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2
Press the button on the remote control. The page number at the top left of the teletext display will change to
four dashes.
3
Enter the sub-page number by pressing four of the number buttons on the remote control. As you start pressing
numbers the dashes change to asterisks. The sub-page number must be entered as a complete four-figure
number, such as 0003.
As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the sub-page, the 3-figure page number at the top left of the screen will
come back and the number in the centre of the top row will start changing until the television receives the sub-
page you have requested. The sub-page will not change until you choose a new page or sub-page.
Page hold
When information in one teletext page will not fit on the screen, sub-pages are shown in order (see 'Sub-pages' ).
To keep a sub-page on the screen for longer than usual, press the button. To cancel page hold mode press
again.
The cancel button - how to watch television while you wait for a teletext page
It is possible to watch television while you wait for a teletext page or sub-page to arrive, then switch to the updated
teletext display when it is convenient. Remember the television is still in teletext mode, so don't try to change chan-
nel or you will change the teletext page.
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Press the button. to turn teletext on.
2
Use the remote control to enter a page number (see 'Selecting a teletext page') or a sub-page number (see
'How to display a particular sub-page').
3
Press the button. The top row of the teletext display remains for a few seconds then disappears except for a
symbol at the top left. This symbol tells you whether or not the television has found the page.
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means the television has not found the page yet.
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A page number like tells you the page or sub-page is ready to view.
4
Press the button again to see the teletext page or sub-page.
5
Press the button to change back to normal television viewing.
Size button
Keep pressing the button to change character size. Press the button once to display the top half of the page
at twice its normal height. Press the button again to display the bottom half of the page at twice its normal height.
Press the button again to return the text to it's normal size.
Reveal answer
Use this function on certain pages to reveal the solutions to quizzes and so on. Press the button once to reveal a
hidden answer and press the button again to hide it.
Index
When you press the index button , a teletext index page will be displayed. Which index page is displayed depends
on how the service provider's teletext magazine is organised. Keep pressing the index button to move to different
index pages.
Mix
When teletext is turned on, you can see teletext with the normal television picture behind it by pressing the button.
Press the button again to go back to normal teletext or press the button to go back to normal viewing.
Only 4-figure sub-page numbers can be entered in sub-page mode. You can get straight back to 3-figure
teletext page numbers by pressing the button again.
You can enter another page or sub-page number even when the television picture is displayed, as long as
you pressed the button to display the television picture.
Some teletext pages are so large that it takes 20 minutes or so to transmit all the sub-pages. Holiday bar-
gains with typically 50 to 70 sub-pages are a good example. These are really meant for specialist use.
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