Sony Trinitron KV-AZ21 User Manual

2-662-328-12 (1)

Trinitron Color TV

Operating Instructions

GB

•Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

Mode d’emploi

FR

•Avant de faire fonctionner cet appareil, lisez attentivement le présent mode d’ emploi et conservez-le pour toute référence ultérieure.

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KV-AZ21

M81

© 2005 Sony Corporation

WARNING

•Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

•TV operating voltage: 110 – 240 V AC.

•Do not plug in the power cord until you have completed making all other connections; otherwise a minimum leakage current might flow through the antenna and other terminals to ground.

•To avoid battery leakage and damage to the remote, remove the batteries from the remote if you are not going to use it for several days. If any liquid leaks from the batteries and touches your skin, immediately wash it away with water.

For your own safety, do not touch	For children’s safety, do not leave	To prevent fire or shock hazard, do
any part of the TV, the power cord	children alone with the TV. Do not	not expose the TV to rain or
and the antenna cable during	allow children to climb onto it.	moisture.
lightning storms.

Do not place any objects on the TV.	Do not operate the TV if any liquid	Install the TV on a stable TV stand
The apparatus shall not be	or solid object falls into it. Have it	and floor which can support the
exposed to dripping or splashing	checked immediately by qualified	TV set weight. Ensure that the TV
and that no objects filled with	personnel only.	stand surface is flat and its area is
liquids, such as vases, shall be		larger than the bottom area of the
placed on the apparatus.		TV.

Do not block the ventilation	Your TV is recommended for	Do not plug in too many
openings of the TV. Do not install	home use only. Do not use the TV	appliances to the same power
the TV in a confined space, such	in any vehicle or where it may be	socket. Do not damage the power
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.	subject to excessive dust, heat,	cord.
	moisture or vibrations.

Do not open the cabinet and the	Clean the TV with a dry and soft	Pull the power cord out by the
rear cover of the TV as high	cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner,	plug. Do not pull the power cord
voltages and other hazards are	or any other chemicals to clean the	itself. Even if your TV is turned
present inside the TV. Refer	TV. Do not attach anything (e.g.,	off, it is still connected to the AC
servicing and disposal of the TV	adhesive tape, cellophane tape,	power source (mains) as long as
to qualified personnel.	glue) on the painted cabinet of the	the power cord is plugged in.
	TV. Do not scratch the picture	Unplug the TV before moving it
	tube.	or if you are not going to use it for
		several days.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started ................................................................................................................	4
Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”) ............................................................................	5
TV top control, front and rear panels ..........................................................................	7
Connecting optional components ................................................................................	8
Using the remote control and basic functions ..........................................................	10
Introducing the WEGA GATE navigator ..................................................................	12
“Settings” Adjustment .................................................................................................	13
Changing the “Picture” setting ...................................................................................	14
Changing the “Sound” setting ....................................................................................	15
Changing the “Channel Setup” setting .....................................................................	16
Changing the “Setup” setting .....................................................................................	18
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............................................................................................................Viewing Teletext	19
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................	20
Specifications ..................................................................................................	Back cover

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x Getting Started

b

Step 1

Insert the batteries (supplied) into the remote.

Note

• Do not use old or different types of batteries together.

Step 2

Connect the antenna cable (not supplied) to 8 (antenna input) at the rear of the TV.

Tip

•You can also connect your TV to other optional components (see page 8).

b

Step 3

Plug in the power cord, then press ! on the TV to turn it on.

Note

•The 1 (standby) indicator flashes green for a few seconds when turning on the TV. This does not indicate a malfunction.

Step 4

Set up the TV by following the instructions of the “Initial Setup” menu (see page 5).

Select

Confirm

End

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x Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”)

When you turn on your TV for the first time, the “Initial Setup” menu will appear. You may change the menu language, preset the TV channels automatically, sort or edit the channels and adjust the picture position using the buttons on the remote control or TV top control panel.

1	Press V or v to select the desired menu
	language, then press .

The selected menu language appears.

