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5.3 Teletext
5.3.1
Description and specifications
What is “Teletext”?
Teletext is the name of a system used to send still picture program data of text and graphics after
multiplexing it in the vertical sync blanking interval of the TV signals. Programs broadcast in Teletext
include subtitled broadcasts, news broadcasts, weather forecasts and stock market information.
Teletext has achieved a high penetration rate in various countries in Europe and Southeast Asia
where the 625/50i system is used.
With Teletext, a total of 40 characters × 25 lines can be contained on a page (per screen), and
between 100 and 899 pages of information can be displayed.
Teletext specifications
Teletext supports the following TV signals.
Teletext is superimposed onto the composite signals and Y/C signals.
• PAL (but PAL-60, PAL-N and PAL-Nc are not included.)
The vertical sync blanking interval (VBI) and Teletext waveforms are shown below.
The Teletext data can be output in lines 8 to 22 (first field) and lines 321 to 335 (second filed) in the
vertical sync blanking interval of the PAL signals.
A total of 45 bytes consisting of the Clock Run-In, Framing Code and data bytes (42 bytes) are
superimposed in one line.
VBI waveforms
Clock Run-In
66IRE
0I
RE
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Framing
Code
2byte
1byte
45byte
Teletext
Teletext waveforms
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