Sharp LC 32DV27UT, Operation Manual

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Closed captions and digital closed 

captions

NOTE

•  Closed Caption might not appear according to the 

condition of the signal from the broadcasting station.

Your TV/DVD is equipped with an internal Closed 

Caption decoder. It allows you to view conversations, 

narration and sound effects as subtitles on your 

TV/DVD. 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 

flexible system than the original Closed Caption 

system, because it allows 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 “

” symbol to ensure 

that captions will be shown.
In the Closed Caption system, there can be more than 

one caption service provided.  Each is identified by 

its own number.  The “C1” and “C2” services display 

subtitles of TV programs superimposed over the 

program’s picture. Generally, Closed Captions in 

English are transmitted on C1 and Closed Captions in 

other languages are transmitted on C2.
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.

NOTE

•  If the program or video you selected is not closed-captioned, no captions will display on-screen.

•  If text is not available in your viewing area, a black rectangle may appear on-screen. If this happens, setting the “CC 

Setting” to “Off”.

•  When selecting Closed Captions, the captioning will be delayed approx. 10 seconds.

•  If no caption signal is received, no captions will appear, but the television will remain in the Caption Mode.

•  Misspellings or unusual characters may occasionally appear during Closed Captioning. This is normal with Closed 

Captioning, especially with live programs. This is because during live programs, captions are also entered live. These 

transmissions do not allow time for editing.

•  When Captions are being displayed, on-screen displays, such as volume and mute may be seen but may interfere with 

Closed Captions.

•  Some Cable TV systems and copy protection systems may interfere with the Closed Captioned signal.

•  If using an indoor antenna or if TV reception is very poor, the Closed Caption Decoder may not appear or may appear with 

strange characters or misspelled words. In this case, adjust the antenna for better reception or use an outdoor antenna.

•  When a Digital TV Program has both Digital Closed Caption and Analog Closed Caption signals, Digital Closed Caption is 

displayed.

Watching TV

1

Tune the TV to the desired program.

2

Press 

TV MENU

 and the MENU screen displays.

3

Press 

▲

/

▼

 to select “Setup”, then press 

▶

 or 

ENTER

.

4

Press 

▲

/

▼

 to select  “Closed Caption”, then press 

▶

 or 

ENTER

.

The Closed Caption menu will appear.

5

Press 

◀

 or 

▶

 to setting the “CC Setting” to “On”.

6

Press 

▲

/

▼

 to select “Analog Caption” or “Digital 

Caption”.
When you select “Analog Caption”, you can choose 

C1, C2, C3, C4, T1, T2, T3 and T4.
When you select “Digital Caption”, you can choose 

from CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS6.

7

Press 

◀

/

▶

 to select the desired Closed Caption 

mode for both Digital and Analog Caption.

8

Press 

▲

/

▼

 to select  “CC Priority”, then press 

◀

 / 

▶

to select “Digital CC” or “Analog CC”.

Depending on the broadcast signal, some 

Analog Captions will function with a Digital 

broadcast signal. This step prevent that two kind 

of captions are overlapping.

•

9

Press 

EXIT

 to return to the normal screen.

NOTE

•  To turn the Closed Caption feature off, setting the “CC 

Setting” to “Off”.

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