The presence of a teletext decoder on the TV allows you to view hidden text information broadcast along with the video signal. Using this function, you can read the TV program, news, and other materials directly from the TV screen, without looking either in newspapers or on the Internet.
Instructions
Step 1
Look for a stylized screen icon button on your TV remote control with three to four lines that simulate lines of text. If you press it once, the TV will go into teletext mode with characters overlaid on a black background. A second press will select the TV superimposition mode. Finally, the third press will turn off the teletext mode, and so on in a circle.
Step 2
Check how the TV behaves when trying to switch to teletext mode if there is no text information on the currently switched on channel. Some devices show a splash screen with information about the absence of teletext signal, while others turn on the decoder anyway and display a blank page. The ability to tune the TV to one channel, and the text to read from another, is absent on the vast majority of TVs.
Step 3
To disable the decoder at any time, press the key with a blank screen.
Step 4
Use the keys for adjusting the volume as usual, taking into account the fact that in the teletext mode, information about the value of this parameter is not displayed on the screen. The sound in the speakers is heard from the channel to which the TV is tuned.
Step 5
Use the channel keys as well as the number keys to select teletext pages. Remember the numbers of the two pages, which are standard on most channels: 100 for the title page, 888, or, less often, 777 for subtitles. Immediately after switching on, the decoder waits for page 100 to appear. All pages have three-digit numbers, and they do not have numbers less than 100. The number of the page currently being broadcast is displayed at the top. As soon as the page with the selected number is transmitted, it will immediately load. If it is absent, the counter will spin endlessly until you enter another number. The absence of page number 777 or 888 means that the program is not accompanied by subtitles. Subtitles are always displayed over the image, not a black background, regardless of the selected mode.
Step 6
If a quiz is displayed, you will not see the answer to the question until you press the question mark key. To remove the answer, click on it again.
Step 7
At the bottom of the page, four colored rectangles are displayed with the numbers of other pages that the displayed page links to. To follow the link, press the button of the corresponding color on the remote control.
Step 8
Remember that when the decoder is on, changing channels, entering the TV menu and some other functions are blocked. To use them, exit teletext mode.