Select

Confirm

End

2	Press V or v to select “Yes”, then press	to
	preset the channels automatically.

The screen will indicate automatic presetting is in progress.

After all available channels have been tuned and stored, the “Program Sorting/Edit” menu appears automatically on the screen.

To skip automatic channel presetting, select “No”, then press .

If the message “No channel found. Please connect cable/antenna” appears, check your TV connections, then press .

Select Confirm End

Program:	01
TV System:	Auto
VHF Low
	End

3	The “Program Sorting/Edit” menu enables
	you to sort and edit the channels.
	a) If you wish to keep the channels in the current
		condition, press WEGA GATE to exit.
	b)	Press V or v to select the program
		number with the channel you wish to
		change. The selected channel will appear
		on the screen.
	c)	If you wish to store the channels in a
		different order:
		1)	Press b to enter sorting mode.
		2)	Press V or v to select the new program
			number position for your selected
			channel, then press B.

Program Sorting/Edit
PROG	Label		Skip
01			Off
02			Off
03			Off
04			Off
Sorting:		Edit:
Select			Confirm	Exit

Program Sorting/Edit

PROG	Label	Skip
01		Off
02		Off
03	01		Off
04		Off
Sorting mode
Select		Confirm	Exit

continue

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Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”) (continued)

d)If you wish to edit the channels, press to change to edit mode.

Press b until the mode that you wish to edit

is highlighted: Label, Skip, (block symbol). Then press .

1)To label, press V or v to select the alphanumeric characters for the label. Then press .

2)To skip the program number, press V or v to select “On”. Then press .

You can skip this program number when using PROG +/-.

3)To block unwanted program number, press V or v to select . Then press .

e)Repeat step b) to d) if you wish to change other channels.

Press WEGA GATE to go to the next menu.

Select Confirm Exit

Select Confirm Exit

Select Confirm Exit

4 Press B or b to adjust the bars on the top and bottom of the menu if they are slanted, then press .

If no adjustment is necessary, then press .

Select

Confirm

End

5 To prevent this “Initial Setup” menu from appearing again when you turn on the TV by pressing !, press V or v to select “No”, then press .

To allow this menu to appear again, select “Yes”, then press .

Select Confirm

Tip

• You can immediately go to the end of the ”Initial Setup” menu by pressing WEGA GATE.

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xTV top control, front and rear panels

TV top control panel

	WEGA GATE
SOUND MODE				PROG
0	9	8	7	6

TV rear panel
1
	Y
TV front panel	CB
(MONO) L	L (MONO)
2	CR
R	R

L (MONO)	R
5	4	3	2 1	qf	qd	qs	qa
Button/Terminal		Function					Page

1	!		Turn off or turn on the TV.	4
2			Remote control sensor.	-
3			Wake Up indicator.	11
3	1		Standby indicator.	4
4 i			Headphone jack.	-
5 t2			Video input terminal 2.	8
6 PROG +/–			Select program number.	-
7	2 +/–		Adjust volume.	-
8 t			Select TV or video input.	8
WEGA GATE menu operations
	6,7 V,v,B,b		Select and adjust items.		12
	8		Confirm selected items.		12
	9 WEGA GATE		Display or cancel WEGA GATE menu.		12
0 SOUND MODE			Select sound mode options with a 5-Band Graphic		10
			Equalizer display.
qa 8			Antenna input terminal.		8
qs T			Monitor output terminal.		8
qd			Component video input terminal.		9
qf t1			Video input terminal 1.		8

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x Connecting optional components

Connecting to the video input terminal ( t )

TV front panel

2

L (MONO) R

TV rear panel

	1
	Y
	CB
(MONO) L	L (MONO)
	CR
R	R

Notes

Audio/Video cable

(not supplied)

Camcorder

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)	VCR

S Video cable

(not supplied)

DVD player

•If you connect a VCR to 8 (antenna input), preset the signal output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV (see page 17).

•When both (S video) and (video) for t 1 are connected at the same time,

(S video) is automatically selected. To view (video), disconnect the S video cable.

