10 Using your TV
Freezing the picture
You can freeze (still) the screen image.
Caution: To protect your TV, do not freeze the screen image for long
periods of time.
To freeze or unfreeze the picture:
•Press FREEZE.
Setting the clock
To set the clock:
1Press MENU. The on-screen display menu opens with Setup
highlighted.
2Press or repeatedly to highlight Feature . The Feature
menu opens.
3Press to enter the sub-menu, then press or to highlight
Time Set. The Time Set menu opens.
4Press or move to the different fields, then press or to
change the settings.
5Press MENU or EXIT to close the menu.
Setting the sleep timer
The sleep timer lets you select the amount of time before your TV turns
off automatically.
To set the sleep timer:
1Press MENU. The on-screen display menu opens with Setup
highlighted.
2Press or repeatedly to highlight Feature . The Feature
menu opens.
3Press to enter the sub-menu, then press or to highlight
Sleep Timer.
4Press or to select the amount of time (Off, 5 min, 10 min,
15 min, 30 min, 45 min, 60 min, 90 min, 120 min, 180 min,
or 240min). To turn off the timer, select Off.
Note: You can also press SLEEP to set the sleep timer.
Viewing closed captions
Note: To select or customize digital closed captions, use the Digital
Captions or Digital Closed Caption sub-menus in the Featur e
menu.
To view closed captions:
• Press CCD repeatedly to select a closed caption option. You can
select:
•On
•Off
•On When Mute
Setting parental controls
Your TV has a V-chip that lets you control the type of programs your
children can watch. Parental controls include two ratings: MPAA (based
on age) and TV Parental Guidelines (based on content and age). A TV
program may have an MPAA or TV Parental Guidelines rating, so you
should set controls for both ratings.
Before you can select ratings, you need to set up a parental controls
password.
To set up a password:
1Press MENU. The on-screen display menu opens with Setup
highlighted.
2Press or repeatedly to highlight Feature. The Featu re
menu opens.
3Press to enter the sub-menu, then press or to highlight
Password Set.
4Press the number buttons to enter the old password. If you have
not set a password, enter 0000. Press ENTER to continue.
5Press the number buttons to enter a new password. Press ENTER
to continue.
6Press the number buttons to enter the new password again, to
confirm. Press ENTER to continue.
Caution: Write down your password and save it for future use.
Note: If you forget your password, e nter 3448 for the old password, then
enter a new password. This password always remains valid for
resetting your password.
Setting the Parental Control level
To set the Parental Control level:
1Press MENU. The on-screen display menu opens with Setup
highlighted.
2Press or repeatedly to highlight Feature. The Featu re
menu opens.
3Press to enter the sub-menu, then press or to highlight
Parental Control. The Password screen opens.
ENTER