Teletext

Teletext is an information system, broadcast by certain channels, which can be read like a newspaper. It also provides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who are unfamiliar with the language in which a particular programme is being broadcast (cable networks, satellite channels, etc.).

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Switch teletext on/off

To call up or exit from teletext.When first pressed, the main index page appears with a list of the items available. Each page has a corresponding 3-figure number.

If the selected channel does not broadcast teletext, 100 will appear and the screen will remain blank (in this case, exit from teletext and choose another channel).

Selecting a teletext page

Use keys 0to 9or IJor @P #to enter the page number required. For example: for page 120, press 120.The number is displayed in the top left-hand corner, the page counter starts searching and the page is displayed. Repeat the procedure to consult another page. If the counter continues searching, this means that the selected page is not broadcast. Choose another number.

Direct selection of sub-pages

Certain pages contain sub-pages (for example, page 120 contains sub-pages 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3). If this is the case, the page number is displayed in green, preceded by the symbol Æ, Íor ÍÆ. Use the keys KLto directly access the sub-pages of your choice.

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Direct access to subject headings

 

 

 

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Coloured zones are displayed at the bottom of the screen.The 4

coloured keys give access to the corresponding subjects or pages.

 

 

 

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The coloured zones flash when the subject or the page is not yet available.

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Page enlargement

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Press this key to display the upper, then lower part of the screen, and

 

 

 

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then to return to the normal page size.

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Reveal

 

 

 

Use this key to reveal/conceal hidden information (answers to puzzles).

 

 

 

Overlaying text on the TV picture

 

 

 

To activate or deactivate screen overlay.

 

 

 

Double page teletext

 

 

 

To activate or deactivate the double page teletext display mode.The

 

 

 

active page is displayed on the left and the following page is displayed on

 

 

 

the right. Press Sif you want to hold a page (i.e. the contents page).

 

 

 

The active page is then displayed on the right.To return to normal

 

 

 

mode, press E.

 

 

 

Favourite pages

 

 

 

For teletext programmes 1 to 40, you can store 4 favourite pages which

 

 

 

you can then access via the coloured keys (red, green, yellow, blue).

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éEnter the number of the page required.

Press Rthen the coloured key of your choice.The page is stored. Repeat steps é and for the other coloured keys.

( From now on, when you consult teletext, your favourite pages appear in

colour at the bottom of the screen.

To get back to the normal subject headings, press H. To remove these settings, hold Rdown for 5 seconds.

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Philips 28PW6516/01 manual Teletext