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Chapter 6: Basic features
Network Lock
You can use the Network Lock feature to prevent the
Web browser from launching. When this feature is set
to On, PIN input will be necessary to use Widgets,
VUDU or YouTube.
1 From the PREFERENCES menu, highlight
Parental Control and Locks and press .
2 Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3 Press B or b to highlight Network Lock and press
C or c to select On, and then press .
To unlock the Network:
Select Off in step 3 above.
GameTimer
®
You can use the GameTimer
®
to set a time limit for
playing a video game (30–120 minutes). When the
GameTimer expires, the TV enters Input Lock mode
and locks out the input source for the video game
device.
1 From the PREFERENCES menu, highlight
Parental Control and Locks and press .
2 Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3 Press B or b to select GameTimer, and then press
C or c to select 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes.
To cancel the GameTimer
®
:
Select Off in step 3 above.
To deactivate the Input Lock once the GameTimer
®
has
activated it:
Set the Input Lock to Off (- “Input lock feature” on
page 45.)
Note:
• A message will appear when 10 minutes, 3 minutes, and
1 minute remain on the GameTimer
®
.
• If the TV loses power with time remaining on the
GameTimer
®
, when power is restored the TV will enter
Input Lock mode (as if the GameTimer had been
activated), and you will have to deactivate the Input Lock
(- page 45).
Panel lock
You can lock the control panel to prevent your settings
from being changed accidentally (by children, for
example). When Panel Lock is On, none of the controls
on the TV control panel will operate except POWER.
1 From the PREFERENCES menu, highlight
Parental Control and Locks and press .
2 Enter your four-digit PIN code.
3 Press B or b to select Panel Lock, and then press C
or c to select On.
Note: When Panel Lock is set to On, “Not Available”
window will be displayed when the buttons on the TV
control panel are pressed. If the POWER button is
pressed, the TV will switch off and can only be brought
out of standby by using the remote control.
To unlock the control panel:
Select Off in step 3 above.
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