Connecting to the monitor output terminal ( T )

TV rear panel

	1
	Y
	CB
(MONO) L	L (MONO)
	CR
R	R

Audio system Audio/Video

cable (not supplied)

VCR

8

Connecting to the component video input terminal ( )

TV rear panel

	1		Component video
		Y	cable
			(not supplied)
		CB
(MONO) L			L (MONO)
		CR
R			R

DVD player

Audio cable (not supplied)

Notes

•If your DVD player can output interlace and progressive mode signals, select the interlace

output when connecting to (component video input) on your TV. Your TV can receive either 525i/60Hz or 625i/50Hz interlace signals.

•The component video terminals on your DVD player are sometimes labeled Y/CB/CR, Y/PB/ PR, Y/Cb/Cr or Y/B-Y/R-Y.

•If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, the signal from the T (monitor output) jacks will not be output properly. This does not indicate a malfunction.

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xUsing the remote control and basic functions

0

qa qs

qd

qf

qg

qh

qj

qk

ql w;

A/B

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

0

PROG

	WEGA
RETURN	GATE

TV

		Button							Description	Page
		1 ?/1							Turn off temporarily or turn on	–
1									the TV.
		2 a							Display the TV program.	–
2		3							Jump to last program number	–
									that has been watched for at
									least five seconds.
		4 PROG +/–							Select program number.	–
		52 +/–							Adjust volume.	–
3		8							Change the picture size:	–
	4								“On” (16:9 wide-mode), “Off”.
		9							Select surround mode options:	15
5									“TruSurround”, “WOW”,
									“Simulated”, “Off”.
		0							Display on-screen information.	–
6		qa							Mute the sound.	–
7		qd t							Select TV or video input.	8
		qf 0 – 9							Input numbers. For program	–
8									numbers 10 and above, enter the
9									second digit within two seconds.
		ql							Select sound mode options	15
									with a 5-Band Graphic
			Dynamic
									Equalizer display:
									“Dynamic”, “Standard”,
			100	300	1k	3k	8k		“Custom”*.
			Standard						* When the “Custom” mode is
									selected, you can receive the last
		100		300	1k	3k	8k		adjusted sound settings from the
			Custom						“Sound Adjustment” option in the
									menu.
		100		300	1k	3k	8k
		w;							Select picture mode options:	14
									“Vivid”, “Standard”, “Custom”*.
									* When the “Custom” mode is
									selected, you can receive the last
									adjusted picture settings from the
									“Picture Adjustment” option in the
									menu.

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Button								Description		Page
WEGA GATE menu operations
6								Confirm selected items.		12
	7 WEGA GATE							Display or cancel WEGA GATE menu.
	qj V, v, B, b							Select and adjust items.
	qk RETURN							Return to the previous level.
Timer operations
	qg							Set TV to turn on automatically according to the		–
		(Wake Up Timer)						desired period of time (max. of 12 hours).
								The indicator on TV lights up amber once you set
								the wake up timer.
								If no buttons or controls are pressed for more than one
								hour after the TV is turned on using the wake up timer,
								the TV automatically goes into standby mode.
	qh							Set TV to turn off automatically according to the		–
		(Sleep Timer)						desired period of time (max. of one hour and 30 min.).
Teletext operations (green label)
,			,			,
		,						All buttons are used for Teletext operations.		19
,		,		,		,
	(red, green,
		yellow, blue)
PIP operations
,		V v		,	B b			Not function for your TV.		–
		, ,				,
Stereo/bilingual operations
	qs A/B
								Not function for your TV.		–

WOW, TruSurround, SRS and symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. WOW and TruSurround technologies are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under USP4638258, 4482866. “BBE” and BBE symbol are trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

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x Introducing the WEGA GATE

navigator

WEGA GATE is a gateway that allows you access to preset TV channels, connected external inputs and “Settings” menu.

