Menus & Features
Parental Control
1 Parental Lock: On
2TV Guidelines 3 Movie Ratings
4No Rating: Unblock
5Ext. Source: Unblock
6Change Password
Select Adjust Prev.
Setting the Movie Ratings Limits
You set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level. If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower (in other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block out all other movies with higher ratings.
1.Repeatedly press MENU on the remote to display the Special menu. Press CHAN v to highlight Parental Control. Press VOL > or VOL < to display the Parental Control menu. Press CHAN v to highlight Movie Rating.
X
R
PG
G[ : Block]
NR
Select Adjust Prev.
Tip:
These software functions may not work on your TV because the features depend upon special additions to the broadcast signal, which may not be available in your area. The parental control feature comes turned “Off,” so if you choose not to implement it, you can just ignore it.
Parental Control
1 Parental Lock: On
2TV Guidelines
3Movie Ratings
4 No Rating: Unblock
5 Ext. Source: Unblock
6 Change Password
Select Adjust Prev.
2.Press VOL > or VOL < to display the Movie Rating screen.
3.Press CHAN ^ or CHAN v to highlight the lowest Rating you want to block. Press VOL > or VOL < to block the rating and all of the ratings
above the one you block. A check () appears next to the ratings you have blocked.
When you select a movie that has a rating, the rating will appear on the screen. “This rating is blocked” appears on the screen when it has been blocked.
4.Press MENU to return to the Parental Control menu. Repeatedly press MENU to remove the menus from the screen.
Setting the No Rating Feature
This option lets you decide if you want programs that the TV recognizes as “unrated” to be viewed. Note that “unrated” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, and programs without ratings.
1.Repeatedly press MENU on the remote to display the Special menu. Press CHAN v to highlight Parental Control. Press VOL > or VOL < to display the Parental Control menu. Press CHAN v to highlight No Rating.
2.Press VOL > or VOL < to toggle between Unblock and Block.
•Select Unblocked so all unrated programs are available.
•Select Blocked so no unrated programs are available.
3.Press CHAN ^ or CHAN v to select a different Parental Control feature or press MENU to return to the Special menu. Press again to remove the Special menu from the screen.
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