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Setting up your TV
Locking channels
Using the GameTimer
TM
You can use the GameTimer
TM
to set a time limit for playing a video
game (30–120 minutes). When the GameTimer
TM
expires, the TV
enters Input Lock mode and locks out the input source for the video
game device.
To set the GameTimer
TM
:
1
In the
Timers
menu, highlight
GameTimer
, and then press the
ENTER
button.
2
Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3
Press the ▼(arrow) button to select 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes,
and then press the
ENTER
button.
To cancel the GameTimer
®
, select
Off
in step 3 above.
To deactivate the Input Lock once the GameTimer
®
has activated it:
v
Set the Input Lock to
Off
, see
“Using the input lock feature” on
page 74
.
v
A message appears when 10 minutes, 3 minutes, and 1 minute
are remaining.
v
If the TV loses power with time remaining, the TV will enter Input
Lock mode when power is restored (as if the GameTimer had
been activated). To resume use, you must deactivate the Input
Lock, see
“Using the input lock feature” on page 74
.
Using the panel lock feature
You can lock the control panel to prevent your settings from being
changed accidentally (by children, for example). When Panel Lock
is set to
On
, none of the controls on the control panel operate except
the
POWER
button.
To lock the control panel:
1
In the
Options
menu, highlight
Panel Lock
, and then press the
ENTER
button.
2
Enter your four-digit PIN code.
