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TELETEXT Operation
PAGE NUMBER BUTTONS
These buttons allow you to directly enter the page number that you want to
view.
REVEAL Some Text pages contain concealed information, e.g. the solution to a puzzle.
To reveal this information Push the Set Up button followed by the Red
button. To hide the information, Push the Red button again.
F/T/B (FULL / TOP / BOTTOM)
This button is used when difficulty is experienced in reading text on the screen.
To operate the F/T/B Push the Set Up button followed by the Green button.
Operating the F/T/B expands and displays the upper half of the screen.
Operating the F/T/B Button again expands and displays the lower half of the
screen. Operating the F/T/B Button a third time returns the display to normal
condition.
DISPLAY CANCEL If you wish to watch the television while you are waiting for a page to be
transmitted you can use the DISPLAY CANCEL function.
This function is not available (or necessary) when the picture and the TELETEXT
are both being displayed side by side.
Push the Set Up button followed by the Yellow button to view the TV picture
while waiting for a teletext page to be transmitted. When found, the page number
will be displayed at the top left of the screen.
News Flash or Other Updates
When a news flash page (or another page which provides regular updates) has
been selected Push the Set Up button followed by the Yellow button to view
the TV picture. When a news flash is received the page number will be displayed
on the screen. Push the Yellow button to display the news flash.
TIME TEXT * When a Page has more than one screen (sub-page) of information, you may
have to wait for some time before the sub-page you require becomes available.
With this function it is possible to enter the number of the desired sub-page.
1. Select Text Mode and choose a page.
2. Push the Set Up button followed by the Blue button. T**** will be
displayed at the top left of the screen.
3. Enter the sub page number before the T**** disappears. The sub-page
number must be entered as a four digit number e.g. sub-page 3 would be
entered as 0003. (If in LIST mode, a “T” will appear in the current box at the
bottom).
4. Push the Yellow button to view the TV picture while waiting for the subpage
to be found. (This function is not necessary when the picture and the
TELETEXT are both being displayed side by side).
5. When found, Push the Yellow button
To clear the page perform one of the following:
- Push the Set Up button.
- Select a new page number.
- Push the TV/TEXT Button to return to normal television viewing.
* Note: TIME TEXT is not currently available in Australia.
Please refer to drawing on Page 22 for location of Teletext Control Buttons.