WEGA GATE

TV

External Inputs

Settings

Select Confirm

“TV”

“External Inputs”

“Settings”

	TV
	01
	02		watch the preset TV
	03
	04		channels (see page 5)
	05
	Select	Confirm
	End
	External Inputs
	1	Video 1
	2	Video 2	select the inputs for the
		DVD	connected equipment
			(see page 8)
	Select	Confirm
	End
		Picture
	Picture Mode:		Vivid	change the settings
	Picture Adjustment
	Color Temperature:		Cool	of your TV
	VM:		High
				(see page 13)
	Intelligent Picture:		On
	Select	Confirm	End

How to use WEGA GATE

WEGA GATE

TV

External Inputs

Settings

Select Confirm

TV

01 02 03 04 05

Select

Confirm

End

(1)Press WEGA GATE to display or cancel the WEGA GATE menu.

TV

01 02 03 04 05

Select Confirm

End

(3) Press V or v to select the desired item.

WEGA GATE

TV

External Inputs

Settings

Select Confirm

(2)Press (or b) to confirm your selection or go to the next level.

Tip

(4)Press RETURN to move to the previous level.

•The WEGA GATE, and V,v,B,b buttons on the top control panel can also be used for the operations above.

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x “Settings” Adjustment

You are able to change the settings of your TV from “Settings” in WEGA GATE menu.

Press WEGA GATE button to display WEGA GATE menu. Press V or v to select “Settings” and press .

The following is an overview of the items that can be adjusted.

Picture

	Picture Mode:	Vivid
	Picture Adjustment
	Color Temperature:	Cool
	VM:	High
	Intelligent Picture:	On
Select	Confirm	End
	Sound
	Sound Mode:	Dynamic
	Sound Adjustment
	Balance
	Intelligent Volume:	Off
	Surround:	Off
Select	Confirm	End

Channel Setup

Auto Program

Manual Program

Program Sorting/Edit

Select

Confirm

End

”Picture” (see page 14)

“Picture Mode”: “Vivid” “Standard” “Custom”

“Picture Adjustment”: “Picture”, “Brightness”, “Color”, “Hue”, “Sharpness”, “Reset”

“Color Temperature”: “Cool” “Neutral” “Warm” “VM”: “High” “Low” “Off”

“Intelligent Picture”: “On” “Off”

”Sound” (see page 15)

“Sound Mode”: “Dynamic” “Standard” “Custom” “Sound Adjustment”: “Adjust”, “Reset”

“Balance”

“Intelligent Volume”: “On” “Off”

“Surround”: “TruSurround” “WOW” “Simulated” “Off”

”Channel Setup” (see page 16) “Auto Program”

“Manual Program” “Program”: “00” - “99”

“TV System”: “B/G” “I” “D/K” “M” “VHF Low”/”VHF High”/”UHF”

“Fine”: “Auto” “Manual” “Signal Booster”: “Auto” “Off”

“Program Sorting/Edit”

Setup

	Language:	English
	Picture Rotation
	Video Label
	Color System:	Auto
	Wake Up Timer Beep: On
	Factory Settings
Select	Confirm	End

Note

”Setup” (see page 18)

“Language”: “English” “” (Arabic) “Picture Rotation”

“Video Label”: “Video Input”, “Label”

“Color System”: “Auto” “PAL” “SECAM” “NTSC3.58” “NTSC4.43”

“Wake Up Timer Beep”: “On” “Off” “Factory Settings”: “Yes” “No”

• When a feature is dimmed in the menu, it is not selectable.

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x Changing the “Picture” setting

The “Picture” menu allows you to adjust the picture settings.

1	Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
2	Make sure the “Picture” icon ( ) is selected, then press .
3	Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Picture Mode”), then press .
	Select	To
	“Picture Mode”	choose either “Vivid” (contrast and sharp), “Standard”
		(normal) or “Custom”*.
	“Color Temperature”	adjust white color tint.
		Choose either “Cool” (blue tint), “Neutral” (neutral tint) or
		“Warm” (red tint).
	“VM”	sharpen the edges of each object.
	(Velocity Modulation)	Choose either “High”, “Low” or “Off”.
	“Intelligent Picture”	optimize picture quality.
		Press V or v to select “On”, then press .
		To cancel, select “Off”, then press .

