P198 ORACLE 198 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2118:04 1/6 ORACLE is the teletext service you receive when you press the 'TEXT' button on ITV and Channel 4. ORACLE is like a njwspapjr - we offer everything from news to chess, from kids jokes to horoscopes. Unlike a njwspapjr, ORACLE is njvjr out of date... 3 more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2148:12 2/6 FAST, FIRST, FREE! Unlike a njwspapjr ORACLE pages can bj updated bz our 1 2 journalists every few seconds - a njwspapjr 4 5 with thousands of editions every day! 7 8 9 ORACLE is created by a 0 team of over 100 journalists, engineers and keyboard operators. ORACLE pays its way with the money it makes from advertising - there is no charge to readers. more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2157:26 3/6 ORACLE consists of hundreds of 'pages' offering you hundreds of subjects. To find what you want use either the front page on 100 or the complete index on page 199 (ITV) or 699 (C4). DID YOU KNOW? ORACLE offers you a minute bz minute WORLD CLOCK...on page 329 (ITV) 1 2 3'o?' 3 4 5 6 Main Index 400 Competitions 691 Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2127:54 4/6 ^ Many ORACLE pages are 'multipages'. This means that, once you have dialled into the page you will automatically receive a sequence of related pages, for example Newsround on page 119. At the top right of all multipages there is an indicator showing you how many pages are in the sequence and which page in that sequence you are reading. On this page the indicator is above the flashing arrow. Use the 'HOLD' key 1 2 3'o?' to 'stop' a multipagj 3 4 5 6W>ak more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2111:22 5/6 My set is broken! Occasionally you may find that some or all of the lines on a page are jumbled like this: Occasionally \|| $ fi{d that@so^& This is not caused bz ORACLE's atrocious spelling or typing - it is most commonly caused by slight mes-tuning of the set. If adjusting the tuning doesn't help the fault could bj caused bz a mes-directed aerial or your local transmitter temporarily operating on reduced power. 3 more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2152:47 6/6 HOW TO USE ORACLE: Pressing the TEXT button on ITV or Channel 4 takes you into ORACLE. All pages have a three figure number. Pages 100 to 399 are on ITV, while pages 400 to 699 are on C4. ITV C4 100 to 400 to 399 699 3 4 more follows > Press Red for an explanation of Fastext