Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features

Changing your PIN code

1 Press Yand open the Function menu.

2 Highlight Locks and press T.

3 Press B or b to highlight New PIN Code.

 

Locks

 

 

 

 

Channel Lock

 

ENTER

 

 

 

Video Lock

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

New PIN Code

 

* * * *

 

 

 

 

 

0 - 9 Select

ENTER Set

MENU Back

EXIT Exit

4 Press the Number buttons to enter a new four-digit code. 5 Press T. The new PIN code is now active.

Locking channels

You can use the Channel Lock feature, to lock specific channels. You will not be able to tune locked channels using

<,or the Channel Number buttons unless you clear the setting.

You can lock a maximum of twelve channels.

To lock channels:

1 Press Yand open the Function menu.

2 Highlight Locks and press T.

3 Highlight Channel Lock and press T.

The Channel Lock menu appears, and Channel Input will be highlighted.

 

 

 

 

Channel Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Input

 

 

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TV

CABLE

Clear All

 

 

 

ENTER

100 0 - 9 Select

ENTER Set

 

 

MENU Back

 

EXIT Exit

4 Press the Channel Number buttons to enter the channel you want to lock.

5 Press T.

 

 

 

 

Channel Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Input

 

 

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TV

CABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear All

 

 

 

ENTER

100 0 - 9 Select

ENTER Set

 

 

MENU Back

 

EXIT Exit

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for other channels.

Note: After programming Channel Lock, change the channel before turning off the TV.

To unlock individual channels:

In step 4 below left, press BbCc to highlight the channel you want to unlock, and then press T.

 

 

 

Channel Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Input

 

 

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1 8

2 8

3 0

 

 

1 2

 

 

3 3

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TV

CABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clear All

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

ENTER Clear

 

MENU Back

EXIT

Exit

Repeat this step for other channels.

To unlock all locked channels at once:

Press B or b to highlight Clear All, and then press T.

Using the Video lock feature

You can use the Video Lock feature to lock the video inputs (Video 1, Video 2, ColorStream HD-1, ColorStream HD-2, HDMI1, HDMI2, and PC) and channels 3 and 4. You will not be able to view the input sources or channels until you unlock the inputs.

To lock/unlock the video inputs:

1

Press Yand open the Function menu.

2

Highlight Locks and press T.

 

 

3

Press B or b to highlight Video Lock.

4

Press C or c to select the level of video input locking you

 

prefer, as described below.

 

 

 

Video: Locks VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, ColorStream HD1/

 

HD2, HDMI1, HDMI2, and PC.

 

 

 

Video+: Locks VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, ColorStream HD1/

 

HD2, HDMI1, HDMI2, PC, and channels 3 and 4.

 

Select Video+ if you play video tapes via an ANT

 

input.

 

 

 

Off: Unlocks all video inputs and channels 3 and 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Locks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Lock

ENTER

 

 

 

Video Lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New PIN Code

 

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5

 

MENU Back EXIT Exit

 

 

To close the menu, press O.

 

 

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Panasonic 42HL57, 26HL57, 32HL57, 37HL57 manual Changing your PIN code, Locking channels, Using the Video lock feature