Some connected devices that receive TV channels can also offer Text.
To open Text from a connected device, press h, select the device and press OK.
While watching a channel on the device, press o OPTIONS, select Show device keys and select the T key and press OK. Press b to hide the device keys.
To close Text, press b again.
Digital Text (UK only)
Some digital TV broadcasters offer dedicated Digital Text or interactive TV on their digital TV channels. This includes normal Text using the number, colour and arrow keys to select and navigate.
To close Digital Text, press b.
Text options
In Text, press o OPTIONS to select the following:
•Freeze page
•Dual screen
•T.O.P. overview
•Enlarge
•Reveal
•Cycle subpages
•Language
Freeze page
To stop the automatic rotation of subpages, press o OPTIONS and select Freeze page.
Dual screen / Full screen
To show the TV channel and Text alongside each other, press o OPTIONS and select Dual screen.
Select Full screen to switch back to full screen view.
T.O.P. overview
To open T.O.P. Text, press o OPTIONS and select T.O.P. overview.
Enlarge
To enlarge the Text page for more comfortable reading, press o OPTIONS and select Enlarge. To scroll down the page, press v or u.
Reveal
To unhide hidden information on a page, press o OPTIONS and select Reveal.
Cycle subpages
To cycle subpages when these are available, press o OPTIONS and select Cycle subpages.
Language
To switch the group of characters that Text uses to display correctly, press o OPTIONS and select Language.
Text setup
Text language
Some digital TV broadcasters have several Text languages available.
To set your primary and secondary Text language, press h, select S Setup and press OK.
Select Channel settings and select Primary or Secondary Text and select your preferred Text languages.
Text 2.5
If available, Text 2.5 offers more colours and better graphics. Text 2.5 is activated as a standard factory setting.
To switch it off, press h, select S Setup and press OK. Select TV settings > Preferences > Text 2.5.
Interactive TV
What is iTV?
With interactive TV, some digital broadcasters combine their normal TV programme with information or entertainment pages. On some pages, you can respond to a programme or vote, do online shopping or pay for a
HbbTV, MHEG, . . .
Broadcasters use various interactive TV systems : HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) or iTV (Interactive TV - MHEG). Interactive TV is sometimes referred to as Digital Text or Red button. But each system is distinct.
Visit the broadcasters Internet website for more information.
What you need
Interactive TV is only available on digital TV channels. To enjoy the full benefits of Interactive TV, you need a
iTV pages
Open iTV pages
Most channels that offer HbbTV or iTV invite you to press the
*(red) key or OK key to open their interactive programme.
Navigate iTV pages
You can use the arrow and colour keys, the number keys and the b key to navigate the iTV pages. You can use the x (Play), p (Pause) and q (Stop) keys to watch videos within iTV pages.
Digital Text (UK only)
To open Digital Text, press TEXT. To close, press b.
Close iTV pages
Most iTV pages inform you which key to use to close.
To force an iTV page to close, switch to the next TV channel and switch back.
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TV guide
Open TV Guide
With the TV guide you can view a list of the current and scheduled TV programmes of your channels*.
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