Sony Grand Wega KF-42SX200K: Teletext

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Teletext

Teletext

Most TV channels broadcast information via Teletext. The index page of the teletext service (usually page 100) gives you

information on how to use the service.

! Please use a TV channel with a strong signal, otherwise there may be Teletext errors.

Teletext

Switching Teletext on and off

1

Select the TV channel which carries the teletext service you want

to view.

2

Press the 

 button once for Picture and Teletext (P&T). The screen

is divided in two, with the TV channel in the right corner and the

Teletext display on the left.

P&T mode: Press 

 then press PROG +/- to change

the channel of the TV screen. Push the joystick

or

to

change the size of the TV screen then press 

 again to

resume normal teletext reception. 

3

Press 

 twice to get Teletext only.

4

Press 

 three times for Mix mode.

5

Press 

 a fourth time or press 

 to switch off Teletext.

Selecting a Teletext page

Input three digits for the page number using the numbered buttons on 

the control. If you make a mistake, type in any three digits then re-enter 

the correct page number.

Selecting the next or preceding page

Press the 

 (PROG+) or 

 (PROG-) buttons on the remote

control to select the previous or next page.

Selecting a sub page

A teletext page may consist of several sub pages. In this case, after a

few seconds, an information line is displayed showing the number of 

subpages.

Select the sub page by pressing   or   .

To freeze a Teletext page

Press the 

 button to freeze the page. Press again to cancel the freeze.

Revealing the index page

Press the 

 button to reveal the index page (normally page 100).

Fastext

(only available if the TV station broadcasts Fastext signals)

When the colour coded menu appears at the bottom of a teletext page, 

press a coloured button on the remote control (red, green, yellow or blue) 

to access the corresponding page.

Using the feature "Page Catching"

1

This feature is used if the selected teletext page has several page 

numbers on it (eg the index page).

2

Press the 

 button.

3

Push the joystick   or   to select the desired page number

then press the 

 buttons. The requested page is displayed after

a few seconds.

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News

Sport

Weather

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Using the Teletext menu

1

With Teletext switched on, press the 

 button on the remote

control to display the teletext menu on the TV screen.

2

Push the joystick   or   to select your chosen item, then push to

to display the relevant sub menu.

3

To remove the teletext menu from the screen, press the 

button.

Top / Bottom / Full

The Top/Bottom/Full sub menu allows you to enlarge different

sections of the Teletext page. Push the joystick   to enlarge the

upper half of the screen, push   to enlarge the lower half. Press

the 

 button to restore the page to normal size.

Text Clear

After having selected this function, you can watch a TV channel while 

waiting for a requested Teletext page. As soon as the page is available, 

the symbol 

changes colour. To view the page, press 

 .

Reveal

Some teletext pages contain hidden information (e.g. for a quiz). By 

pressing Reveal the hidden information appears on screen.

Time Page

(depending on availability of teletext service)

You can call up a time-coded page such as an alarm page at a time 

specified by you. After you have displayed the Time Page sub menu: 

1

Press the numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the

three digits of the desired page.

2

  Press the numbered buttons again to enter the four digits of the

desired time.

3

  Press the 

 button to store the desired time. The time is displayed

in the top left corner of the screen. At the requested time the page is

displayed.

Page Overview

(depending on availability of teletext service)

In the Page Overview menu the block and group pages of TOP- Text

are sorted into two columns, so that the customer can easily select the 

desired page. For each block page in the first column, the corresponding

group pages are shown in the second column. Push the joystick   or   

to select the desired block page, then push

 to enter to the group pages 

column. Push   or   to select the desired group page .

Finally, press the 

 button to display the page.

Teletext

Teletext

Teletext

Top / Bottom / Full

Text Clear

Reveal

Time  Page

Page Overview

Select:

Enter:

Top:

Bottom:

Full: OK

Time  Page

PAGE

TIME

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