Security, Locking Programs | Samsung PN58C550, PN50C550, PN50C590

On Time / Off Time: Set the hour, minute, and activate

/inactivate. (To activate the timer with the setting you’ve chosen, set to Activate.)

Volume: Set the desired volume level.

Source: Select TV or USB content to be played when the TV is turned on automatically. (USB can be selected only when a USB device is connected to the TV)

Antenna (when the Source is set to TV): Select Air or Cable.

Channel (when the Source is set to TV): Select the desired channel.

Contents (when the Source is set to USB): Select a folder in the USB device containing music or photo files

to be played when the TV is turned on automatically. ✎✎ NOTE

xx If there is no music file on the USB device or the folder containing a music file is not selected, the Timer function does not operate correctly.

xx When there is only one photo file in the USB, the Slide Show will not play.

xx If a folder name is too long, the folder cannot be selected.

xx Each USB you use is assigned its own folder. When using more than one of the same type of USB, make sure the folders assigned to each USB have different names.

Repeat: Select Once, Everyday, Mon~Fri, Mon~Sat, Sat~Sun or Manual to set at you convenience. If you select Manual, you can set up the day you want to activate the timer.

✎✎ The cmark indicates the day is selected.

✎✎Auto Power Off (available only when the TV is turned on by the Timer): The TV will be automatically turned off after 3 hours of being left idle to prevent overheating.

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■■ V-Chip: The V-Chip feature automatically locks out programs that are deemed inappropriate for children. The user must enter a PIN (personal identification number) before any of the V-Chip restrictions are set up or changed.

✎✎ NOTE

xx V-Chip is not available in HDMI, Component or PC mode.

xx The default PIN number of a new TV set is “0-0-0-0”.

xx Allow All: Press to unlock all TV ratings.

xx Block All: Press to lock all TV ratings.

V-Chip Lock (Off / On): You can block rated TV Programs.

TV Parental Guidelines: You can block TV programs depending on their rating. This function allows you to control what your children are watching.

−− TV-Y: Young children / TV-Y7: Children 7 and over / TV-G: General audience / TV-PG: Parental guidance

/ TV-14: Viewers 14 and over / TV-MA: Mature audience

−−ALL: Lock all TV ratings. / FV: Fantasy violence /

V: Violence / S: Sexual situation / L: Adult Language /

D: Sexually Suggestive Dialog

✎✎ The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories dealing with more sensitive material. For example, if you block the TV-Y category, then TV-Y7 will automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you block the TV-G category, then all the categories in the young adult group will be blocked (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA). The sub-ratings (D, L, S, V) work similarly. So, if you block the L sub-rating in TV-PG, then the L sub-ratings in TV-14 and TV-MA will automatically be blocked.

MPAA Rating: You can block movies depending on their MPAA rating. 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.

−−G: General audience (no restrictions). / PG: Parental

guidance suggested. / PG-13: Parents strongly

cautioned. / R: Restricted. Children under 17 should

be accompanied by an adult. / NC-17: No children

under age 17. / X: Adults only. / NR: Not rated. ✎✎ The V-Chip will automatically block any

category that deals with more sensitive material. For example, if you block the PG-13 category, then R, NC-17 and X will automatically be blocked.

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PN50C550, PN58C540, PN58C590, PN50C590, PN58C550 specifications

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Models: PN50C550 PN58C540 PN58C590 PN50C590 PN58C550