Using the TV’s Features
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Chapter 3
Parental Controls
The
Parental Controls
menu allows you to program your TV so that
children cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the buttons on the
front of the TV. The
Parental Controls
menu controls the software inside
your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which lets you program your TV so it
won’t display certain programs and movies based on violence, sex, or
other content you may believe children should not view. Once you block
programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by entering a
password to unlock video or enter the password to edit the features in
the
Parental Controls
menu. By default, the software inside your TV is
turned “off,” so if you don’t want to use this feature, you can just ignore it.
The options of the
Parental Controls
menu are
Lock/Unlock TV, Video
Input List, Cable Channel List, Antenna Channel List, USA V-Chip, Canada
V-Chip, V-Chip Unrated,
and
Front Button Block
.
Lock/Unlock TV
Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock the parental controls and
the TV using a password. It locks or unlocks channel lists. If the TV is
unlocked when watching TV, you only see the channels that have a
check mark in the
Unlocked List
(see Channel Lists below). If the TV is
locked
when watching TV, you only see the channels that are marked as
Viewable in the
Locked List
. If the TV is locked, all channels can still be
accessed by using the number buttons on the remote control but may not
be viewed if they are blocked (enter password to see program).
Notes:
When locking the TV, you’ll be asked to enter a password and
then to re-enter the password a second time to re-confirm your
password choice.
If you do not lock the TV, none of the settings for V-Chip, channel
block, and front panel block take effect.
If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold the MENU/
OK button on the front panel and VOL- button on the remote for three
seconds. This resets the password only and unlocks the TV; all other
settings in Parental Controls are not changed.
Front Button Block
8
V-Chip Unrated
7
Canada V-Chip
6
USA V-Chip
5
Antenna Ch. List
4
Cable Channel List
3
Video Input List
2
Unlock TV
1
Go Back
0
Main Menu
Parental Controls
Warning: Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the
Locked List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.
Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the Locked List,
and blocking features. The Unlocked List will be used instead
of the Locked List.
Do you want to unlock the TV?
Point to "Yes" and press OK to unlock the TV.
Point to "No" and press OK to cancel.
No
Yes
Front Button Block
8
V-Chip Unrated
7
Canada V-Chip
6
USA V-Chip
5
Antenna Ch. List
4
Cable Channel List
3
Video Input List
2
Lock TV
1
Go Back
0
Main Menu
Parental Controls
Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked
List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.
Locking the TV puts into effect all of the rating limits, the
Locked List, and blocking features that you have set up in
the Parental Controls menu.
In order to lock the TV, enter the four-digit password you
would like to use.
No
*
*
*
*
Confirm new password:
*
*
*
*
Enter new password:
Front Button Block
8
V-Chip Unrated
7
Canada V-Chip
6
USA V-Chip
5
Antenna Ch. List
4
3
Video Input List
2
Cable Channel List
Lock TV
1
Go Back
0
Main Menu
Parental Controls
Press OK to edit the video input List. Each input can be
added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
All Video Inputs
Input 1
Input 2
Input 3
Input 4
Front Input
HDMI
Unlocked
List
Locked
List
Tip
You must lock the TV for the parental controls settings
to be enforced.
Assisted Setup
6
5
Preferences
Connections
4
3
Parental Controls
1
Picture Quality
Audio
2
Go Back
0
Main Menu
Press OK or
to access the Parental Controls menu.
•Lock TV/Unlock TV: Choose to either lock or unlock the TV.
•Video Input List: Choose the inputs to be seen or hidden.
•Cable Channel List: Choose channels for the Cable Input.
•Antenna Channel List: Choose channels for the Antenna Input.
•USA V-Chip: Set rating limits for USA-rated shows.
•Canada V-Chip: Set rating limits for Canada-rated shows.
•V-Chip Unrated: Unrated and Exempt shows can be blocked.
•Front Button Block: Choose if buttons are accessible or not.
The Parental Controls menu lets you set up the Locked and
Unlocked channel lists, ratings, and blocking features:
Channel Lists (
Video Input List, Cable Channel
List, Antenna Ch. List
)
The channel lists contain the following information: major channel
number (with sub-channel number only if it’s a digital channel); channel
call letters, if available (when channel is tuned);
Locked List
; and
Unlocked List
. The major channels listed in
Cable Channel List
and
Antenna Ch. List
for off-air or cable sources are based on the channel
search results. If a major channel is not found by Channel Search, then it
is not listed.
