Chapter 4. TV Menu Settings 53
Parental Lock Menu
TheParentalLockmenugivesyoucontroloverthreedif-
ferenttypesofparentalcontrols.Youmustuseapass
codetoopenthismenutoenable/disablethelockoptions.
Thethreeparentalcontrolsavailableare:
• Ratings (U.S. Ratings/Other Ratings)
V-Chiptechnologyletsyourestrictaccessto
programmingbasedonprogram-ratingsignalssentby
thebroadcaster.ForU.S.ratings,youcanalsosetthe
timeofdayfortheserestrictionstobeineffect.
• Lock by Time
LetsyourestrictTVusebytimeofday.
• Front Panel Lock
LetsyoudisablethecontrolsonthefrontoftheTV.
UsethisoptioniftherearesmallchildrenneartheTV
whomaybetemptedtopressthebuttons.
Access to
Ratings Menus
Lock TV by
Time
TV Front Panel
Lock On/Off
Figure 10. Parental Lock menu
Setting a Pass Code
Youarepromptedtoenterapasscodewheneveryou
selectParentalLockontheMainmenu.Tosetapass
codeforthefirsttime:
1. Press
MENU
,highlightParental Lock,thenpress
ENTER
.
Ascreenpromptingyouforapasscodewilldisplay.
2. Inputafour-digitpasscodeusingthenumberkeyson
theremotecontrol.
• Press
CANCEL
todeleteanumberandmove
backonespace.
• Press
MENU
or
EXIT
toclosethemenuwithout
settingapasscode.
3. Press
ENTER
tosetthepasscodejustinput.
Toresetthepasscode,seetheprocedureinAppendixA.
IMPORTANT
If you forget your four-digit pass code, see
Appendix A.
Lock TV by Time and Front-Panel Lock
Lock by Time (Parental Lock Menu)
Lock by TimeallowsyoutoblockalluseoftheTVduring
specifiedhours.Duringthelocktime,youmustuseyour
passcodetoviewtheTV.TolocktheTVbytime:
1. Press toselectOnorOffforLock by Time.
2. Press tomovetotheLock Timebox.
a. Withthehournumberhighlightedinyellow,press
repeatedlytochangethehourandassoci-
atedAM/PM indicator.Youcanalsojustpress
andholdtochangethehour.
b. Press
ENTER
tomovethehighlighttotheminutes.
c. Withtheminutesnumberhighlightedinyellow,
press repeatedlytochangetheminutes.
Justpressandholdtomovequicklythroughthe
numbers.
d. Press tomovetotheUnlock Timeandsetthe
timeasdescribedabove.
NOTE: TomakeLock by Timeactive24hoursaday,set
LockandUnlocktothesametime.
Front Panel Lock (Parental Lock Menu)
Front Panel Lockletsyoudisablecontrolsonthefront
paneltopreventinadvertentchangestoTVsettings.
SelectOntodisablethebuttonsandselectOfftorestore
theiroperation.
Toreleasethefrontbuttonlockwithoutusingtheremote
control:
• WhenEnergyModeissettoFast Power On,press
andholdthe
MENU
buttononthefrontpanelforover
eightseconds.IftheTVison,amessagewilldisplay
confirmingreleaseoftheFrontPanelLock.
• WhenEnergyModeissettoLow Power,press
POWER
onthefrontpaneltoturnontheTV.Pressandholdthe
MENU
buttononthefrontpanelforovereightseconds.
Rating Menus
Theratingmenusallowyouto:
• Turnratingrestrictionsonoroff
• Changethepermittedratinglevel
• Setthetimeofdaytoenforceratingrestrictions(U.S.
ratingsonly)
TheTVcomesfromthefactorywithpre-setU.S.V-Chip
ratingsandwiththeratinglocksturnedoff.Thepre-set
ratingsareTVratingTV-PGandmovieratingPG.Ifyou
turnonV-Chipblocking,thesepresetsallowonlypro-