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CLOSED
CAPTION
PROBLEM
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My TV/VCR
is showino
captions/
delay of what is being said.
i
1
My captions
are scrambled
with
white boxes on the TV screen.
]
/
My program
guide
listed
a TVJ
show
as being closed
captioned
but
none
of the captions
were!
POSSIBLE REMEDY
You are watching
a live broadcast
and spelling errors made by the closed I
captioning
production
company
may
pass
through
uncorrected.
A
prerecorded
program
will not show arLy misspelled
words because
of the
normal time available
for editing the captions.
Captions
that are delayed
a few seconds
behind i'he actual dialogue
are
common
for live broadcasts.
Most captioning
production
companies
can
display a dialogue
to a maximum
of 220 words per minute.
If a dialogue
exceeds
that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the captions remain
up-to-date
with the current TV screen dialogue.
Interference
caused
by building,
power
lines, thunderstorms,
etc. may
cause scrambled
or incomplete
capdoas
to appear.
Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to speed up the
actual program so that additional advertising time can be given. Since the
decoder cannot read the compressed information, captions will be lost.
The video tape was either an illegal ccpy or the tape duplicating company
accidentally left out lhe captioning signals during the copying process.
displayed.
..........................
Ahhough
the tape box says it has i
closed captions,
my pre+recordedP
video tape does not show any'
captions.
MYon
certainTV
screenchannels.Shows
a black box
You are in the TEXT mode. Select CAPTION
mode or CAPTION
[OFF].
MAINTENANCE
CA BLVE't" CLEA AJA'(;
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• Wipe the front panel and other exterior
surfaces
of
the TV/VCR
with a soft cloth immersed
in lukewarm
water and wrung dry.
• Never use a solvent or alcohol.
Do not spray
insecticide
liquid near the TV/VCR.
Such chemicals
may cause damage and discoloration
to the exposed
surfaces.
HEA !) CLEANING
• Picture playback may become blurred or interrupted
while the TV program reception is clear.
Dirt accumulated on the video heads after long peri-
ods of use, or the usage of rental or worn tapes can
cause this problem. In this case, video head cleaning
requires highly technical attention, therefore consult
the nearest Authorized Service Center. Clean heads
only when problems occur.
Should your TV/VCR become inoperative, do not try,to
correct the problern by yourself. There are no user-serv-
iceable parts insice. Turn off, unplug the power cord,
and take the unit to the nearest AL':thorizedService Cen-
ter for servicing.
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