Panasonic TC 26LX600 operating instructions Lock, Block program, Advanced

■To select the channel or the rating of the program to be locked

Select up to 7 (1-7) channels to be blocked out. These channels will be blocked out regardless of the program rating.

Select “CH” in

Channel	Select “Channel”		next	Select channel to lock
Lock	Lock			Channel lock		select “CH1-7”
	Mode	CH		CH 1	3 - 0
	Channel		select	CH 2
	Program			CH 3		select channel

■To set rating level

“V-chip” technology enables restricted shows to be locked according to TV ratings.

Block program

Select “Program”

Lock	next
Mode	CH
Channel	select
Program

Change password

Select the rating category you wish to follow

Program lock	set
MPAA
U.S.TV	select
C.E.L.R.
C.F.L.R.
Monitor out	On

•MPAA:U.S movie ratings

•U.S.TV:U.S TV program ratings

•C.E.L.R:Canadian English ratings

•C.F.L.R:Canadian French ratings

■To disable recording of the locked program

Select the rating to be locked

select

Example of “MPAA” (U.S movie ratings)

Off	No rating
G	General Audience: All ages admitted
PG	Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13	Parents Strongly Cautioned: Inappropriate for
	children under 13

RRestricted: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian

NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted

XAdults only

•To get other information (p. 39)

Channel Lock

Advanced

Select “Monitor out” in “Program lock” menu ()

Program lock	On :	Turns on the monitor terminal output for programs that have
MPAA	Off :	been set to “Blocked.”
U.S.TV		Turns off the monitor terminal output for programs that have
		been set to “Blocked.”
C.E.L.R.
C.F.L.R.
Monitor out	Off

Caution

•The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking “NR” programs (non rated, not applicable and none) as per FCC Rules Section15.120(e)(2). If the option of blocking “NR” programs is chosen “unexpected and possibly confusing results may occur, and you may not receive emergency bulletins or any of the following types of programming:”

•Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather warnings and others)

•Locally originated programming • News • Political • Public Service Announcements • Religious • Sports

•Weather

Note
The Off rating is independent of other ratings.
•When placing a block on a specific age based rating level, the Off rating and any other more restrictive ratings will
•also be blocked.	17