Viewing Digital Teletext; Electronic Programme Guide (Epg) - Sony KV-28DS20U Service Manual

Additional TV Features

Viewing Digital Teletext

Most of the digital TV channels broadcast information via teletext. This digital service includes high quality text and graphics as
well as advanced navigational options. Additionally, this television set has access to a dedicated digital teletext channel.
Selecting the dedicated digital
teletext channel
1. To view the dedicated digital teletext service, press the
numbered buttons on your remote control to select the relevant
channel number. If you do not know the channel number, press
the OK button to look for this channel in the channel table.
2. Once the teletext channel is displayed, follow the instructions
on-screen to display the teletext information, then press the
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, buttons to guide the on-screen cursor to the required
area of the screen then press the OK button to display the chosen
information.
3. Alternatively, you can use the number and colour buttons on the
remote control to directly enter the page number required and to
display the various pages of text information.
4. If when viewing the teletext pages, you are requested to select
'OK' or 'Cancel', press the OK button for 'OK' or the
button for 'Cancel'.
5. When you have finished viewing teletext, press the
or the PROG +/- buttons, and then select an alternative digital
channel.
Selecting teletext from the other
digital channels
Normal teletext services may also be available on other digital
channels. Sometimes this is indicated by a small symbol or text
display on your TV screen, superimposed on the channel you are
watching.
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1. Press the , , or buttons to select the symbol then press
the OK button to display the chosen information.
2. Alternatively, you may be requested to use the number and
colour buttons on your remote control to display the various
pages of text information. If when viewing the teletext pages,
you are requested to select 'OK' or 'Cancel', press the OK
button for 'OK' or the button for 'Cancel'.
3. Once the text information is displayed on screen, use the
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or buttons, the colour buttons and/or the number buttons
to access the chosen information.
4. When you have finished viewing teletext, press the
and then select an alternative digital channel.
On other channels there may be no on-screen symbol, but you can
see if there is a digital service as follows:
1. When watching a digital TV channel, press the
your remote control to display any text service which may be
available.
2. Press the number buttons to select the various pages of
information available and/or the colour buttons for the functions
shown on screen.
3. When you have finished using the text service, press the
button to return to normal TV.
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Additional TV Features

Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) is a guide which provides programme information for all digital channels supporting
EPG.
Displaying the EPG
1. Press the button on the remote control to display the
programme guide on the TV screen. You may see the
message 'EPG INFORMATION IS TEMPORARILY
UNAVAILABLE' whilst waiting for the EPG to appear
on screen.
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2. Press the , , or buttons on the remote control to
move the on-screen cursor around the guide.
3. Press the button again to remove the programme
guide from the TV screen.
Viewing Information on the EPG
You can alter the type of information presented on the EPG
by changing data in each of the EPG columns. You can for
example display information for all sports programmes being
shown tomorrow from 5.00pm onwards.
1. Press the button on the remote control to display the
EPG on the TV screen.
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2. Press the or buttons to highlight the 'date' column
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then press the or buttons to select your chosen date.
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3. Press the or buttons to highlight the 'time' column
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then press the or button to select your chosen time.
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4. Press the button or press the OK button. The EPG will
display programme information according to the date
and time you selected.
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5. Press the button to highlight the 'programme type'
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column then press the or
Films, Sport, Entertainment,
Education or Childrens Programmes.
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6. Press the or buttons or press the OK button to
update the programme information accordingly. If you
selected tomorrow's date, 17:00 and
now be able to view all the sports programmes being
shown tomorrow from 5.00 pm onwards.
7. Press the button on the remote control to remove the
EPG from the TV screen.
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button to select News,
Lifestyle,
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