Sharp LC-32DH77V, LC-52DH77V, LC-52DH77E, LC-42DH77V Teletext, Using the MHEG-5 application UK only

Watching TV

Teletext

What is Teletext?

Teletext broadcasts pages of information and entertainment to specially equipped TV. Your TV receives teletext signals broadcast by a TV network, and decodes them into graphical format for viewing. News, weather and sports information, stock exchange prices and programme previews are among the many services available.

Turning Teletext on/off

1Select a TV channel or external source providing a teletext programme.

2Press m to display the Teletext.

•Many stations use the TOP operating system, while some use FLOF (e.g. CNN). Your TV supports both these systems. The pages are divided into topic groups and topics. After switching on the teletext, up to 2,000 pages are stored for fast access.

•Each time you press m, the screen switches as shown below.

•Press m again to display the teletext on the right screen and the normal image on the left screen.

•If you select a programme with no teletext signal, “No Teletext available” displays.

•The same message displays during other modes if no teletext signal is available.

TELETEXT

TELETEXT

NOTE

•Teletext will not work if the selected signal type is RGB (Page 32).

Buttons for teletext operations

Buttons	Description
Pr/s	Increase or decrease the page number.
Colour (R/G/	Select a group or block of pages
Y/B)	displayed in the coloured brackets at the
	bottom of the screen by pressing the
	corresponding Colour (R/G/Y/B) on the
	remote control unit.
0–9	Directly select any page from 100 to 899
	by using the 0–9numeric buttons.
v (Top/	Switch the teletext image to Top, Bottom
Bottom/Full)	or Full.
k (Reveal	Reveal or hide hidden information such
hidden	as an answer to a quiz.
Teletext)
3 (Freeze/	Stop updating teletext pages
Hold)	automatically or release the hold mode.
[ (Subtitle	Display the subtitle or exit the subtitle
for Teletext)	screen.

•Subtitles will not be displayed when the service does not contain subtitle information.

1(Subpage) Reveal or hide subpages.

•R button: Move to the previous subpage.

•G button: Move to the following subpage.

•These two buttons are shown on the screen by the symbols “e” and “f”.

Using the MHEG-5 application (UK only)

Some services bring you programmes with the MHEG application encoded, letting you experience DTV interactively.

When provided, the MHEG-5 application will start when you press m.

Sample MHEG-5 screen

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