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Teletext is an information system that displays text on your TV screen. Using the Teletext control buttons
you can view pages of information that are listed in the teletext index.
Please Note
On Screen Display is not available in text mode. The contrast, brightness and colour cannot be changed
but the volume control is still available.
Analog and Digital text look very different and operate differently.
For Analogue text press the
TEXT
button in ATV mode. For digital text, press the
TEXT
button in DTV mode.
TO ENTER TEXT MODE
Please Note
Make sure the TV channel you are watching
transmits teletext. If not “No Teletext” sign will be
shown on the screen.
In TV mode, press the
TEXT
button. The text
page will appear, normally the index page.
TO EXIT TEXT MODE
Press the
TEXT
button. The TV will return to the
channel you were watching.
TO SELECT A PAGE OF TEXT
Find the number of the page in the index and
enter it using the Numeric buttons. The number of
the page will appear on the top left corner of the
screen.
The page counter will search for your page. When
it finds it, the page will be displayed.
To move to the next page of text, press the
CH/
PAGE
button.
To move to the previous page, press the
CH/
PAGE
button.
To return to the index page, enter the “100” by
using the Numeric buttons.
MIX
To view a page of the text whilst watching a TV
programme press the
MIX
button. The text will be
superimposed over the TV programme.
Press the
MIX
button again to return to the text
page.
PAGE SEARCH WHILST WATCHING TV
In Text mode press the
CANCEL
button.
Enter the page number you want using the
Numeric buttons.
The top line of the text page will appear whilst the
text searches for your page. When the page is
found the number will remain in the top left hand
corner of the screen.
DOUBLE HEIGHT TEXT
If you have difficulty reading the text on the TV
you can double the height of the text.
Press the
SIZE
button. The top half of the page
will be displayed in double height text.
Press the
SIZE
button again. The bottom half of
the page will be displayed in double height text.
Press the
SIZE
button again to return to the full
page.
PAGE STOP
If the page of text you have selected contains
sub pages, these sub pages will automatically
be displayed in order with a delay to allow you to
read the page.
To stop the move to the next sub page, press the
HOLD
button. “
” will appear on the top left
corner of the screen.
To continue moving through the sub pages, press
the
HOLD
button again.
TO REVEAL INFORMATION
Press the
REVEAL
button to reveal concealed
information (quiz answers etc.).
Press the
REVEAL
button again to conceal the
information again.
FASTEXT
At the bottom of the teletext screen is a row of
subject headings in red, green, yellow and blue.
The remote control has a row of colour buttons
corresponding to the row of coloured subjects on
the screen.
Pressing one of the colour buttons will take you
directly to the page corresponding to the subject
heading.
TELETEXT
