Teletext
■What is Teletext?
Teletext is an information service organised like a magazine, which is provided by some TV stations in addition to regular television broadcasting. Your LCD TV set receives special Teletext signals broadcast by a TV station, processes the information and displays it graphically on the screen. News, weather and sports information, stock exchange prices, programme reviews and closed captioning for the deaf are among the many services available through Teletext.
■Teletext mode
Teletext is activated with TEXT on the remote control and is also closed with it. The LCD TV set can be controlled in Teletext mode directly by inputting commands with the remote control and indirectly through the
■Operating instructions in Teletext mode
Only lines 0 - 23 (one transmitted Teletext page) can be displayed on the screen simultaneously. When you turn on a control line holding the operating instructions for TOP text or subpages, the screen is scrolled up one line.
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1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6
1 7
1 8
1 9
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2 3
•If FLOF Teletext is broadcast, a control line is transmitted as the 24th line, which cannot be displayed on the screen, so the screen is scrolled up one line and the control line is displayed. To prevent constant loss of information on line 0, the control line is turned off.
•The FLOF system for teletext is transmitted in UK currently.
•The TOP system for teletext is transmitted in Germany currently.
•If TOP Teletext is broadcast, a control line and TOP line can be displayed on the screen. The TOP line involves the operating instructions associated with all of the coloured buttons if TOP text is transmitted, or the operating instruc- tions for only Red and Green if TOP text is not being transmitted.
•If there are subpages, a control line holding the operating instructions for subpages can be displayed on line 24.
Note:
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1 2
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| 1 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
•When watching the entire Teletext screen, the total lines displayed on the screen is 24 including the first line at the top (the header). The line at the bottom of the screen (the control line) is not displayed. Pressing the colour button will move the page upwards. This will hide the header and display the control line. Pressing again the colour button will return the page back to its original position in a few seconds.
•The header is not displayed while the subpage is displayed. (See page 41)
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