View Timer - Sharp 32N-S500 Operation Manual

Parent Control (VIEW TIMER)
L VIEW TIMER
This function allows you to restrict TV viewing time and also
allows you to control TV usage. This function is to prevent
your children from watching too much TV.
L How to set VIEW TIMER.
1
Press MENU to access MAIN screen.
2
Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the " : "
mark to "PARENT CONTROL".
3
Press VOL (+) or (–) to access PARENT CONTROL
mode.
4
Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the " : "
mark to "VIEW TIMER".
(PARENT CONTROL mode)
5
Press VOL (+) or (–) to access VIEW TIMER mode.
(VIEW TIMER mode; before setting)
6
Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to select "VIEWING
TIME" and "OFF TIME". For each selection, press
the VOL (+) or (–) to set the time duration.
7
Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to select "SECRET
No." and then enter the 4-digit no. using the REMOTE
KEYPAD .
8
Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to select "STATUS".
Press the VOL (+) or (–) to turn ON the "VIEWING
TIMER". (If STATUS is OFF, VIEW TIMER is not
operated)
(VIEW TIMER mode; after setting)
9
Press MENU to exit.
NOTE:
Example
• To restrict anybody from watching the TV for 5 hours, after
watching the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like the
settings in Step 8.
• They can choose to watch the 2 hours of TV however they wish.
For example, they could watch 1 hour of TV, turn TV off for 30
minutes, then turn TV on and watch the remaining 1 hour on the
VIEWING TIMER.
L Notice of Remaining VIEWING TIME
• For every 30 minute interval, the
"remaining time" will be displayed for
four seconds. For the last 5 minutes,
the "remaining time" will be displayed
every minute.
• "0H 00M REMAIN" will be displayed for
10 seconds just before the VIEWING
CH
TIME is completed.
CH
L To cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the SECRET
No.(When you forget the SECRET No.)
VOL VOL
— + 1
Repeat steps 1 to 3 of "How to set VIEW TIMER."
During Step 3, Press VOL (+) or (–) , and the
message "VIEWING TIMER NOW SET" will be
CH
displayed.
CH
2
Press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN ( 9 ) on
the TV set simultaneously until the message
"VIEWING TIMER NOW SET" disappears. The
VIEW TIMER is now off.
3
Now repeat again Steps 1 to 3 of "How to set VIEW
VOL VOL TIMER." During Step 3, press the VOL (+) or (–) ,
— +
and the message "INPUT SECRET No." is
displayed.
CH
CH
VOL VOL
4
Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using REMOTE
— +
KEYPAD , and the VIEW TIMER mode will be
displayed. Repeat Steps 5 - 7 of "How to set VIEW
CH
TIMER".
CH
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
ENTER
0 100
5
If in Step 4 above you have forgotten your SECRET
No., press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN
CH
( 9 ) on the TV set simultaneously until the message
CH "INPUT SECRET No." disappears and the VIEW
TIMER mode will be displayed. Then repeat Steps
5 - 7 of "How to set VIEW TIMER".
VOL VOL
— +
6
Press MENU to exit.
NOTE:
• When you choose the correct SECRET No., VIEW TIMER mode
is displayed. If the wrong SECRET No. is chosen, the screen
message is not displayed. Input the SECRET No. again in this
case.
• While the TV set is OFF but the VIEW TIMER is set: Turn on TV;
the screen message "TIME OVER" will appear. If you do nothing,
the TV will turn off in approximately 30 seconds.
• To cancel VIEW TIMER while the TV set is OFF but the VIEW
TIMER is set: Turn on the TV; the screen message "TIME OVER"
will appear. Repeat "To cancel VIEW TIMER" Steps 2 - 6.
— — — —
(VIEW TIMER mode)
* * * *
VOL VOL
— +
(On the Set)
VOL +
CH
MENU
VOL (+) /
CHANNEL
DOWN ( 9 )
buttons
VOL VOL
— +
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
ENTER
0 100
(On the Set)
VOL +
CH
MENU
VOL (+) /
CHANNEL
DOWN ( 9 )
buttons
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