Panasonic TH-42PX7A operating instructions Viewing Teletext

Viewing Teletext

You can enjoy teletext broadcasting, including news, weather forecasts and subtitles, if this service is provided by the broadcasters.

What is FASTEXT mode?

In FASTEXT mode, four differently coloured subjects are situated at the bottom of the screen. To access more information about one of these subjects, press the appropriately coloured button. This facility enables fast access to information on the subjects shown.

What is TOP mode? (in case of TOP text broadcasting)

TOP is a particular improvement of the standard teletext service that results in an easier search and effective guide.

	Fast overview of the teletext information available
•Easy to use step-by-step selection of the topical subject
•		R	G
•Page status information at the bottom of the screen
	Available page up / down
	To select among subject blocks		B
	To select next subject within the subject block			Y

(After the last subject, it moves to the next subject block.)

What is List mode?

In List mode, four differently coloured page numbers are situated at the bottom of the screen. Each of these numbers can be altered and stored in the TV’s memory. (“Store frequently viewed pages”, p. 17)

	If you wish to hold the current page without updating
HOLD	Stop or resume automatic updating
	HOLD	ŶTo resume		HOLD
INDEX	Return to the main index page
	INDEX
Call up a
	STTL		Call up the page stored in “blue”.
favourite
		•Factory setting is “P801” (subtitle page).
pages		•
View in	Watch TV and Teletext in two windows at once
	MENU				Select Picture and text
multi
		(Press twice)		•On or Off

ŶTo change mode “Teletext” in Setup Menu (p. 21)

INPUT		1	Switch to Teletext		Current
ASPECT	EXIT		TEXT	Displays Index
				•(content varies	page
					number
				depending on the
OK				broadcasters)
MENU	RETURN
R G Y	B

Sub page number

<< 01 02 03 04 05 06 07	>>	Time / date
	17:51 28 Feb

TELETEXT

INFORMATION

Colour bar

window

•Operations can be made only in Teletext screen.

	Store frequently viewed pages in the colour bar		(List mode only)
	As page is	press
Store	displayed Corresponding	and
	colour button	hold
frequently	ŶTo change stored pages
viewed		The number changes to white.

Viewing

OPTION DIRECT TV REC

Select the page

1	2	3	2	1	2	3		up
4	5	6							R G Y	B
				4	5	6	or	or
				7	8	9		down
7	8	9			0				(Corresponds to the colour bar)
	0								As the blue bar is displayed
								MENU
				ŶTo adjust contrast
TEXT	STTL INDEX HOLD			ŶTo return to TV				TEXT
	REC	VCR DVD

PROGRAMME

ŶUsing teletext conveniently

Reveal	Reveal hidden words e.g. quiz page answers
			•Re-hide
hidden	MENU	R		R
data

(TOP) (BOTTOM) Normal (FULL)

FULL /	MENU	G
TOP /
BOTTOM

(Expand the TOP half) (Expand the BOTTOM half)

pages	Enter new page number			press
Colour button you	1	2	3
	4	5	6	and
want to change				hold
	7	8	9
		0

View sub page (Only when teletext is more than one page)

Appears at upper-left corner of the screen

View sub	ŶTo view specific sub page
page	MENU		Enter the
	B		4-digit number
	•TheSub numberpages:		example: P6			6
			0	0	0
		of sub pages varies depending on the broadcasters (up to 79 pages).

It may take some time for searching, during which time you can watch TV.

	View the TV picture while searching for a teletext page
	Teletext automatically updates itself when new information becomes available.
Watch		Changes to TV screen temporarily
TV while	MENU	P108	Appears
			when
waiting		Y	updating is	Y	View the
for update			completed		updated
					page

(You cannot change the channel.)

•The news page provides a function that indicates arrival of latest news (“News Flash”).

•Viewing Teletext

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