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Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
Using the GameTimer
®
You can use the GameTimer to set a time limit for playing a
video game (30–120 minutes). When the GameTimer expires,
the TV enters Input Lock mode and locks out the input source
for the video game device.
To set the GameTimer
®
:
1
Press
Y
and highlight the
Locks
menu icon.
2
Press
b
to display the PIN code entering screen.
3
Enter your four-digit PIN code and press
T
.
4
Press
b
to highlight
Game Timer
and press
c
.
5
Press
B
or
b
to select the length of time until the Input
Lock is activated (30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes) and press
T
.
To cancel the GameTimer
®
:
Select
Off
in step 5 above.
To deactivate the Input Lock once the GameTimer
has activated it:
Set the
Input Lock
to
Off
(
-
“Using the input lock feature”
on the previous page).
Note:
•
A message will appear when 10 minutes, 3 minutes, and 1
minute remain on the GameTimer.
•
If the TV loses power with time remaining on the GameTimer,
when power is restored the TV will enter Input Lock mode
(as if the GameTimer had been activated) and you will have
to deactivate the Input Lock (as described above).
Using the control panel lock feature
You can lock the control panel to prevent your settings from
being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When
the control panel lock is
On
, none of the controls on the TV
control panel will operate except
POWER
.
To lock the control panel:
1
Press
Y
and highlight the
Locks
menu icon.
2
Press
b
to display the PIN code entering screen.
3
Enter your four-digit PIN code and press
T
.
4
Press
b
to highlight
Front Panel Lock
.
5
Press
c
and
C
or
c
to highlight
On
and press
T
. When
the control panel is locked and any button on the control
panel (except
POWER
) is pressed, the message “Not
Available” appears.
To unlock the control panel:
Highlight
Off
in step 5 above, or press and hold the
VOLUME
C
button on the TV control panel for about 10
seconds until the volume bar appears.
Locks
Edit Rating Limits
Channels Block
Input Lock
Front Panel Lock
Game Timer
New PIN Code
Enable Rating Blocking
Off
Off
Off
Off
60 min
Off
30 min
120 min
90 min
Locks
Edit Rating Limits
Channels Block
Input Lock
Front Panel Lock
Game Timer
New PIN Code
Enable Rating Blocking
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
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