V - Chip
V - Chip ( DTV Only )
Secret No.
O n
O f f
Status
44
Secret number setting for parental
control
Allows you to use a secret number to protect certain
settings from being accidentally changed.
Press
a
/
b
to select “Parental CTRL”, and
then press
ENTER
.
Press
MENU
to display the MENU screen,
and then press
c
/
d
to select “Setup”.
Press
a
/
b
to select “Secret No.”, and then
press
ENTER
.
Select “New Secret No.”, and then press
ENTER
.
Input the new 4-digit secret number by using
0
–
9.
Press
RETURN
to start confi guring the V-Chip
settings. (See pages 46 and 49 for details.)
Press
a
/
b
to select “Status”, and then press
ENTER
.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 in
Setting a secret
number
.
• The secret number setting menu displays.
Input the 4-digit secret number by using
0
–
9
.
Setting parental control status
Used to enable or disable the parental control function.
Press
a
/
b
to select “On” or “Off”, and then
press
ENTER
.
• Select “On” to enable and “Off” to disable Parental
CTRL.
• You can skip steps 1 and 2 above while in the Parental
CTRL screen.
• The “V-Chip (DTV Only)” will only be selectable when a new
rating system can be downloaded via digital broadcasting
in the U.S.
Useful adjustment settings
1
3
4
2
6
Input the same 4-digit number on the
“Reconfi rm” screen as in step 4 to confi rm.
5
1
2
4
3
Press
MENU
to exit.
7
Press
MENU
to exit.
5
IMPORTANT:
Three conditions must be met to enable the V-Chip (see
pages 46 to 49):
1
Secret No. is registered.
2
V-Chip/V-Chip (DTV Only) settings have been
made.
3
“Status” is set to “On”.
Setting a secret number
