Teletext – Philips Matchline Téléviseur User Manual

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Teletext

Press :

You will obtain :

Teletext is an information system broadcast by certain channels which can be consulted like a
newspaper. It also offers access to subtitles for viewers with hearing problems or who are not familiar
with the transmission language (cable networks, satellite channels, etc.).

MODE

MUTE

VCR

DVD

SMART

RADIO

ACTIVE

CONTROL

MENU

∆

∫

∏

[

”

MENU

Teletext call

Selecting a

page

This is used to call teletext, change to transparent mode
and then exit.The summary appears with a list of items
that can be accessed. Each item has a corresponding
3 digit page number.
If the channel selected does not broadcast teletext, the
indication 100 will be displayed and the screen will remain
blank (in this case, exit teletext and select another channel).

Enter the number of the page required using the

keys. Example: page 120, enter

120

The number is displayed top left, the counter turns and
then the page is displayed. Repeat this operation to view
another page.
If the counter continues to search, this means that the page is
not transmitted. Select another number.

Direct access

to the items

Coloured areas are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The 4 coloured keys are used to access the items or
corresponding pages.
The coloured areas flash when the item or the page is not yet
available.

Contents

This returns you to the contents page (usually page 100).

Stop

sub-page

acquisition

Double page

teletext

Certain pages contain sub-pages which are automatically
displayed successively.This key is used to stop or resume
sub-page acquisition.The indication

appears top left.

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

if 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

Hidden

information

Enlarge a

page

Favourite

pages

To display or hide the concealed information (games
solutions).

This allows you to display the top or bottom part of the
page and then return to normal size.

Instead of the standard coloured areas displayed at the bottom
of the screen, you can store 4 favourite pages on the first
40 channels which can then be accessed using the coloured
keys (red, green, yellow, blue). Once set, these favourite pages
will become the default every time tetetext is selected.

Press the

key to change to favourite pages mode.

Display the teletext page that you want to store.

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Press the coloured key of your choice for 3 seconds.
The page is now stored.

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Repeat the operation with the other coloured keys.

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Now when you consult teletext, your favourite pages
will appear in colour at the bottom of the screen.
To temporaly retrieve the standard items, press

To clear everything, and return the standard items as the
default, press

for 5 seconds.