Teletext adaptor - Revision history

Polluks: /* Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) */

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‎Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner)

2012-10-29T09:11:18Z

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‎Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner)

2012-03-18T16:53:09Z

‎Pictures

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Added category

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 * From the '''Microtext's Tuner''' (which was sold separately, for users who don't own VCRs)
 ** The Microtext Tuner was intended to supply a Composite signal for Teletext adaptor.
-** Ie. unlike other [[CPC]] Tuners (like the [[MP-3]]) which were intended to supply a RGB signal to the [[CTM640/CTM644|CTM644]] monitor.
+** I.e. unlike other [[CPC]] Tuners (like the [[MP-3]]) which were intended to supply an RGB signal to the [[CTM640/CTM644|CTM644]] monitor.
 == Telesoftware ==

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	[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal (it is a ViewData like system).		[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal (it is a ViewData like system).
−	~~Commonly it is found in analogue television signals and contains data for text and crude graphics. Digital televisions have text services which use a different method (almost HTML based).~~
−	~~Teletext is also "Mode 7" on the BBC Micro.~~

	== Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==		== Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==

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-[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal (it is a ViewData like system). (Generally it is transmitted in an analogue television signal. Digital television uses a different system).
+[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal (it is a ViewData like system).
-More commonly it contains pages of text (including news) and crude graphics.
+Commonly it is found in analogue television signals and contains data for text and crude graphics. Digital televisions have text services which use a different method (almost HTML based).
 == Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==

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−	[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal. (Generally it is transmitted in an analogue television signal. Digital television uses a different system).	+	[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal (it is a ViewData like system). (Generally it is transmitted in an analogue television signal. Digital television uses a different system).
		+	More commonly it contains pages of text (including news) and crude graphics.

	== Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==		== Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==

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−	[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via television signal.	+	[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal. (Generally it is transmitted in an analogue television signal. Digital television uses a different system).

	== Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==		== Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner) ==

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 The Microtext adaptor does not include a UHF/VHF decoder. Instead, it requires a composite video signal - which can be obtained from following sources:
 * From the '''Video Out''' socket of a Video Recorder (if one does own a VCR)
-* From the '''Microtext's Tuner''' (which was sold separately, for users whom don't own VCRs)
+* From the '''Microtext's Tuner''' (which was sold separately, for users who don't own VCRs)
 ** The Microtext Tuner was intended to supply a Composite signal for Teletext adaptor.
 ** Ie. unlike other [[CPC]] Tuners (like the [[MP-3]]) which were intended to supply a RGB signal to the [[CTM640/CTM644|CTM644]] monitor.

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 == Pictures ==
-<gallery>
+<gallery caption="Teletext adaptor pics" >
 image:Mt-f.jpg|Front view
 image:Mt-b.jpg|back view
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 image:Mt-ibw.jpg|PCB back
 image:Mt-s.jpg|side view
 </gallery>

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	Download manual as a pdf file: [[media:Microtext Teletext Adaptor Manual.pdf]]		Download manual as a pdf file: [[media:Microtext Teletext Adaptor Manual.pdf]]

−	[[Category:Network]] [[Category:Peripherals]]	+	[[Category:Network]] [[Category:Peripherals]][[Category:Manual]]

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−	Teletext Adaptor and Tuner from [[Microtext Ltd.]]	+	'''Teletext Adaptor and Tuner''' from [[Microtext Ltd.]]
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	[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via television signal.		[[Teletext]] offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via television signal.

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	'''Unknown''' if the software included support for downloading '''Telesoftware'''? (hardware-wise it should be no problem since Telesoftware is transmitted as normal Teletext pages).		'''Unknown''' if the software included support for downloading '''Telesoftware'''? (hardware-wise it should be no problem since Telesoftware is transmitted as normal Teletext pages).
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		+	== Pictures ==
		+
		+	<gallery>
		+	image:Mt-f.jpg\|Front view
		+	image:Mt-b.jpg\|back view
		+	image:Mt-ifw.jpg\|PCB view
		+	image:Mt-ibw.jpg\|PCB back
		+	image:Mt-s.jpg\|side view
		+	</gallery>
		+
		+	''pictures provided by Terje Grind''

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