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Parental Control
The PARENTAL CTRL and CHAN
CTRL functions let you lock out any
channels you choose so they cannot
be viewed by your children.
Channels that have been locked out
can be viewed only when the
PARENTAL CTRL function is set to
OFF. This can only be done with the
remote control–it can not be changed
with the buttons on the front of the
TV. Therefore, after you turn on
PARENTAL CTRL, you simply hide
the remote control so that your
children can not watch the locked-out
channels. An optional simplified
remote (shown on page 47) is also
available that your children can use.
The simplified remote does not allow
access to the locked-out channels.
The locked-out channels will remain
unviewable even if the TV is
unplugged or the channels are
autoprogrammed again. The only
way to view locked-out channels is
to use the supplied remote control to
set the PARENTAL CTRL function to
OFF.
Note: Channels above 99 cannot be locked.
The PARENTAL CTRL and the CHAN
CTRL functions work hand-in-hand.
The instructions below will first tell
you how to turn parental control on or
off with the PARENTAL CTRL function
and then how to lock out desired
channels with the CHAN CTRL
function.
1. Repeatedly press MENU to select
SETUP MENU, and then press + or
– to display setup functions.
Repeatedly press MENU to select
the PARENTAL CTRL function.
• When this function is set to ON,
PARENTAL CTRL is activated and
any channels you locked out with
the CHAN CTRL function will not
be viewable.
• When this function is set to OFF,
PARENTAL CTRL is deactivated
and all channels are viewable.
2. To lock out channels, press the
MENU button to select the
CHAN CTRL function.
Select a channel you want to lock
out by pressing CHANNEL up or
down. Then press +. The CHAN
CTRL setting will change from
NORMAL to LOCKED when that
channel is locked-out. To return the
channel to NORMAL, press the –
button.
Repeat step 2 for each channel you
want to lock out.
If the PARENTAL CTRL function is
set to ON while you are locking out
channels, each channel will go
blank as you lock it out.
When the PARENTAL CTRL
function is set to ON and a channel
which has been locked out is tuned,
the TV will display the words
PARENTAL CONTROL to let your
kids know you have locked it out.
Activating Parental Control (
with remote only)
ANTENNA: A
SET ALARM
CHAN LABEL
PARENTAL CTRL: ON
CHAN CTRL: NORMAL
ANTENNA: A
SET ALARM
CHAN CTRL: LOCKED
CHAN LABEL
PARENTAL CTRL: ON
PARENTAL CONTROL
AUDIO MENU
MUTE
VIDEO MENU
SETUP MENU
SET ALARM
CHAN LABEL
SLEEP TIMER 0:00
ANTENNA: A
PARENTAL CTRL: ON
