System and method for setting default audio and subtitling language preferences for a video tuner

A video tuner natural language default selection system comprising:

• a tuner for tuning into particular information included in a television broadcast signal;
• a tuner controller for providing instructions to said tuner on the selection of information for communication to downstream components, said tuner controller is coupled to said tuner;
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• a memory for storing information for said tuner controller, said memory is coupled to said tuner controller, wherein said memory includes a geographical default natural language indicator for referring to one of a plurality of geographical natural language tables comprising natural language selections.

A video tuner natural language default selection method, comprising the steps of:

• storing a list of geographical natural language preferences;
• providing a default natural language indication of said geographical natural language preference, wherein said list of geographic natural language preferences is arranged in geographical natural language tables configured in compliance with IEEE 1394 Audio Visual Command (AV/C) Set version 1.0 requirements and included in an IEEE 1394 compliant AV/C tuner preferred components list descriptor;
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• selectively tuning information in a signal based upon said default natural language indication of said geographical natural language preference.