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THE MENU SYSTEM
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes
as “unrated” can be viewed.
View
All unrated programs are available.
Block
No unrated programs are available.
“Unrated” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local,
and weather programs, and public announcements. Also, the first few seconds
of a channel with rated programming may be blocked (due to a brief delay in
transmission of the rating information).
Lock/Unlock Parental Controls
Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using
a password.
You must lock Parental Controls for TV rating and content, movie
rating, and unrated program blocks to take effect.
If you forget your password, the password can be reset to 0000 by pressing
and holding the volume down and the channel up buttons simultaneously
for five seconds. Using this password, you can then access the V-chip menus.
The Time menu
The
Time
menu contains the controls that let you set the
Sleep Timer
,
Set
Time
, and
Wake-up Timer
functions.
Sleep Timer
Displays a control panel that lets you select the
amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself off.
Use the VOL
+
/
–
buttons to increase or decrease the sleep timer by 30 minute
increments. Press MENU to exit.
Set Time
Displays a control panel that lets you enter the current
time. Use the VOL
+
/
–
buttons and number buttons to set the time.
Press MENU to exit.
Wake-up Timer
Displays a control panel that lets you enter the
time you wish your television to turn itself on. Use the VOL
+
/
–
buttons to set the wake-up timer. To clear the wake-up timer, display the
wake-up screen and press RESET.
The Time menu
“Unrated” vs. “Not Rated”
All movies are assigned a rating.
Some movies are given a rating of
Not Rated (NR). You can assign Block
or View status to the NR rating in
the V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
screen.
Not all television programs are
assigned a rating (age-based rating).
To assign View or Block status to
“unrated” television programs, you
must use the Unrated Programs
option from the V-Chip Parental
Controls menu.
Remember
When you want to watch a blocked
program, press the DISPLAY button on
the remote to enter your password.
Time
1 Sleep Timer
2 Set Time
3 Wake-up Timer
0 Exit
