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Setting parental controls

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

 

 

 

PICTURE

 

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Settings Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

Button Lock

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Block Unrated TV

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

USA Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

Change Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS

EXIT

EXIT

-

+

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

5Press CH+ or CH– to highlight Change Password, then press ENTER/VOL+. The Change Password screen opens.

 

 

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Settings Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

Button Lock

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Block Unrated TV

Enter New Password

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confrim New Password

 

 

 

 

Canadian Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

Change Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS

EXIT

EXIT

-

+ MOVE

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

6Enter the new password.7Enter the new password again, to confirm.8 Press EXIT to close the menu.

Setting parental control levels

You can set parental controls for the U.S. and Canada. The following procedure shows how to set controls for U.S. TV ratings. You use similar steps for controlling U.S. movie and Canadian TV ratings.

To set parental controls:

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

-

+

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

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

 

 

 

PICTURE

 

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Settings Parental Controls

 

 

 

 

 

Button Lock

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Block Unrated TV

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

USA Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Parental Locks

 

 

 

 

 

Change Password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH+

MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU

PREVIOUS

EXIT

EXIT

-

+

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

5Press CH+ or CH– to highlight USA Parental Locks, then press ENTER/VOL+. The Parental Controls - USA Parental Locks screen opens.

Note: Select Canadian Parental Locks to set Canadian controls.

 

PICTURE

AUDIO

CHANNELS

SETTINGS

Settings Parental Controls USA Parental Locks

 

 

MPPA Rating

 

TV Ratings

 

None

ALL

FV L

S V

D

None

 

 

 

G

TV-Y

 

 

 

PG

TV-Y7

 

 

 

PG-13

TV-G

 

 

 

R

TV-PG

 

 

 

NC-17

TV-14

 

 

 

X

TV-MA

 

 

 

 

CH+

MOVE

ENTER SELECT

MENU PREVIOUS

EXIT EXIT

-

+

VOL

VOL

 

 

 

 

 

CH-

 

 

 

 

6Press CH+ or CH– select the rating you want to block, then press ENTER to block that rating. A checkmark appears when a rating is blocked.

Note: When you block a rating, that rating and all other higher ratings are blocked.

7Press EXIT to close the menu.

U.S. TV ratings (age-based)

TV-Y

All children.

 

 

TV-Y7

Suitable for children 7 and older.

 

 

TV-G

General audiences.

 

 

TV-PG

Parental guidance suggested.

 

 

TV-14

Parental guidance strongly suggested.

 

 

TV-MA

Mature audiences only.