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Operation

Other Teletext functions

Newsflash

When a newsflash is detected, MIX is replaced by N in the navigation bar. Press the blue button to display the newsflash. In the case of an update, the Teletext function is enabled and displays the new information.

This function is disabled if the TV set enters standby mode or is switched off.

Press the EXIT or RETURN button to quit the Teletext function.

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Subtitles

Some channels provide subtitles for some of their programmes.The number of the relevant pages is specified on the Teletext index page.

To display subtitles, enable the Teletext function, find the number of the page displaying the subtitles and enter it. Once the relevant page is found, the subtitles appear in the TV picture.The navigation bar disappears after a couple of seconds.To display the top bar, press the purple (TEXT) button.

Press the EXIT or RETURN button to quit the Teletext function.

Direct access to subpages

Some information is spread across more than one page.To access subpages, press the or button. “---” appears beside the page number. Enter the subpage number using the numeric buttons.

To exit this mode allowing direct access to subpages, display a new page, press the or button, or change channels.

Alarm page

In some countries (Spain, Benelux, etc.), you can set a time to display certain Teletext pages (alarm pages).

To do this, display the relevant alarm page and enter subpage mode. Enter the time instead of the subpage number (e.g. 1705 for 17:05) and press EXIT.The page will disappear and will appear again at the set time, as long as you do not change channels or switch off the TV beforehand.

Fastext

If Fastext is available, direct access to previous and subsequent pages is replaced by coloured bars (red, green, yellow and blue), which provide links to the topics you can access by pressing the relevant colour button. Other topics accessible in the same way can also be displayed. Press the MENU button to go from these links to the navigation bar.

Teletext adjustment

In some cases this function will improve the teletext display.

If the teletext you are watching seems to have any of the following faults,

-teletext subtitles are not displayed or are frozen

-certain lines of a teletext page are not displayed

Bring up the OVERVIEW screen by pressing the MENU button. Go to the Installation line and press OK to confirm.

In the INSTALLATION menu, go to the Teletext adjustment line and use the OK button to tick or untick the box as appropriate.

The box is unticked by default

Then go back to the page on which you noticed the faults.

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