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Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
Locking channels
With the Lock feature, you can lock specific channels.
The locked channels can only be accessed by entering
the PIN.
1
From the
S
ETUP
menu, highlight
TV
S
ettin
g
s
and
press
T
.
2
Press
B
or
b
to select
Channel Options
and press
T
. The list of channels will appear.
3
Press
c
and then
B
or
b
to select a channel in the
lock column.
4
PIN code entry will be required to set locked
channel.
Note:
If the PIN code has not been set yet, a warning
message will appear.
5
A tick will appear in the box.
To remove the tick, press
T
again.
Using the input lock feature
You can use the Input Lock feature to lock the video
inputs (
Vi
d
eo 1
,
Vi
d
eo 2
,
Color
S
tream HD1
,
Color
S
tream HD2
,
HDMI 1
,
HDMI 2
,
HDMI 3
, and
PC
)
and channels 3 and 4. You will not be able to view the
input sources or channels until you unlock the inputs.
1
From the
PREFERENCE
S
menu, highlight
Parental Control an
d
Locks
and press
T
.
2
Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3
Press
B
or
b
to select
Input Lock
.
4
Press
C
or
c
to select
Vi
d
eo
,
Vi
d
eo+
or
Off
.
Using the GameTimer
®
feature
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.
1
From the
PREFERENCE
S
menu, highlight
Parental Control an
d
Locks
and press
T
.
2
Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3
Press
b
or
B
to select
G
ameTimer
, and then press
C
or
c
to select
30
,
60
,
90
, or
120
minutes.
To cancel the GameTimer
®
:
Select
Off
in step 3 above.
To deactivate the Input Lock once the GameTimer has
activated it:
Set the
Input Lock
to
Off
(
-
left-hand column).
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 (
-
left-hand column).
Using the panel lock feature
You can lock the control panel to prevent your settings
from being changed accidentally (by children, for
example). When
Panel Lock
is
On
, none of the controls
on the TV control panel will operate except
POWER
.
1
From the
PREFERENCE
S
menu, highlight
Parental Control an
d
Locks
and press
T
.
2
Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3
Press
B
or
b
to select
Panel Lock
, and then press
C
or
c
to select
On
.
When
Panel Lock
is set to
On
, a reminder will
appear when the buttons on the TV control panel
are pressed. If the
POWER
button is pressed the TV
will switch off and can only be brought out of
standby by using the remote control.
To unlock the control panel:
Select
Off
in step 3 above.
Mode
Desc
r
iption
Video
Locks Video 1, Video 2, ColorStream HD1/
HD2, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, and PC.
Video+
Locks Video 1, Video 2, ColorStream HD1/
HD2, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, PC, and
channels 3 and 4.
• Select
Vi
d
eo+
if you play video tapes via an
ANT/CABLE input.
Off
Unlocks all video inputs and channels 3 and 4.
Ch.
Type
Channel Options
DTV
ATV
DTV
ATV
ATV
ATV
ATV
ATV
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6-1
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9
10
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