Sharp Aquos LC-32M43U, Operation Manual

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Air

ANALOG

Audio

:

MONO

CC

:

1/2 CC1

1/3 ENG

2/3 CC1

3/3 Text1

Off

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Closed Captions and Digital Closed 
Captions

Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption 
decoder. It allows you to view conversations, narration 
and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed 
Captions are available on some TV programs and on 
some VHS home video tapes at the discretion of the 
program provider.

Digital Closed Caption service is a new caption service 
available only on digital TV programs (also at the 
discretion of the service provider). It is a more fl exible 
system than the original Closed Caption system, 
because it allows for a variety of caption sizes and font 
styles. When the Digital Closed Caption service is in 
use, it will be indicated by the appearance of a 3-letter 
abbreviation that also indicates the language of the 
Digital Closed Captions: ENG (English), SPA (Spanish), 
FRA (French) or other language codes.

Not all programs and VHS videotapes offer closed 
captions. Please look for the “

N

” symbol to ensure 

that captions will be shown.

In the Closed Caption system, there can be more than 
one caption service provided.  Each is identifi ed 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.

•  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 “the fi rst of two services”.
 Example:
  If a program has three services (Digital CC(ENG), 

CC1 and Text1), the closed caption display will 
toggle in this sequence:

•  The CC 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 appears in parentheses, e.g. “1/3(CC1)”.

  Closed Caption services that appear in 

parentheses will not be stored in the CC 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, (for 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 service you selected 
is not available and a different service is 
displayed on your screen.  “1/1(CC1)” is 
displayed instead of “1/2/ENG”.

Press 

CC

.

•  This will present the Closed Caption information 

display.

Press 

CC 

while the Closed Caption information 

is still on the screen.

•  Press repeatedly until you select the desired 

closed caption service.

Closed Caption 
information

NOTE

•  See page 39 for detailed closed caption settings.
•  When the program contains no closed caption, “--” 

displays in the closed caption information.

•  If the language code, e.g. “ENG”, is not found on Digital TV 

programs, “--” will be shown.

•  Four kinds of closed caption service (CC1, CC2, Text1, 

Text2) are potentially available, but a broadcast may contain 
none or only some of these services at the discretion of the 
program provider.

Useful adjustment settings

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