Video Pattern; Sleep Timer; Using A Password - Pioneer PDP-428XG Operating Instructions Manual

09 Useful adjustment settings

Video Pattern

You can display the Video Pattern screen that also helps eliminate
after-image when it occurs.
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Select "Option" (/ then ENTER).
3 Select "Video Pattern" (/ then ENTER).
A confirmation screen appears.
4 Select "Start" (ENTER).
The Video Pattern screen displays.
Note
• The system is automatically placed into standby one hour after
the Video Pattern screen has started.
• While the Video Pattern screen is on, no buttons operate
except a on the remote control unit, STANDBY/ON and a on
the plasma television.
• To cancel the Video Pattern screen, press a on the remote
control unit, STANDBY/ON or a on the plasma television.
• The Video Pattern timer has priority over the sleep timer. When
the Video Pattern timer is on, the sleep timer becomes
ineffective.

Sleep Timer

When the selected time elapses, the Sleep Timer automatically
places the system into the standby mode.
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Select "Sleep Timer" (/ then ENTER).
3 Select the desired time (/ then ENTER).
Select "Off" (cancel), "30 min", "60 min", "90 min" or "120 min".
4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu.
Note
• Five minutes before the selected time elapses, the remaining
time appears every minute.
• To check the remaining time, perform steps 1 and 2. After
checking the time, press HOME MENU to restore the previous
display.
• The SLEEP indicator on the front of the plasma television lights
up in orange when the Sleep Timer is set.

Using a password

The plasma television provides a Child lock function for preventing
children from watching inappropriate programs. You need to enter
a password when watching programs with "Block" specified.
Before the system is shipped, "1234" is preset as the factory-default
password. You can however, change the password as you want.
You will need to enter the password before using the "Auto
Installation", "Analog TV Setup", or "Password" functions from the
HOME MENU to prevent unauthorized changes to the settings.
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Entering a password
In a case where you select a channel blocked with Child lock
function or if password entry is requested when attempting to open
the menu, enter a password correctly.
• Enter your four-digit password using buttons 0 to 9.
Please Input Your Password.
Note
• If you fail password entry three times, "Invalid password."
appears, and the menu is closed. In order to display the
password entry screen again to unlock the password, select
the blocked channel or open the menu again.
• If the password entry screen disappears before entry, you may
recall it by pressing ENTER.
Changing the password
Use the following procedure to change the password.
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Select "Setup" (/ then ENTER).
3 Select "Password" (/ then ENTER).
The password entry screen appears. Enter the current four-digit
password using buttons 0 to 9.
4 Select "Change Password" (/ then ENTER).
5 Enter a four-digit password to be newly set, using the
buttons 0 to 9.
Change Password
Please Input New Password.
Reconfirm New Password.
6 Enter the same password that you have entered in step 5.
• If a different password is entered, the operation goes back to
step 5 for reentry from the beginning.
• You can try up to three times to reconfirm the new password
before the Change Password screen is automatically exited.
7 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu.
Note
• Take a note of the newly set password and keep it handy.