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Locking channels
Locking a channel requires the parent lock password to be entered before that channel can be
viewed. You cannot lock channels unless the
Parent Lock
preference has been set to
ON
. (See
“Setting security options” on page 17 for instructions.)
NOTE
: You can also lock radio stations.
Follow this procedure to lock an unlocked channel or station, or to unlock a locked channel or
station.
1. Press
MENU
on the remote control.
2. If
the
Edit
option is not highlighted, press
VOL
e
or
VOL
f
until it is.
3. If
Channel Manager
is not highlighted in the
Edit
menu, press
CH
▼
or
CH
▲
until it is
4. Press
OK
.
A list of your TV channels appears.
5. If you want to lock (or unlock) radio stations rather than TV channels, press
TV/RAD
on the
remote control. A list of radio stations appears. Pressing
TV/RAD
again redisplays the TV
channels.
6. Press
CH
▼
or
CH
▲
until the channel or station you want to lock or unlock is highlighted.
7. Press
the
SUB
button (the red button) on the remote control to lock (or unlock) the highlighted
channel or station. An icon of a padlock appears beside the channel or station name to
indicate that it is locked. (If you are unlocking a locked channel or station, the padlock icon
disappears.)
8. If you want to lock or unlock another channel or station, repeat from step 6.
9. Press
MENU
or
EXIT
.
10. A confirmation message appears asking you to confirm the changes you have made. Press
OK
to confirm your changes (that is, save them). If you don’t want to save your changes, press
MENU
.
Skipping channels
A channel that is set to be skipped doesn’t appear in your channel list. It is also skipped when you
press
CH
▼
or
CH
▲
to scroll through channels.