RCA HDTV manual Parental Controls, Lock/Unlock TV

Using the TV’s Features

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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 V-Chip: Set rating limits for USA-rated shows.

•Canada V-Chip: Set rating limits for Canada-rated shows.

•V-Chip Unrated: Unrated and Exempt shows can be blocked.

•Front Button Block: Choose if buttons are accessible or not.

Press OK or 4 to access the Parental Controls menu.

Parental Controls

The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the buttons on the front of the TV. The Parental Controls menu controls the software inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which lets you program your TV so it won’t display certain programs and movies based on violence, sex, or other content you may believe children should not view. Once you block programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by entering a password to unlock video or enter the password to edit the features in the Parental Controls menu. By default, the software inside your TV is turned “off,” so if you don’t want to use this feature, you can just ignore it.

The options of the Parental Controls menu are Lock/Unlock TV, Video Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Channel List, USA V-Chip, Canada V-Chip, V-Chip Unrated, and Front Button Block.

Lock/Unlock TV

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1 Lock TV

2 Video Input List

3 Cable Channel List

4 Antenna Ch. List

5 USA V-Chip

6 Canada V-Chip

7 V-Chip Unrated

8 Front Button Block

Main Menu Parental Controls

Enter new password:

* * * * Confirm new password:

* * * *

Locking the TV puts into effect all of the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features that you have set up in the Parental Controls menu.

In order to lock the TV, enter the four-digit password you would like to use.

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Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.

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).

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You must lock the TV for the parental controls settings to be enforced.

Notes: When locking the TV, you’ll be asked to enter a password and then to re-enter the password a second time to re-confirm your password choice.

If you do not lock the TV, none of the settings for V-Chip, channel block, and front panel block take effect.

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1 Unlock TV

2 Video Input List

3 Cable Channel List

4 Antenna Ch. List

5 USA V-Chip

6 Canada V-Chip

7 V-Chip Unrated

8 Front Button 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.

Yes No

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 V-Chip

6 Canada V-Chip

7 V-Chip Unrated

8 Front Button Block

Main Menu Parental Controls

Unlocked

List

All Video Inputs

Input 1

Input 2

Input 3

Input 4

Front Input

HDMI

Locked

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Channel Lists (Video Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Ch. List)

The channel lists contain the following information: major channel number (with sub-channel number only if it’s a digital channel); channel call letters, if available (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

Press OK to edit the video input List. Each input can be added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.

search results. If a major channel is not found by Channel Search, then it is not listed.

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