Parent Control View Timer, Mode | Sharp 32N-S500 guide

Press MENU to access MAIN screen.

Parent Control (VIEW TIMER)

LVIEW TIMER

This function allows you to restrict TV viewing time and also allows you to control TV usage. This function is to prevent your children from watching too much TV.

LHow to set VIEW TIMER.

2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ : ” CH

mark to “PARENT CONTROL”.

3Press VOL (+) or (–)to access PARENT CONTROL

mode.

VOL

L Notice of Remaining VIEWING TIME

• For every 30 minute interval, the “remaining time” will be displayed for four seconds. For the last 5 minutes, the “remaining time” will be displayed every minute.

•“0H 00M REMAIN” will be displayed for 10 seconds just before the VIEWING TIME is completed.

LTo cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the SECRET No.(When you forget the SECRET No.)

4	Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ : ”		—	+
4	Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ : ”
	mark to “VIEW TIMER”.		CH
			CH
			CH







		(PARENT CONTROL mode)
5	Press VOL (+) or (–)to access VIEW TIMER mode.		VOL	VOL
5	Press VOL (+) or (–)to access VIEW TIMER mode.		—	+

1Repeat steps 1 to 3 of “How to set VIEW TIMER.” During Step 3, Press VOL (+) or (–), and the message “VIEWING TIMER NOW SET” will be displayed.

2Press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN (9) on the TV set simultaneously until the message “VIEWING TIMER NOW SET” disappears. The VIEW TIMER is now off.

3Now repeat again Steps 1 to 3 of “How to set VIEW TIMER." During Step 3, press the VOL (+) or (–), and the message “INPUT SECRET No.” is displayed.

VOL VOL

—+

(On the Set)

VOL +	CH
	MENU

VOL (+) /

CHANNEL DOWN (9)

buttons

VOL VOL

—+

(VIEW TIMER mode; before setting)

— — — —

6Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to select “VIEWING TIME” and “OFF TIME”. For each selection, press the VOL (+) or (–)to set the time duration.

7Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to select “SECRET No.” and then enter the 4-digit no. using the REMOTE KEYPAD.

8Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to select “STATUS”. Press the VOL (+) or (–)to turn ON the “VIEWING TIMER”. (If STATUS is OFF, VIEW TIMER is not operated)

VOL VOL

—+

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4 5 6

7 8 9

ENTER

0 100

VOL VOL

—+

(VIEW TIMER mode)

4Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using REMOTE KEYPAD, and the VIEW TIMER mode will be displayed. Repeat Steps 5 - 7 of “How to set VIEW TIMER”.

* * * *

5If in Step 4 above you have forgotten your SECRET No., press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN (9) on the TV set simultaneously until the message “INPUT SECRET No.” disappears and the VIEW TIMER mode will be displayed. Then repeat Steps 5 - 7 of “How to set VIEW TIMER”.

6Press MENU to exit.

NOTE:

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

ENTER

0 100

(On the Set)

VOL +	CH
	MENU

VOL (+) /

CHANNEL DOWN (9) buttons

(VIEW TIMER mode; after setting)

9 Press MENU to exit.

NOTE:

Example

•To restrict anybody from watching the TV for 5 hours, after watching the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like the settings in Step 8.

•They can choose to watch the 2 hours of TV however they wish. For example, they could watch 1 hour of TV, turn TV off for 30 minutes, then turn TV on and watch the remaining 1 hour on the

VIEWING TIMER.

•When you choose the correct SECRET No., VIEW TIMER mode is displayed. If the wrong SECRET No. is chosen, the screen message is not displayed. Input the SECRET No. again in this case.

•While the TV set is OFF but the VIEW TIMER is set: Turn on TV; the screen message “TIME OVER” will appear. If you do nothing, the TV will turn off in approximately 30 seconds.

•To cancel VIEW TIMER while the TV set is OFF but the VIEW TIMER is set: Turn on the TV; the screen message “TIME OVER” will appear. Repeat “To cancel VIEW TIMER” Steps 2 - 6.