*You can adjust the setting to your personal preference in the “Picture Adjustment”, “Color Temperature” and “VM” options only when the “Custom” mode is selected.

Adjusting the “Picture Adjustment” items under “Custom” mode

1	Press V or v to select either “Picture” (contrast), “Brightness”, “Color”,
	“Hue” (color tones) or “Sharpness”, then press .
	Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to the factory settings.
2	Press V,v,B or b to adjust the setting of your selected item, then press .
3	Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
	The adjusted settings will be received when you select “Custom”.

Notes

•“Hue” can be adjusted for the NTSC color system only.

•Reducing “Sharpness” can also reduce picture noise.

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x Changing the “Sound” setting

The “Sound” menu allows you to adjust the sound settings.

1	Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
2	Press V or v to select the “Sound” icon (	), then press .
3	Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Sound Mode”), then press .

Select	To
“Sound Mode”	choose either “Dynamic” (low and high tones), “Standard”
	(voice and high tones) or “Custom”*.
“Balance”	Press v or B to emphasize the left speaker.
	Press V or b to emphasize the right speaker.
“Intelligent Volume”	adjust the volume of all program numbers and video inputs
	automatically.
	Press V or v to select “On”, then press .
	To cancel, select “Off”, then press .
“Surround”	choose either “TruSurround”(surround sound
	that spreads out to the rear of a room), “WOW”** (full, deep
	bass sound), “Simulated” (stereo-like monaural sound) or
	“Off”.

*You can adjust the setting to your personal preference in the “Sound Adjustment” option only when the “Custom” mode is selected.

**BBE High Definition Sound is fully activated maximizing the sound effect in the WOW mode.

Note

• “Intelligent Volume” is not selectable when “TruSurround” is selected.

Adjusting the “Sound Adjustment” items under “Custom” mode

The 5-Band Graphic Equalizer feature allows you to adjust sound frequency settings of “Custom” mode in the menu.

1 Make sure that “Adjust” is selected, then press .

Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to the factory settings.

2	Press B or b to select the desired sound frequency, then press V or v to
	adjust the setting and press .

The adjusted settings will be received when you select “Custom”.

Notes

•Adjusting higher frequency will affect higher pitched sound and adjusting lower frequency will affect lower pitched sound.

•You may display the settings directly using the SOUND MODE button on the top control panel (see page 7) or button on the remote control (see page 10).

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x Changing the “Channel Setup”

setting

The “Channel Setup” menu allows you to preset channels automatically, manually preset channels and sort or edit the channels.

1	Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
2	Press V or v to select the “Channel Setup” icon ( ), then press .
3	Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Auto Program”), then press .
	Select	To
	“Auto Program”	preset channels automatically.
	“Manual Program”	manually preset desired channels and channels that cannot
		be preset automatically (see Presetting channels manually
		in page 17).
	“Program Sorting/Edit”	change the order in which the channels appear on the screen,
		label the program number, skip the program number and
		block unwanted programs.
		(see step 3 of the section “Initial Setup” in page 5).

Notes

•If you preset a blocked program number, that program number will be unblocked automatically.

•If you sort a blocked program, that program will remain blocked.

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Presetting channels manually

1	After selecting “Manual Program”, select the program
	number to which you want to preset a channel.
	(1)	Make sure “Program” is selected, then press .
	(2)	Press V or v until the program number you want
		to preset appears on the menu, then press .

01

2 Select the desired channel.

(1)Make sure either “VHF Low”, “VHF High” or “UHF” is selected, then press

.

(2)Press V or v until the desired channel’s broadcast appears on the TV screen, then press .

