD/ERASE       │
      │   CAPTION            │
      │   LANGUAGE           │
      │   AUTO REPEAT        │
      │                      │
      │   Use /\ \/ and []   │
      └──────────────────────┘

2.  Within 10 seconds, press CHANNEL /\ \/ to select CAPTION.

3.  Press ENTER.  The CAPTION screen appears.

4.  Repeatedly press VOLUME </> to select CC1, CC2, TEXT or TEXT2.

    Each time you press VOLUME >, the caption mode changes in this order.

    -->OFF-->CC1-->CC2-->TEXT1-->TEXT2-- 
   |                                    |
   |____________________________________|

    NOTES:  Usually CC2 and TEXT2 modes are offered in a second language,
            such as Spanish.

            To turn off captioning, select OFF.

5.  Press ENTER to store the selected mode.

NOTES:  This TV is programmed to remember which mode it was last set to,
        even when you turn it off.

        If you press MENU during the captioning mode, a menu appears and
        the displayed captioning disappears from the screen until the menu
        is removed.

CAPTION TIPS

    Not all TV broadcasts include closed caption signals.  Check you local
    programming guide.

    TV stations can transmit two different caption services simultaneously
    (for example, English and Spanish).

    Caption signals are secondary digital signals mixed among the primary
    TV signals.  Because they are secondary, caption reception can be poor
    in the following cases.

1.  Poor reception conditions:

    Ignition:
    The picture may flutter, drift, or include black spots or horizontal
    streaking.  Usually caused by interference from automobile ignition
    systems, neon lamps, electric drills and other electrical 
    appliances.

    Ghosts:
    Double images appear.
    Ghosts occur when the TV signal splits and follows two paths: the
    direct path and another reflected from a building, hill, or other
    object.  Changing the direction or position of the antenna might
    improve the reception.

    Snow:
    Small dots in the picture.
    If your receiver is located at the fringe area of a television 
    station where the signal is weak, you might need to install a
    special antenna to improve the picture.

2.  You are using an old, bad, or illegally recorded tape in the VCR.

3.  Strong, random signals from a car or plane interfere with the TV
    signal.

4.  The signal from the antenna is weak.

5.  The program wasn't captioned when it was produced, transmitted or
    taped.


(CS 3/12/96)