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Using the TV's Features
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Main Menu
Channel Setup
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Go Back
The Parental Controls menu lets you adjust the TV's
blocking features, like V-Chip, which can block programs:
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Lock TV
•USA V-Chip
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Channel Search
•Canada V-Chip
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•V-Chip Unrated
Cable Channel Lists
•Front Button Block
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Antenna Ch. List
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Video Input List
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Advanced Settings
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Parental Controls
Press OK or4to access the Parental Controls menu.
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Main Menu
Channel Setup
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Go Back
The TV is currently unlocked.
1
Lock TV
Locking the TV will enforce the rating limits (V-Chip),
and blocking features that you have set up. Also, the
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Channel Search
Childrens' Channel list of "safe channels" is used instead
of the Favorite Channel List.
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Cable Channel List
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In order to lock the TV, enter the four-digit password you
Antenna Ch. List
would like to use.
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Video Input List
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Confirm the password by entering it again.
Advanced Settings
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Parental Controls
Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked
List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.
Tip
You must lock the TV for the parental controls settings to be
enforced.
How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada
V-Chip reads the program's age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult
Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, you will
receive the message telling you that the program is blocked from viewing.
Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will
only be blocked if you block their age-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been given
an Exempt rating, and programs that are considered unrated. Go to page 68 for the US and Canada ratings
explanations.
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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 in the Parental Controls menu are USA V-Chip, Canada V-Chip, V-Chip
Unrated, and Front Button Block.
Before V-Chip is explained, fi rst you need to know how to lock and unlock your
TV.
Lock/Unlock TV
The Lock/Unlock TV option is found in the Channel Setup menu. Selecting this
option lets you lock and unlock the parental controls and channel lists using a
password. If the TV is locked when watching TV, you only see the channels that
are marked as Viewable. Locking the TV also blocks channels in Channel Setup (go
to page 56 for more information).
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-confi rm 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.
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