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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 program previews are among the many 
services available�

Select a TV channel or external source providing 

a Teletext program.

Press 

teletext to display Teletext.

Many stations use the TOP operating system, 

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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 program with no Teletext signal, 

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“No Teletext ” displays.
The same message displays during other 

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modes if no Teletext signal is available.

Teletext will not work if the selected signal type is RGB� 

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Increase or decrease the page 

number.

Select a group or block of 

pages displayed in the coloured 

brackets at the bottom of 

the screen by pressing the 

corresponding 

Y/B) on the remote control unit.

Directly select any page from 

100 to 899 by using 

0 - 9.

Press this button to activate 

Teletext with TV.

Switch the Teletext image to 

Top, Bottom or Full.

Press this button to return to 

page 100 or index page.

Stop updating Teletext pages 

automatically or release the hold 

mode.

Reveal or hide hidden 

information such as an answer 

to a quiz.

Some services bring you programs 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 

r button�

Select the subpage when 

the current page contains 

subpage(s).

Press number buttons on the 

remote control to access the 

subpage directly. (four digits)

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Be sure to turn off the TV and any devices before making any connections�

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Firmly connect a cable to a terminal or terminals�

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Carefully read the operation manual of each external device for possible connection types� This also helps you get 

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the best possible audiovisual quality to maximise the potential of the TV and the connected device�

The TV is equipped with the terminals as shown below� Find the cable corresponding the TV’s terminal and connect 
the device�

Digital audio cable

HDMI Cable

DVI/HDMI Cable

Audio cable

S-video cable

AV cable

Audio cable

Component cable

SCART cable

or

Audio cable

or

or

example of connectable devices
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DVD E Blu-ray player/recorder

example of connectable devices
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 VCR E DVD E Blu-ray player/recorder 

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Game console E Camcorder

example of connectable devices
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VCR E DVD E Blu-ray player/recorder

The HDMI connections (High Definition Multimedia 
Interface) permit digital video and audio transmission via 
a connection cable from a player/recorder� The digital 
picture and sound data are transmitted without data 
compression and therefore lose none of their quality� 
Analogue/digital conversion is no longer necessary in 
the connected devices, which also would result in quality 
losses�

DVi/HDmi conversion 
Using an DVI/HDMI adapter cable, the digital video 
signals of a DVD can also be played via the compatible 
HDMI connection� The sound must be fed in additionally�

Both HDMI and DVI use the same HDCP copy 
protection method�

Supported video signal:
576i, 576p, 480i, 480p, 1080i, 720p, 1080p
See page 26 for PC signal compatibility�

You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high 
quality images through the (YPbPr) when connecting a 
DVD recorder or other recording equipment�

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COMPONENT

AUDIO

You can use the S-Video when connecting to a game 
console, camcorder, a DVD recorder and some other 
equipment�

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Component cable

DVI/HDMI 

adapter cable

Audio cable

HDMI cable

Audio cable

Audio cable

S-video cable

or

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Full SCART, which transmits RGB, S-Video and CVBS 
in, and CVBS tuner out�

example of connectable devices
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 Decoder

example of connectable devices
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 VCR E DVD recorder

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DIGITAL AUDIO IN

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AUX1 IN

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AUX OUT

In cases when the decoder needs to receive a signal from the TV, make sure to select the appropriate input source�

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Do not connect the decoder to the SCART 2�

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You cannot connect the VCR with Decoder using a fully wired SCART cable under the SCART 2 source�

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Half SCART, which transmits S-Video or CVBS in, and 
CVBS monitor out�

SCART cable

SCART cable

SCART cable

Audio cable

Digital audio cable