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36 HP LCD HDTV User’s Guide
Changing the secret number
New Secret No. in the Secret No. menu allows you to
change your current secret number.
Clearing the secret number
Secret No. Clear in the Secret No. menu allows you to
clear your secret number.
Setting the parental control
V-Chip level
V-Chip is an electronic filtering device built into your
TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control
over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows
parents to select programs judged suitable for child
viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable. It
does so automatically once you activate the V-Chip
feature in your television.
V-Chip and Status are not selectable from the menu if
you do not first configure your secret number.
The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content:
TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings.
■ TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction
with the V-Chip to help parents screen out
inappropriate television shows from their children.
■ Movie ratings are used for original movies
rated by the Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) as watched on cable TV and not
edited for television. The V-Chip can also be set to
block MPAA-rated movies.
■ The “V-Chip (DTV only)” will only be selectable
when a new rating system can be downloaded
via digital broadcasting in the U.S.
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As a precautionary measure, make a note
of your secret number and keep it in a
familiar place.
If you lose or forget your secret number, do
these steps to clear the secret number:
a) Press Menu on the remote control to
open the OSD.
b) Press the up or down arrow buttons to
highlight Setup. Press OK.
c) Press the up or down arrow buttons to
highlight Parental CTRL, and then press
OK. (You can select EZ Setup, CH Setup,
or Reset instead of Parental CTRL.) The
Secret No. window displays.
d) On the top of the TV, press and hold at
the same time both the CH^ (Channel Up)
and VOL+ (Volume Up) buttons until a
message appears on the screen.
If the secret number is cleared, the Status
setting automatically sets to Off. V-Chip
and Status are not selectable from
the menu.