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V-CHIP
UNRATED
PROGRAM
BLOCK
Selecting this option
lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes
as "unrated"
can be viewed. Note that "unrated"
TV programs may include
news, sports, political,
religious,
local and weather
programs, emergency
bulletins,
public announcements,
and programs without
ratings.
View
All unrated
programs
are available.
Block
All unrated
programs are not available.
Don't forget
to lock parental
controls after you change the status of unrated
program viewing.
If you do not, the limit will not take effect.
CHANNEL
BLOCK
Selecting this option
lets you decide what channels can be viewed.
View
Makes the selected channel viewable.
BlockThe
front
panel and remote CH (channel)
buttons
will tune only
to channels that you have marked as View. You may tune to a blocked
channel manually
by using the number
buttons and entering
the
correct password.
Don't forget
to lock parental
controls after you change the status of Channel
Block. If you do not, the channel block will not take effect.
FRONT
PANEL
BLOCK
Selecting this option
lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV's
front
panel. The remote still tunes to any channel.
Front Panel Block can:
•
Keep children
from watching
TV when the parent is not present.
•
Keep small children
from playing with the buttons.
(When using this as a Parental Control
method, you should remove access to
any remote capable of controlling
the front
panel while you have the Front
Panel blocked.)
Don't forget
to lock parental
controls after you change the status. If you do
not, the front
panel block will not take effect.
LOCK/UNLOCK
PARENTAL
CONTROLS
Selecting this option
lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings
using
a password.
If you do not lock parental
controls,
none of the settings
for V-Chip,
Channel
Block, or Front Panel Block will take effect.
If you forget
your password, press and hold TV on the remote and the MENU
button
on the television
simultaneously
for 3 seconds. Parental controls will
then unlock and you can re-enter a password via Lock Parental Controls.
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