Setting parental controls

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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.

Changing parental control settings

To change parental control settings:

1Press MENU. The on-screen menu opens.

 

 

 

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ENTER SELECT

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2Press VOL+ or VOL– to highlight SETTINGS, then press ENTER/CH– The Settings menu opens.

 

 

 

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Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CH+

+ MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS

EXIT

EXIT

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VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

3Press CH+ or CH– to highlight Parental Controls, then press ENTER/VOL+. The Enter Password screen opens.

 

 

 

 

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Menu Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Computer Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

 

MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

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EXIT

EXIT

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VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit password. The default password is 0000. The Parental Controls sub-menu opens.

 

 

 

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Settings Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

Button Lock

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Block Unrated TV

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

USA Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

Change Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

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EXIT

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VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

Button Lock—Set to On to lock the buttons on the front of the TV.Block Unrated TV—Set to On to block TV programs that are not rated.

USA Parental Locks—Select this sub-menu to change US parent lock settings. See “Setting parental control levels” on page 18.

Canadian Parental Locks—Select this sub-menu to change Canadian parent lock settings. See “Setting parental control levels” on page 18.

Change Password—Select this option to change the password. See “Setting or changing the password” on page 17.

RRT5—Select this option to download ratings. See “Downloading rating information” on page 19.

6Press EXIT to close the menu.

Setting or changing the password

To set the parental control password:

1Press MENU. The on-screen menu opens.

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Picture

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

 

 

Custom

Brightness

 

 

 

 

40

Contrast

 

 

 

 

60

Color

 

 

 

 

45

Tint

 

 

 

 

 

R5

Sharpness

 

 

 

 

+5

CH+

+ MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS EXIT

EXIT

-

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

2Press VOL+ or VOL– to highlight SETTINGS, then press ENTER/CH–. The Settings menu opens.

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed Caption

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

+ MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS

EXIT

EXIT

-

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

3Press CH+ or CH– to highlight Parental Controls, then press ENTER/VOL+. The Enter Password screen opens.

 

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed Caption

 

Enter Password

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

 

MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS

EXIT

EXIT

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+

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

5Press CH+ or CH– to highlight an option, then press ENTER/VOL+ to enter the sub-menu. Options include: