8. CUSTOMIZATION
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8-13. Setting Closed Caption
Caption1 (CC1)
CC1 is the primary caption service that synchronizes the captioning language with the
sound, used by most broadcasters. The captioning is displayed in the same language as
the program’s
dialog
.
Caption2 (CC2)
CC2 is the special non-synchronous caption service that does not need to be in sync with
the sound and may provide simplified captioning, which is usually delayed.
Caption3 (CC3)
CC3 serves as an alternate captioning service channel. The captioning is often a sec-
ondary language translation such as French, Spanish, simplified English or displayed at a
slower rate.
Caption4 (CC4)
CC4 is another special non-synchronous caption service that does not need to be in sync
with the sound and may provide simplified captioning, usually delayed.
Text1-4
Text1-4 usually display information at the bottom position and is used for a data service,
generally not program related.
Service 1
Service 1 is designated as the Primary Caption Service. This service contains the verba-
tim, or near-verbatim captions for the primary language being spoken in the accompany-
ing program audio.
Service 2
Service 2 is designated as the Secondary Language Service. This service contains cap-
tions in a secondary language which are translations of the captions in the Primary
Caption Service.
Service 3-6
The other services are not pre-assigned. It is up to the discretion of the individual caption
provider to utilize the remaining service channels.
Analog Caption Service
Digital Caption Service
