Part III: Setup

V-Chip Menu: V-Chip Lock

V-Chip Lock

(Figure 1)

The V-Chip Lock allows you to Block or Allow programs based upon rating signals sent by the broadcasting station. The TV comes from the factory with the V-Chip lock in the Off setting. You can turn the lock On within the V-Chip Menu. The factory preset is TV-PG, allowing only programs rated TV-PG or lower. You can change the blocking level to various TV or movie rat- ings, lettered categories, and by time. After changing channels or inputs, there may be up to a 5 second delay before the V-Chip lock takes effect. The V-CHIP button on the remote control enables you to conveniently turn the lock on or off.

Figure 1. V-Chip Lock menu

V-Chip Lock

Entry to the V-Chip Lock

(Figures 2 & 3)

The rst time you sel ect V- Ch i pLock f rom

the MAIN menu, or after you have canceled

 

your passcode you will see the screen

 

shown in gur e 2. Us e t he numb er but tons

 

on the remote control to input a four-digit

 

passcode, then press ENTER. You can

 

delete a character and move back one

Figure 2. V-Chip Lock passcode screen ( rst -time ent ry)

space by pressing CANCEL. You can exit

 

without inputting a passcode by pressing

 

MENU or HOME. The next time you select

 

V-Chip Lock from the MAIN menu, you will

 

see a menu screen similar to the one in

 

gur e 3.

 

If you forget your four-digit passcode, see Appendix A, page 59.

Figure 3. V-Chip Lock passcode screen (re-entry)

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WS-65908, WS-55908 specifications

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