Chip Lock Menu, Entry | Mitsubishi Electronics WS-73615, WS-65515A

V-Chip Lock Menu

V-Chip

Select V-Chip to Block or Allow programs based upon rating signals sent by the broadcaster. The TV comes from the factory with the V-Chip Lock in the Off setting.

You can turn the V-Chip On within the V-Chip Menu or you can use the V-CHIP button on the remote control to conveniently turn the V-CHIP On or Off.

The factory preset is TV-PG for TV ratings or PG for movie ratings, allowing only programs rated TV-PG/PG or lower. You can change the blocking level to various TV ratings and lettered categories or movie ratings. After changing channels or devices, there may be up to a 5 second delay before the V-Chip lock takes effect.

IMPORTANT

If you forget your four-digit

Passcode, see Appendix A.

Entry

Figures 22 and 23

You will see the screen shown in Figure 22 when you select the V-CHIP submenu from the Main menu, or after you have canceled your passcode. To use the Lock, input a four-digit passcode with the number buttons on the remote control, then press ENTER. You can delete a number and move back one space by pressing CANCEL. You can exit without inputting a passcode by pressing MENU or HOME.

After setting a passcode, the V-Chip Lock is active. The next time you select V-Chip Lock you will see “...enter your passcode” instead of “...enter a new passcode”.

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Figure 22. V-Chip Entry screen

To view a V-Chip blocked program or to watch the program during a scheduled lock time, you must enter your 4-digit passcode or change the channel to an unlocked program. Once you have entered the passcode, the V-Chip block or Lock by Time will remain released until the TV is powered Off and then On again.

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Figure 23. V-Chip Passcode screen

V-Chip Start Time and V-Chip Stop Time

Figure 24

Select the times you would like the V-Chip to be active. By setting the V-Chip Start Time and V-Chip Stop Time to the same time, the V-Chip will be active 24 hours a day.

Press ADJUST or to slowly select the time, starting with the hours. Press and hold ADJUST or to quickly select the hours, press ENTER to select the minutes.

Figure 24. V-Chip Menu, Start & Stop Time

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Mitsubishi Electronics WS-73615 manual Chip Lock Menu, Entry, Chip Start Time and V-Chip Stop Time

Models: WS-48515 WS-55615A WS-55615 WS-73615 WS-65515A WS-55515 WS-65615A WS-65515 WS-65615