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USING PARENTAL CONTROLS
The TV’s parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from displaying certain
channels or programs unless a PIN is used .
Accessing the Parental Controls Menu
To access the Parental Controls menu you must first set up a system PIN:
Menu
>
Channels
>
Parental Controls
>
Enter in PIN
The
Parental Controls menu only appears when:
•
You are using the tuner to receive your TV signals, such as when you are using
an antenna for Over-the-Air signals or when connected to cable TV directly from
the wall (no cable box) .
•
You have a device connected using a composite video cable or a coaxial cable,
such as a VCR, satellite or cable box, or DVR .
Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings
To manage program content according to its rating, you must first enable the
Program Rating feature .
To enable or disable the Program Rating feature:
Menu
>
Channels
>
Parental Controls
>
Locks
>
ON/OFF
Locking and Unlocking Channels
When a channel is locked, it cannot be accessed . Locking a channel is a good way to
prevent children from viewing inappropriate material .
To lock or unlock a channel:
Menu
>
Channels
>
Parental Controls
>
Channel Locks
Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press
OK .
•
When a channel is locked, the Lock icon appears
locked . The channel is not
accessible unless the system PIN is entered .
•
When a channel is unlocked, the Lock icon appears
unlocked .
Blocking and Unblocking Content by Rating
A channel may sometimes broadcast programs that are meant for a variety of
audiences (some for children and some for adults) . You might not want to block the
channel completely using a channel lock, but you can block certain programs from
being viewed .
You can use the TV’s Rating Block feature to block content based on its rating .
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 .
•
Canadian English — Canadian English television program broadcasts .
•
Canadian French — Canadian French television program broadcasts .
2 . For each rating type you want to block or unblock, use the
Navigation buttons
to highlight the rating type and press
OK .
•
When the rating type is
blocked, the Lock icon appears
locked . Content with
this rating and all higher ratings cannot be viewed .
•
When the rating type is
unblocked, the Lock icon appears
unlocked . Content
with this rating and all lower ratings can be viewed .
•
If you want to block all unrated content, highlight
Block Unrated Shows and
use the
Navigation buttons on the remote to select On .
TIP: Other devices have their own parental control settings .
TIP: For a list of content ratings and their definitions, please visit:
www .tvguidelines .org .
TIP: To set a custom PIN passcode, see
