■■Contents: To select what will be turned on when the timer setting is activated. You can set the TV to turn on a specific channel or play back contents such as photo or audio files.
Use the ◄/► buttons to move to move to the Contents field, and then press the ENTEREbutton. The Contents screen appears. Use the ◄/► buttons to move from field to field. Use the ▲/▼ buttons to change the values in each field.
-TV/USB: Select TV or USB. The USB device must be connected to your TV before you can select USB.
-Antenna: Displays the current antenna source, Air or Cable.
-Channel: If you have selected TV, select the desired channel.
-Music/Photo: If you have selected USB, follow these steps to select a folder containing MP3 (Music) or JPEG (Photo) files on the USB device:
✎✎ The maximum displayed number of files, including sub folders, in one folder of USB storage device is 2000.
✎✎ The media may not be playing smoothly when using the device lower than USB 2.0.
1.Use the ◄/► buttons to move to the field under Music or the field under Photo, and then press the ENTERE button. The TV displays a single folder (the Root folder) and the type or name of the device.
2.Press the ENTEREbutton. A list of folders on the device appears.
✎✎ If there are no folders on your device, press the Yellow select button to select the Root folder, and then press the RETURN button. The Timer screen re-appears.
3.Use the ▲/▼ buttons to highlight a folder that contains music or photos, and then press the Yellow select button to select the folder.
4.Press the RETURN button. The Timer screen re-appears.
■■Repeat: Select Once, Everyday, Mon~Fri, Mon~Sat, Sat~Sun or Manual. If you select Manual, you can select the days you want to activate the timer by using the ◄/► buttons to highlight the day, and then pressing the ENTEREbutton. To unselect a day, highlight it, and then press the ENTEREbutton.
When you finished making all your selections on the Timer screen, press either the ENTEREor RETURN button.
❑❑ Other Features
Program Rating Lock
The Program Rating Lock feature lets you block programs you've determined are inappropriate for your children based on the program's ratings. To access the Program Rating Lock feature and make any changes, you must enter a PIN (personal identification number). To watch a blocked program, you must also enter the same PIN.
✎✎ Program Rating Lock is not available in HDMI or Component mode.
✎✎ The default PIN number of a new TV set is “0-0-0-0”. You can set your own PIN using the Change PIN function.
How It Works
When you access the Program Rating Lock Menu functions for the first time, the PIN input screen appears. Enter 0-0-0-0. The PIN screen closes and the Program Rating Lock Menu appears. Every time you access the Program Rating Lock functions, the PIN screen will appear and you must enter a PIN.
When the Rating Lock screen appears, select Program Rating Lock, and then press ENTERE. Select ON, and then press the ENTEREkey again. Depending on what type of programs or movies you want to block, select one of the options on the screen, and then press the ENTEREbutton. The options are listed below:
■■TV Parental Guidelines: You can block TV programs based on their ratings. This function allows you to control what your children are watching.
■■MPAA Rating: You can block movies based on their MPAA ratings. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has implemented a rating system that provides parents or guardians with advanced information on which films are appropriate for children.
■■Canadian English: You can block TV programs based on their Anglophone Canadian ratings.
■■Canadian French: You can block TV programs based on their French Canadian ratings.
■■Downloadable U.S. Rating: Parental restriction information can be used while watching DTV channels.
Locking/Blocking Programs or Movies
You lock or block programs and/or movies in essentially the same way for each option. Each option displays a grid or table. All the tables have ratings listed on the left. The TV Parental Guidelines option also has kinds of content listed across the top: ALL: Lock all TV ratings. / FV: Fantasy violence / V: Violence / S: Sexual situation / L: Adult Language / D: Sexually Suggestive Dialog.
To lock/block movies or shows with certain ratings and/or kinds of content, click the square next to the rating and/or under the kind of content. A lock appears. To unlock/unblock, click the square again. When you click a low rating, all the ratings above it will also display locks. You can also Allow All or Lock All. When done, press the RETURN button on your remote.
■■Change PIN: The Change PIN screen will appear. Choose any 4 digits for your PIN and enter them in Enter New PIN fields. Re-enter the same 4 digits in Confirm New PIN fields. When the Change PIN screen disappears, press the OK button. The TV has memorized your new PIN.
✎✎ If you forget the PIN, press the remote-control buttons in the following sequence, which resets the pin to “0-0-0-0” : POWER (off) → MUTE → 8 → 2 → 4 → POWER (on)
Game Mode (On/Off)
When you connect a game console such as a PlayStation™ or Xbox™ to your TV, you can enjoy a more realistic gaming experience by turning on the Game Mode function.
✎✎ Precautions and limitations for game mode:
xxBefore you disconnect the game console and connect another external device, set Game Mode to Off in the setup menu.
xxIf you display the TV menu in Game Mode, the screen shakes slightly.
✎✎ Game Mode is not available when the input source is set to TV.
✎✎ After connecting the game console, set Game Mode to On. You may notice slightly reduced picture quality.
Caption
(On-Screen Text Dialogue)
■■Caption: You can switch the caption function on or off. If captions are not available, they will not be displayed on the screen.
✎✎ The Caption feature does not work in Component or HDMI mode.
