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If used, this optional
feature
can "block"
undesirable
programming
from
appearing
on the TK.
Note:
Lock, also known and referred
to in the text as Parental
Control, is not available
in Computer
Mode. To block Computer inputs,
use the block AUX SOURCESoption
in the Lock menu in TV Mode; com-
puter inputs
will not be available.
Lock/Parentat
Controt offers the user a wide variety
of options
and settings
that restrict
or "brock" the programming
that
can appear
on the TV. Parentat
controt arrows the user the capabitity
of defining
which program
rating they consider
acceptabte,
to the younger
or more sensitive
viewer. It can be preset
and turned
either
on or off by the user who specifies
the secret 4-number
code, the password.
The number of hours btocked
are specified.
Generat audience
and chitdren
viewer
btocks shoutd
both be programmed
into the TV's memory.
Viewer ratings
are specified
for both TV and the motion picture
industry;
both rating systems
shoutd
be used, for comptete
coverage.
The ratings
are based
mainty on chitdren's
ages.
Overview
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) choose
a rating for NIPAA, from the setec-
tions
betow AND choose
ratings from the TV Parentat
Guidetines
Rating System
on the next page, using the Age Brock
option
for Generat Audiences,
and for Chitdren.
In addition
to those,
you may wish to add additionat
restrictions
from the
Content
Brock menu. See the Parentat
Controt
menu, and submenus
exampte
on the next two pages.
Things to Consider
before Setting
Up Lock (Parental
Control)
• Determine which rating you consider acceptabte to the viewer. (For exampte, if you choose TV-PG, art more restrictive
ratings witt be automaticatty btocked; the viewer witt not be abte to see: TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-NIA rated programming.)
• Do you want to brock the auxitiary
video source entirety?
(Btocks the signat sent by the equipment,
such as a VCR, con-
nected to the TV Audio/Video
input jacks; in the Aux. Brock option.)
Or reave unbtocked,
then choose
attowabte
ratings.
• Brock program "Content" based on indiv
Scenes, or Fantasy Viotence Scenes; in the Content Btk option.
• How many hours do you want
Parentat
Controt to be active? You can set the Hours option
for up to 99 hours.
• Setect a secret password;
in the Set Password option.
Use the number
keys on the remote.
Don't forget the password,
it
is the onty way you can access the Parentat
Controt
menu and change
rating setections,
or turn Parentat
Controt off.
• Do you want Parentat
Controt to be active
art the time? If not, you can turn it on or off; with the Lock On/Off option.
YOU can set different
Parental
Control viewing restric-
tions for general
audiences
and for children
- - both con
be active at the same time.
Simply specifying one content
block such as Sex Scenes,
wiU not automatically
block another content in the pro-
grams from appearing.
Even if you choose to leave the Aux inputs unblocked, the
ratings you specify will automatically
restrict the program-
ming that appears from the video sources.
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YOU cannot
disable
Parental Control by disconnecting
the TV
from power. Block hours will automatically
reset to the origi-
nal block time setting speci_ed if power is disconnected.
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