22 | Setting parental controls |
Setting parental controls
Parental controls let you prevent your children from watching inappropriate material on TV. When set, parental controls read the rating of the program (with some exceptions, such as news and sports) and deny access to programs that exceed the ratings level you select. To watch programs that exceed the selected rating, you must enter a password.
Turning parental controls on or off
To turn parental controls on or off:1Press MENU. The
2Press 
or 
to highlight Setup, then press 
. The Setup menu opens with Parental Controls selected.
4Press the number buttons to enter the
5Press 
or 
to highlight System Lock, then press 
or 
to select On (to enable the blocking scheme you set up and to set up the blocking scheme (otherwise the rating setting can not be accessed) or Off (to disable the blocking scheme you set up).
6Press EXIT to close the menu.
Setting or changing the password
To set the parental password:1Press MENU. The
Parental Controls
2 Press 
or 
to highlight Setup, then press 
. The Setup menu opens with Parental Controls selected.
3 Press ENTER. The Enter Password screen opens.
Parental Controls