The teletext service is carried on a TV transmission signal, therefore it is only available when receiving a TV
programme. Your choice of programme also governs which teletext service you will receive (CEEFAX for BBC1 and
2, Teletext for ITV and Channel 4).
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SWITCHING TELETEXT ON/OFF
Press the TELETEXT button (
). The index page viewed last page will appear. Press the TELETEXT button to
return to the TV mode.
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COLOUR BUTTONS FOR FAST TEXT
The red, green, yellow and blue FASTEXT topics are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
If FASTEXT is transmitted, pressing the corresponding coloured button on the remote control will allow easy
selection of a particular topic.
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SELECTING PAGES
The NUMBERED buttons 0..9 are used to enter a page number. The selected page number appears at the top of
the screen and the page appears after a short time. The UP/DOWN buttons increase or decrease the current page
number by 1.
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INDEX PAGE
You can switch directly to the programme preview (with FASTTEXT) or the overview page of the station you are
currently viewing by pressing the INDEX (
) button.
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PAGE HOLD
Several sub pages can be combined under a page number and are scrolled at an interval determined by the televi-
sion station. The presence of sub pages is indicated by, for example, 3/6 beneath the time, which means that you
are looking at the 3rd page of a total of 6 pages.
If you want to look at a sub page for a longer period of time, press the HOLD (
) button. The contents of the sub
page shown are kept on the screen and no longer updated or switched to other sub pages.
The HOLD symbol (
) willl be displayed on the top left hand side instead of the page No.
Pressing the HOLD button again, the current sub page appears.
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CALLING UP SUBPAGE DIRECTLY
Pressing the SUB PAGE (
) button, «— — — —» appears at the top of the screen. Enter the sub page number
that you want to call up with the NUMBERED buttons 0..9, for example, the 2nd page, sequence 0002. The desired
sub page will be displayed. You can change the sub page number with the red or green button.
To exit, press SUB PAGE (
) button again.
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WATCHING TELEVISION DURING TELETEXT MODE
Some pages are continually updated, for example, stock market reports, sports announcements and the latest
news. If you want to watch television and stay informed at the same time, press CANCEL (
) button.
The regular programme is still visible and the TELETEXT symbol (
) appears at the top of the screen. Pressing
the CANCEL button again, the teletext page appears with the updated information.
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REVEAL ANSWER
This function can be used on certain pages to reveal the solution of riddles. Press the REVEAL button (
) to reveal
a hidden answer and press again to hide it.
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DOUBLING CHARACTER SIZE
Repeatedly pressing the SIZE button (
) doubles the character size in the following order :
Upper half of the page
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Lower half of the page
➞
Return to normal size.
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VOLUME AND BRIGHTNESS CONTROL IN TELETEXT MODE
Pressing the MENU button in teletext mode, the volume and brightness control menu will be displayed in the bottom
of the screen. You can adjust volume and brightness using the corresponding colour button on the remote control.
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