Using the TV's Features
Channel Block
Selecting
this option
lets you decide
what channels
can be viewed.
View
Makes
the selected
channel
viewable.
Blo&
The fi-ont panel
and remote
control
CH (channel)
buttons
will tune
only m channels
that you have marked
as View. The remote.
will still tune
m the blocked
channel
if you use the digits to access
the channel,
but the channel
will be blocked.
Don't
{orget to lock parental
controls
after you change
the status of
Charmel Blod< If you do not, the channel
block will not take effect.
Note: l/you
have a digital cable box channel.s 126-999 can be blod_ed
but will not be _emovable [rom your scan list
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.
I:ront Pand
Blod_
can:
•
Keep children
from watching
TV when
the parent
is not present.
•
Keep young
children
fi'om playing
with the buttons.
(When
using
this as a Parental
Control
method,
you should
remove
access
to any remote
that is capable
of operating
the television
while you
have the front
panel
blocked.)
Don't
{brget to lock parental
controls
after you change
the status.
If you
do not, the fi'ont
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,
Chamml
Block,
or Front Panel Block will take effect.
If you lbrget your password, simultaneously
press and hold MENU on
the television and volume down on the remote tot 3 seconds. Nothing
appears
on the screen, Parental
Controls simply unlock and you can
re-enter a password via LoM Pctrenlal Corlhols.
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