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SETUP OPTION
PICTURE AUDIO
CH

Using the TV’s Features

Blocking unrated movies or programs

Some movies and programs are not rated. You can block these movies and programs using the V-Chip.

To block unrated movies or programs:

1.Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu.

2.Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight V-CHIP.

3.Press or to display the V-CHIP menu.

4.Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to enter your PIN code. If you are accessing the V-Chip menus for the first time, select a four-digit number to be your PIN code. Press ENTER.

The BLOCKING menu appears.

5.Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight BLOCKING OPTION.

6.Press or to display the BLOCKING OPTION menu.

7.Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight MPAA UNRATED.

•Press or to highlight ON to block unrated movies.

•Press or to highlight OFF to unblock unrated movies.

8.Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight TV NONE RATING.

•Press or to highlight ON to block programs with a rating of “TV NONE.” When you select ON, the message “NOTICE: ENABLING THIS OPTION MAY BLOCK EMERGENCY MESSAGES” appears.

•Press or to highlight OFF to unblock programs with a rating of “TV NONE.”

9.Press EXIT to return to normal viewing.

Using the LOCK menu

The LOCK menu includes the CH LOCK, VIDEO LOCK, GAME TIMER, and NEW PIN CODE functions.

You can use these functions after entering the correct PIN code. (This PIN code is the same one selected under “Selecting a PIN code” on page 18.)

Locking channels

With the CH LOCK feature, you can lock specific channels. You will not be able to tune locked channels unless you clear the setting. You can choose to lock up to nine TV channels and nine cable channels.

To lock channels:

1.Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to display the television channel you wish to lock.

2.Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu.

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight LOCK.

4.Press or to display the LOCK menu.

5.Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to enter your PIN code, then press ENTER. The LOCK menu

appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

 

6. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight CH LOCK

PICTURE

AUDIO

 

SETUP

OPTION

and press

or to display the CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCK

 

 

 

 

LOCK menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH LOCK

 

START

 

 

VIDEO LOCK

 

OFF

7. Press or

to select the following:

 

GAME TIMER

 

OFF

• SET– to set the channel as one to be

 

NEW PIN CODE

 

START

locked. Then press ENTER.

SELECT

 

ADJUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•CLEAR– to clear all channels from the list of locked channels.

Then press ENTER.

8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to lock other

channels. When you are finished

 

 

 

CLEAR

SET/CLEAR

SET

locking channels, press EXIT to return

LOCKED CH

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

0

to normal viewing.

TV CABLE

 

0

0

0

SELECT

 

 

SET

 

ENTER

If you try to tune a locked channel, the

 

 

 

END

EXIT

 

 

 

 

TV will not display it, but will display the nearest unlocked channel.

Note:

Blocking television programs with a rating of “TV NONE” may block emergency messages.

POWER

TV

VCR

CABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

+10

 

4

5

6

100

Channel

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

0

Numbers

 

CH +

 

 

VOL

MENU/

VOL

 

–

+

 

ENTER

 

 

 

Menu/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter

 

CH –

 

 

EXIT

RECALL

TV/VIDEO

FAV

 

VOL

CH RTN

FAV

Exit

RESET

CAP/TEXT

1/2

16:9

 

DISPLAY

DVD CLEAR

TOP MENU

DVD MENU

 

CODE

MTS

SLEEP

MUTE

 

Note:

After programming CH LOCK, change channels before turning off the television.

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