Teletext

Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store most broadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. After each programme change, the memory is refreshed.

Switch Teletext on and off

Press b to switch the teletext on.

102	«03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12»


	BBC CEEFAX			102		Mon 05 Feb			16.35.22

B B C C E E F A X

LIONS RECORD ANOTHER WIN		430
Index	100	News	300
BBC Info	110	Headlines	305
Children	120	Weather	400
Cookery	150	Sports	415
Education	200	Radio	500
Lottery	230	Travel	550
Finance	240	Subtitling	888
Music	280	TV Listings	600
Red	Green	Yellow	Blue

Select a Teletext page

-Enter the desired page number with the digit keys, the cursor keys up/down, left/right or with the -P+key.

-Select the options at the bottom of the screen with the colour keys.

Previously selected teletext page

(Only possible in case there is no list of favourite teletext pages available. See p. 19.)

Press the 0 key.

Select the index teletext page

Press the grey colour key † to display the main index (usually p.100).

Only for T.O.P teletext broadcasts :

Press i. A T.O.P. overview of the teletext subjects available is displayed.

Select with the cursor up/down, left/right the desired subject and press the OK key.

Not all TV channels broadcast T.O.P. teletext.

Select subpages

When a selected teletext page consists of different subpages, a list of available subpages appears on the screen.

Press the cursor left or right to select the next or previous subpage.

Enlarge a Teletext page

Press q repeatedly to display the upper teletext part, the lower teletext part and then to return to the normal teletext page size. When the teletext page is enlarged, you can scroll the text, line by line using the cursor up/down.

Picture/Teletext

&Press the b key. Press the b key to show Teletext on the right of the screen.

éUse the cursor keys to select a TV channel.

“Press the b key to switch off dual screen.

Hypertext

With hypertext you can quickly jump to a pagenumber or search for a specific word shown on the current teletext page.

&Press the OK key to highlight the first word or a number on the page.

éUse the cursor up/down, left/right to select any other word or number you want to search for.

“Press the OK key to confirm. The search starts. A message appears at the bottom of the screen to indicate the searching, or that the word or page is not found.

‘Use the cursor up to exit hypertext.

42PF9986 specifications

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