Chapter 9: Using the Locks menu

Using the GameTimer

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 GameTimer:

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 ENTER.

5.Press z 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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To cancel the GameTimer:

Select OFF in step 2 above.

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

Set the VIDEO LOCK to OFF (see ÒLocking video inputsÓ on page 90).

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).

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE

EFFECTS ON TV PICTURE TUBE

Avoid displaying stationary images on your TV screen for extended periods of time. Fixed (non-moving) images (such as still PIP/POP windows, black/gray bars in wide-screen picture or PIP/POP formats, or some video games) can become permanently engrained in the picture tube. This type of damage is

NOT COVERED BY YOUR

WARRANTY. See item 33 on page 4.

Using the front panel lock feature

You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent your settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the front panel lock is ON, no control buttons on the TV front panel will operate except POWER.

To lock the front 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 z to highlight ON and press ENTER.

Locks

Enable Rating Blocking

 

Off

 

Off

 

 

 

Edit Rating Limits

 

 

 

 

30 Min

Channels Block

 

 

 

 

60 Min

Input Lock

 

 

Off

 

90 Min

Front Panel Lock

 

 

Off

 

120 Min

Game Timer

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

New PIN Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When the front panel is locked and a button on the front panel is pressed, the message ÒNot AvailableÓ appears.

To unlock the front panel:

Highlight OFF in step 2 above, or press and hold the VOLUME x button on the TV front panel for about 10 seconds until the volume icon appears on-screen.

VOLUME x

MENU

VOLUME

CHANNEL

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Toshiba 51HX94 owner manual Using the GameTimer, Using the front panel lock feature