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 15.)

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.

Note:

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

Channel

Numbers

Safeguards

Important

Welcome to Toshiba

Connecting your TV

Using the Remote Control

Setting up your TV

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.

6.Press or to highlight CH LOCK and press or to display the CH LOCK menu.

 

CH

PICTURE AUDIO

SETUP OPTION

LOCK

 

CH LOCK

START

VIDEO LOCK

OFF

GAME TIMER

OFF

NEW PIN CODE

START

SELECT

ADJUST

Exit

Menu/ Enter

Using the Features

7. Press or to select the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET– to set the channel as one to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

 

 

locked. Then press ENTER.

PICTURE

AUDIO

SETUP

OPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR– to clear all channels from the

 

 

 

 

 

CH LOCK : CH 12

 

 

 

list of locked channels. Then press

SET/CLEAR

 

SET

CLEAR

 

LOCKED CH

0

0

 

0

ENTER.

 

TV CABLE

0

0

 

0

 

0

0

 

0

8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to lock other

SELECT

SET

ENTER

channels. When you are finished

END

EXIT

 

 

 

 

locking channels, press EXIT to return

 

 

 

to normal viewing.

 

 

 

If you try to tune a locked channel, the TV will not display

it, but will display the nearest unlocked channel.

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Note:

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

TV’s

Appendix

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Toshiba TV 27A33 appendix Using the Lock menu, Blocking unrated movies or programs, Locking channels