Watching TV
Teletext
What is Teletext?
Teletext broadcasts pages of information and entertainment to specially equipped television sets. Your TV receives Teletext signals broadcast by a TV network, and decodes them into graphical format for viewing. News, weather and sports information, stock exchange prices and programme previews are among the many services available.
Turning on and off Teletext
1.Select a TV channel or external source providing a Teletext programme.
2.Press TELETEXT to display Teletext.
•Many stations use the TOP operating system, while some use FLOF (e.g. CNN). Your TV supports both these systems. The pages are divided into topic groups and topics. After switching on the teletext, up to 1000 pages are stored for fast access.
•If you select a programme with no Teletext signal, “No Teletext ” displays.
•The same message displays during other modes if no Teletext signal is available.
3.Press TELETEXT again to activate Teletext with TV.
NOTE
• Teletext will not work if the selected signal type is RGB.
Buttons for teletext operations
Buttons | Description | |
P (RS) | Increase or decrease the page | |
number. | ||
| ||
Colour | Select a group or block of pages | |
(R/G/Y/B) | displayed in the coloured brackets at | |
| the bottom of the screen by pressing | |
| the corresponding Colour (R/G/Y/B) | |
| on the remote control unit. | |
0 - 9 | Directly select any page from 100 to | |
| 899 by using 0 - 9. | |
SIZE | Switch the Teletext image to Top, | |
| Bottom or Full. | |
INDEX | Press this button to return to page | |
| 100 or index page. | |
HOLD | Stop updating Teletext pages | |
| automatically or release the hold | |
| mode. | |
REVEAL | Reveal or hide hidden information | |
| such as an answer to a quiz. | |
SUBPAGE | Select the subpage when the current | |
| page contains subpage(s). | |
| Press number buttons on the remote | |
| control to access the subpage | |
| directly. (two digits) |
Select a Teletext language
1.Press MENU on the remote control and press Features ≥ Teletext Language.
2.Press OK or ≥ to enter Teletext Language menu and press <> to select one of the following.
•Digital Teletext Lang.
•Decode Page Lang.
3.Highlight your selection and press ≤≥ to make a selection.
4.Follow the
Using the MHEG5 application (UK only)
Some services bring you programmes with the MHEG (Multimedia and Hypermedia Expert Group) application encoded, letting you experience DTV interactively.
When provided, the MHEG5 application will start when you press the Red button.
Sample MHEG5 screen
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