Chapter 9: Using the Locks menu

Using the GameTimerª

You can use the GameTimer to set a time limit for playing a video game (30Ð120 minutes). When the GameTimer is activated, the TV enters Video Lock mode and locks out the input source for the video game device.

To set the GameTimerª:

1.Press MENU and highlight the Locks menu icon.

2.Press z to display the PIN code entering screen.

3.Enter your four-digit PIN code and press ENTER.

4.Press z to highlight Game Timer and press •.

5.Press yz to select the length of time until the Video Lock is activated (30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes) and press

ENTER.

Locks

 

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Input Lock

 

 

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Front Panel Lock

 

 

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Game Timer

 

 

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To cancel the GameTimerª:

Select Off in step 5 above.

To deactivate the video lock once the GameTimer has activated it:

Set the Video Lock to Off (see ÒLocking video inputsÓ on page 78).

Note:

¥A message will appear on-screen when 10 minutes, 3 minutes, and 1 minute remain on the GameTimer.

¥If the TV loses power with time remaining on the GameTimer, when power is restored the TV will enter VIDEO LOCK mode (as if the GameTimer has expired) and you will have to deactivate the video lock (as described above).

Using the panel lock feature

You can lock the top panel buttons to prevent your settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the top panel lock is On, none of the controls on the TV top panel will operate except POWER.

To lock the top panel:

1.Press MENU and highlight the Locks menu icon.

2.Press z to display the PIN code entering screen.

3.Enter your four-digit PIN code and press ENTER.

4.Press z to highlight Front Panel Lock.

5.Press • to highlight On and press ENTER. When the top panel is locked and a button on the top panel except POWER button is pressed, the message ÒNot AvailableÓ appears.

Locks

 

Enable Rating Blocking

 

Off

 

 

Off

 

 

Edit Rating Limits

 

 

 

 

 

On

 

 

Channels Block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Lock

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front Panel Lock

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Game Timer

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New PIN Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navigate

Select

RTN Back

EXIT Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To unlock the top panel:

Highlight Off in step 5 above, or press and hold VOLUME x on the TV top panel for about 10 seconds until the volume icon appears on-screen.

TV top panel

VOLUME x

 

 

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