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SPECIAL FEATURES
Using the V-Chip

The V-Chip feature automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappropriate for

children. The user must first enter a PIN (personal ID number) before any of the V-Chip

restrictions can be set up or changed.

Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN)
1
Press the MENUbutton to
display the menu.
Press the ▲or ▼ button
to select the “Function”
menu, then press the ˇ
or
ˆbutton.
2
Press the ▲or ▼button
to select the “V-chip”,
then press the ˇ
or
ˆ
button.
3
After entering a valid PIN
number, the “V-chip”
screen will appear.
Press the ▲or ▼button
and highlight “Change
pin.”
4
While the “Change pin”
field is selected, press the
ˇ
or
ˆbutton.
The Change pin screen
will appear. Choose any 4-
digits for your PIN and
enter them.
As soon as the 4 digits are entered, the “Confirm new pin”
screen appears. Re-enter the same 4 digits. When the Confirm
screen disappears, your PIN has been memorized.
Press the EXIT button to exit.
The “Enter Pin” screen will appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN
number. Note: The default PINnumber for a new TV set is

“0-0-0-0.”

▼
Note: If you forget the PIN,
press the remote-control keys in the
following sequence, which resets the
pin to 0-0-0-0:
POWER OFF ➜ MUTE ➜ 8 ➜ 2 ➜
4 ➜ POWER ON.

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Language ˇˇ
English ˆˆ
Time ˆˆ
Caption ˆˆ
V-chip ˆˆ
Function
Move Select Exit
V-chip Lock : Yes
TV guidelines ˆˆ
MPAArating ˆˆ
Change pin ˆˆ
Function
Move Select Exit
Enter Pin
Enter Pin : - - - -
Function
Change pin
Enter new pin : - - - -
Function
Confirm new pin
Confirm new pin : - - - -
Function