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These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or foreign-language
translations. All VCRs record the closed caption signal from television programs, so home-
recorded video tapes also provide closed captions. Most pre-recorded commercial video
tapes provide closed captions as well. Check for the closed caption symbol in your television
schedule and on the tape’s packaging:
to select “Setup”, then
press the ENTER button.
to select “Caption”, then
press the ENTER button.
select “Caption”.
to select “On”, then press
the ENTER button.
to select “Mode”, then
press the ENTER button.
to select “Caption” or
“Text”, then press the
ENTER button.
screen, and they usually cover
only a small portion of the
picture.
In “Text” mode, information
unrelated to the program, such as
news or weather, is displayed. Text
often covers a large portion of the
screen.
during closed caption
transmissions, especially those of
live events. There may be a small
delay before captions appear
when you change channels.
These are not malfunctions of
the TV.