Sharp LC 37SH20U How to temporarily release the, V-CHIPBLOCK, Reactivating the temporarily released V-CHIPBLOCK

Useful adjustment settings

Canadian English ratings

1Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.

2Press c/d to select “Setup”.

3Press a/b to select “Parental CTRL”, and then press ENTER.

•Secret number setting menu displays only when “Secret No.” is set. (See page 38.)

•“V-Chip” and “Status” will not be selectable from the menu if you do not fi rst confi gure your secret number. (See page 38.)

4Input the 4-digit secret number by using 0–9.

MENU [Setup ... Parental CTRL]

SetupOption

		Secret No.		a a a
			a
5	Press a/b to select “V-Chip”, and then
	press ENTER.

V-Chip

V-Chip (DTV Only)

Secret No.

Status

Press a/b to select “Can. English Ratings”,

6and then press ENTER.

7Press a/b to adjust the item to your desired position. “ ” indicates the item is blocked.

•The setting automatically enters “Block” for any ratings below your selection.

•If Status is not set to “On” the confi guration settings will not work. (See page 38.)

	Example
MPAA
TV Guidelines		E
Can. English Ratings		C

Canadian French ratings

Repeat steps 1 to 5 in

1Canadian English ratings.

2Press a/b to select “Can. French Ratings”, and then press ENTER.

3Press a/b to adjust the item to your desired position. “ ” indicates the item is blocked.

•The setting automatically enters “Block” for any ratings below your selection.

•If Status is not set to “On” the confi guration settings will not work. (See page 38.)

	Example
MPAA
TV Guidelines		E
Can. English Ratings		G
Can. French Ratings		8ans+
		13ans+
		16ans+
		18ans+
		NONE

4Press MENU to exit.

How to temporarily release the

V-CHIP BLOCK

When the V-CHIP BLOCK is working and censors a broadcast, “V-CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.” displays.

Press while the V-CHIP is working

1and then the secret number setting menu displays.ENTER

2	Input the 4-digit secret number by using – .
	0 9
	At this time V-CHIP BLOCK temporarily

releases.

Reactivating the temporarily released V-CHIP BLOCK

You can reactivate the temporarily released V-CHIP BLOCK as shown below.

Method 1:

Can. French Ratings

C8+

G

PG

14+

18+

NONE

Select “Status” setting from the Parental CTRL menu to reactivate BLOCK. (See page 38.)

Method 2:

Select “V-Chip” setting (“MPAA”, “TV Guidelines”, “Can. English Ratings” or “Can. French Ratings”)

8Press MENU to exit.

from the Parental CTRL to reactivate BLOCK. (See pages 41 and 43.)

Method 3:

Switch off the TV power.

NOTE

•Performing any of the three above will activate the V-CHIP BLOCK.

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