3	If the sound of the desired channel is abnormal, select the appropriate TV
	system.
	(1)	Press V or v to select “TV System”, then press .
	(2)	Press V or v until the sound becomes normal, then press .
4	If you are not satisfied with the picture and sound quality, you may be able
	to improve them by using the “Fine” tuning feature.
	(1)	Press V or v to select “Fine”, then press .
	(2)	Press V or v to select “Manual”, then press .
	(3)	Press V,v,B or buntil the picture and sound quality are optimal, then press .
		The + or – icon on the menu flashes while tuning.
5	If the TV signal is too strong (picture distorted; picture with lines; signal
	interference) or weak (snowy picture), you may be able to improve the
	picture quality by setting the “Signal Booster” feature.
	(1)	Press V or v to select “Signal Booster”, then press .
	(2)	Press V or v to select either “Off” (for picture distorted; picture with lines;
		signal interference) or “Auto” (for snowy picture), then press .

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x Changing the “Setup” setting

The “Setup” menu allows you to change the menu language, adjust the picture position, label the connected equipment, select the color system, set the wake up timer beep and reset your TV to factory settings.

1	Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
2	Press V or v to select the “Setup” icon ( ), then press .
3	Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Language”), then press .
	Select	To
	“Language”	change the menu language.
		Press V or v to select either “English” or “ ” (Arabic), then press
		.
	“Picture Rotation”	adjust the picture position when it is not aligned with the TV
		screen.
		Press B or b to adjust the picture position, then press .
	“Video Label”	label the connected equipment.

(1)Select “Video Input” and press . Press V or v to select the input you want to label, then press .

(2)Select “Label” and press , then press V or v to select the label options: “Video 1”/“Video 2”/“DVD”, “VCR”, “SAT”, “Game” or “Edit”*.

	* You may edit the video label to your favorite name. Press V or v
	to select alphanumeric characters for the label, then press .
“Color System”	select the color system.
	Press V or v to select either “Auto”, “PAL”, “SECAM”,
	“NTSC3.58” or “NTSC4.43”, then press . Normally, set this to
	“Auto”.
“Wake Up Timer	allow your TV to emit beeping sound when TV switches on
Beep”	automatically using wake up timer.
	Press V or v to select “On”, then press .
	To cancel, select “Off”, then press .
“Factory Settings”	reset your TV to factory settings.
	Press	and press V or v to select “Yes”, then press .

To cancel, select “No”, then press .

Notes

•To ensure the beeping sound can be heard, you must set an appropriate volume level on your TV and make sure the TV is not in mute condition.

•To stop the beeping sound, press any buttons on the remote control or top control panel.

•If no button is pressed for three minutes, the beeping sound will automatically go off.

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x Viewing Teletext

Some TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext which allows you to receive various information, such as stock market reports and news.

You can use the buttons on the remote to view Teletext.

A/B
1	2	3
4	5	6
7	8	9
,	0
		PROG
		WEGA
RETURN		GATE
(red,
green,
yellow,	TV
blue)

To	Do this
display a Teletext	Press	. Each time you press	, the
page on the	screen changes as follows:
TV picture	Teletext t Teletext and TV t TV.
	If there is no Teletext broadcast, “100” is
	displayed at the top left corner of the
	screen.
check the contents	Press .
of a Teletext service	An overview of the Teletext contents,
	including page numbers, appears on the
	screen.
select a Teletext page	Press the number buttons to enter the
	three-digit page number of the desired
	Teletext page. If you make a mistake,
	reenter the correct page number. To
	access the next or previous page, press
	or .
hold (pause) a	Press	to display the symbol “	” at
Teletext display	the top left corner of the screen. To
	resume normal Teletext viewing, press
	.
reveal concealed	Press .
information (e.g.,	To conceal the information, press the
an answer to a quiz)	button again.
enlarge the Teletext	Press	. Each time you press	, the
display	Teletext display changes as follows:
	Enlarge upper half t Enlarge lower
	half t Normal size.

stand by for a Teletext (1) Enter the Teletext page number that

page while watching	you want to refer to, then press .
a TV program	(2) When the page number is displayed,
	press	to show the text.
select a FASTEXT	Press	(red, green, yellow and blue)
menu or the colored	that corresponds to the desired menu or
boxes	page number.
turn off Teletext	Press a.

Note

• The FASTEXT feature can be used only when the FASTEXT broadcast is available.

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