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Using the TV’s Features
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1 Picture Quality
2 Audio
3 Recordings
4 Parental Controls
5 Connections
6 Preferences
7 Assisted Setup
8 Web Browser
Main Menu
The Parental Controls menu lets you set up the Locked and Unlocked channel lists, ratings, and blocking features:
•Lock TV/Unlock TV: Choose to either lock or unlock the TV.
•Video Input List: Choose the inputs to be seen or hidden.
•Cable Channel List: Choose channels for the Cable Input.
•Antenna Channel List: Choose channels for the Antenna Input.
•USA
•Canada
•Front Button Block: Choose if buttons are accessible or not.
•Web Browser Block: You can block access to the Internet.
Press OK or to access the Parental Control menu.
Parental Controls
The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children cannot see certain programs, channels, browser, or use the buttons on the front of the TV. The Parental Controls menu controls the software inside your TV (referred to as
The options of the Parental Controls menu are Lock/Unlock TV, Video Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Channel List, USA
Lock/Unlock TV
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3 Cable Channel List | Locking the TV puts into effect all of the rating limits, the | ||||
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8 Front Button Block | Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked | ||||
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Tip
You must lock the TV for the Parental Controls settings to be enforced.
Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock the parental controls and the TV using a password. It locks or unlocks channel lists. If the TV is unlocked when watching TV, you only see the channels that have a check mark in the Unlocked List (see Channel Lists below). If the TV is locked when watching TV, you only see the channels that are marked as Viewable in the Locked List. If the TV is locked, all channels can still be accessed by using the number buttons on the remote control but may not be viewed if they are blocked (enter password to see program).
Notes: When locking the TV, you’ll be asked to enter a password and then to
If you do not lock the TV, none of the settings for
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1 Unlock TV
2 Video Input List
3 Cable Channel List
4 Antenna Ch. List
5 USA
6 Canada
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8 Front Button Block
9 Web Browser Block
Main Menu Parental Controls
Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features. The Unlocked List will be used instead of the Locked List.
Do you want to unlock the TV?
Point to "Yes" and press OK to unlock the TV.
Point to "No" and press OK to cancel.
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Warning: Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.
If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold the MENU/ OK button on the front panel and VOL- button on the remote for three seconds. This resets the password only and unlocks the TV; all other settings in Parental Controls are not changed.
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1 Lock TV
2 Video Input List
3 Cable Channel List
4 Antenna Ch. List
5 USA
6 Canada
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8 Front Button Block
9 Web Browser Block
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Press OK to edit the video input List. Each input can be added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.
Channel Lists (Video Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Ch. List)
The channel lists contain the following information: major channel number (with subchannel number only if a digital channel), channel call letters (when channel is tuned), Locked List, and Unlocked List. The major channels listed in Cable Channel List and Antenna Ch. List for off- air or cable sources are based on the channel search results. If a major channel is not found by Channel Search, then it is not listed.
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