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Using the TV’s Features
48 Chapter 3
Parental Controls
The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that
children cannot see certain programs, channels, browser, or use the
buttons on the front of the TV. The Parental Controls menu also involves
software inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which lets you program
your TV so it won’t display certain programs and movies based on
violence, sex, or other content you may believe children should not
view. Once you block programs, you or other adults can unblock
programs by entering a password to unlock video or enter the password
to edit the features in the Parental Controls menu. By default, the
software inside your TV is t
urned “off,” so if you don’t want to use this
feature, you can just ignore it.
The options of the Parental Controls menu are Unlock/Lock TV, Video
Input List, Antenna A List, Antenna B List, USA V-Chip, Canada V-Chip,
V-Chip Unrated, Front Button Block, and Web Browser Block.
Lock/Unlock TV
Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock the parental controls and the TV
using a password. It also affects the channel lists. If you select the Unlock
option when watching TV, you see the channels that have a check mark in
the Unlocked List. If you select Lock when watching TV, you see the channels
that are Viewable in the Locked List. If the TV is locked, all channels can still
be accessed by using the number buttons on the remote control but may not
be viewed if they are blocked (enter password to see program).
Notes: When locking the TV, you’ll be asked to enter a password and
then to re-enter the password a second time to re-confirm your
password choice.
If you do not lock the TV, none of the settings for V-Chip, channel block,
front panel block, and web browser block take effect.
If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold the MENU/
OK button on the front panel and VOLUME down button on the
remote for three seconds. This resets the password only and unlocks the
TV; all other settings in Parental Controls are not changed.
If you’ve locked the TV, set a record timer in the GUIDE Plus+ system
and you aren’t there to provide your password, the recording takes
place only if the program doesn’t exceed the V-Chip ratings, and
channel is in the unlocked list.
Channel Lists (Video Input List, Antenna A List,
Antenna B List)
The channel lists contain the following information: major channel
number (with subchannel number only if a digital channel), channel call
letters (when channel is tuned), Locked List, and Unlocked List. The major
channels listed in Antenna A List and Antenna B List for off-air or cable
sources are based on the channel search results. If a major channel is not
found by Channel Search, then it is not listed. A Channel Search does not
affect the Video Input List; all video inputs are listed.
Web Browser Block
9
Front Button Block
8
V-Chip Unrated
7
V-Chip Movie Rating
6
V-Chip TV Rating
5
Antenna B List
4
Antenna A List
3
Video Input List
2
Unlock TV
1
Go Back
0
Main Menu Parental Controls
Warning: Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the
Locked List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.
Unlocking the TV turns off the rating limits, the Locked List,
and blocking features. The Unlocked List will be used instead
of the Locked List.
Do you want to unlock the TV?
Point to "Yes" and press OK to unlock the TV.
Point to "No" and press OK to cancel.
NoYes
Web Browser Block
9
Front Button Block
8
V-Chip Unrated
7
V-Chip Movie Rating
6
V-Chip TV Rating
5
Antenna B List
4
Antenna A List
3
Video Input List
2
Lock TV
1
Go Back
0
Main Menu Parental Controls
Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked
List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.
Locking the TV puts into effect all of the rating limits, the
Locked List, and blocking features that you have set up in
the Parental Controls menu.
In order to lock the TV, enter the four-digit password you
would like to use.
No
Web Browser Block
9
Front Button Block
8
V-Chip Unrated
7
V-Chip Movie Rating
6
V-Chip TV Rating
5
Antenna B List
4
Antenna A List
3
Video Input List
2
Lock TV
1
Go Back
0
Main Menu Parental Controls
Press OK to edit the Antenna A List. Each channel can be
added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
All Channels Ant A (All)
0
0-1
0-2
0-3
0-4
0-5
0-6 to 0-999
1
1-1
Unlocked
List
Locked
List
Tip
You must lock the TV for the parental controls settings
to be enforced.
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