Chapter 9: Using the Locks menu

Using the GameTimerª

You can use the GameTimer to set a time limit for playing a video game (30–120 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 y or z to select the length of time until the Video Lock is activated (30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes) and press

ENTER.

Locks

 

Enable Rating Blocking

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navigate

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CH RTN Back

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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 “Locking video inputs” on page 95).

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 had expired) and you will have to deactivate the video lock (as described above).

Using the control panel lock feature

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

To lock the control 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 control panel is locked and a button on the control panel except POWER button is pressed, the message “Not Available” 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

CH RTN Back

EXIT Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To unlock the control panel:

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

TV control panel

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Toshiba 56HM195 owner manual Using the GameTimerª, Using the control panel lock feature