1. A system providing simultaneous display of characters in multiple languages, the system comprising a main unit having a first memory, the first memory including menu structures for storing character data in a plurality of languages in which menu structures for character data in a first language correspond to menu structures for character data in each other language, the menu structures for the character data in each language being established in the first memory at memory locations having pre-defined offsets from a base address, a second memory storing at least one font bit map corresponding to characters of each language, and at least one monitor card electrically coupled to the first and second memories, each monitor card comprising a micro-controller executing programmatic code to generate overlay information for overlaying video data to be displayed on a monitor with the character data.