Vizio E321VT, User Manual

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If you would like the TV to automatically adjust the picture for best
quality, select
Auto Sync and press MENU/OK .
SettiNg the pareNtal cONtrOlS
The TV’s parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from
displaying certain channels or programs without a password.
To access the Parental Control menu:
1. Press the
MENU
button on the remote. The on-screen menu is
displayed.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote to highlight the
Parental icon and press MENU/OK .
3. Enter your parental passcode. If you have not set a custom
passcode, the default is 0000 . The Parental Control menu is
displayed.
Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings
To manage program content according to its rating, you must
enable the Program Rating feature.
To enable or disable the Program Rating feature:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight
Rating Enable
and press OK . The Rating Enable menu is displayed.
2. Select
On
or
Off
and press
OK
.
Locking and Unlocking Channels
When a channel is locked, it will be inaccessible. Locking
a channel is a good way to prevent children from viewing
inappropriate material.
To lock or unlock a channel:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight Channel Locks
and press OK . The Channel Locks menu is displayed.
2. Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press
OK .
3. When a channel is locked , the Lock icon appears locked .
The channel is not accessible unless the parental passcode
is entered.
4. When a channel is
unlocked
, the
Lock
icon appears
unlocked
. The channel is accessible.
Blocking and Unblocking Content by Rating
A channel may sometimes broadcast programs that are meant
for children, and at other times broadcast programs that are
meant for mature audiences. You may not want to block the
channel completely using a channel lock, but you may wish to
block certain programs from being viewed.
When this is the case, you can use the TV’s Rating Block feature
to block content based on its rating.
For a list of content ratings and their definitions, visit
www.tvguidelines.org.
To block or unblock content by its rating:
1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight the content type
you want to adjust and press OK :
USA - TV - USA television program broadcasts.
USA - Movie
- USA movie broadcasts.
CAN - English - Canadian English television program
broadcasts.
CAN - French - Canadian French television program
broadcasts.
2. For each rating type you want to block or unblock, use the
Up/Down and Left/Right Arrow buttons on the remote to