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iewing T
eletext
Using TV
Guide
Basic
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Viewing Teletext
EXIT
DIRECT TV REC
ASPECT
OPTION
PROGRAMME
STTL INDEX HOLD
MENU
N
AV
TV
TEXT
TV
INPUT
jkl
ghi
mno
tuv
pqrs
wxyz
abc
def
You can enjoy news, weather forecasts and subtitles, etc. (depending on the broadcaster)
The availability of teletext services for a programme is indicated by “TEXT” in the information banner.
1 BBC ONE Wales
19:35
Coronation Street
Now
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All DVB Channels
TEXT
19:30 - 20:00
Displayed if programme has teletext service
Information banner (p. 15)
Digital teletext (MHEG)
Digital teletext services
Digital teletext services differ greatly from analogue teletext.
When you switch to a digital teletext service, the images you see can contain graphics and text, laid out and
controlled in a manner decided by the broadcaster.
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Select DVB
TV
DVB programmes have digital teletext services (MHEG).
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Switch to Teletext
TEXT
17:51 28 Feb
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How to use
In all cases, it is possible to navigate the pages using buttons on the
remote control, but because the commands available must apply to all
manufacturers of digital equipment, some on screen commands may
not correspond exactly to the remote control buttons.
For example:
When “select” or “go” is displayed
When “”, “”, “”, “” symbol is displayed
When the key words are displayed on colour bar
red
green
yellow
blue
When options with numbers are displayed
jkl
ghi
mno
tuv
pqrs
wxyz
abc
def
To return to TV
TEXT
Note
As soon as you switch to a digital channel with links to a teletext service,
software is downloaded in the background to enable the teletext function.
This means that when switching to a digital channel, you should wait for
approximately 5 seconds before pressing the TEXT button - this will allow
the software to download. If you press the TEXT button before download is
complete, it will be ignored and you will have to press the TEXT button again
when the download is complete.
While navigating digital teletext, you will find there is a short delay when
moving between pages while the page downloads. There is often a prompt
shown somewhere on the page (for example “Loading”) to let you know that
this is happening.
