34 ViewSonic VPW505
Favorite Channel / Channel Lock
Favorite Channel and Channel Lock Settings
Favorite Channel and Channel Lock settings can be set from both the OSD or the remote control. When using
the OSD:
1. Press the MENU +/- keys on the remote or the front control panel.
2. Use the ADJ +/- keys to navigate to “TV” OSD sub-menu as displayed below.
3. Use the MENU +/- keys to select CHANNEL STATUS option. A description of available settings are listed
below.
4. Use the ADJ +/- keys to change actual setting.
Using Remote Control
Favorite Channel and Channel Lock settings can be set from both the
OSD or the remote control. When using the remote control to set Favor-
ite Channel:
1. Use the CH UP/DOWN keys to scroll to the channel you wish to set as
favorite channel.
2. Press the FAV.SET key on the remote control.
3. The selected channel is now set as part of the Favorite channel selec-
tion.
4. To watch your favorite Favorite Channel settings, press FAV.CH key to
recall your settings.
5. If you wish to remove the Favorite Channel setting, simply press
FAV.SET key again. The on-screen display will set the channel status
to “NORMAL”.
When using the remote control to set Channel Lock:
1. Use the CH UP/DOWN keys to scroll to the
channel you wish to lock.
2. Press the CH LOCK key on the remote control.
3. You will now be prompted to enter a 4-digit passcode. Enter a 4-digit
passcode using the keypad.
4. After setting the passcode, the channel is now locked and viewing is
not possible unless the same passcode is entered.
CHANNEL
Selects the channel to display by the display. This has the same
function as CH UP/DOWN keys on the remote control
CHANNEL STATUS
Sets various advanced settings for the selected TV channel.
NORMAL
Set channel status to Normal to make the channel available for
viewing.
ERASE
Set channel status to ERASE to make the channel un-available for
viewing. When you use CH UP/DOWN keys to scroll thru chan-
nels, this channel will skip. However, this channel can still be
tuned by manually keying the channel using the number keypad
on the remote.
FAV
Set channel status to FAV (Favorite) to program the channel as
part of favorite channel. Favorite channels can then be recalled
using the FAV.CH key located on the remote control.
LOCK
Set channel status to LOCK to block the channel from viewing.
When set to LOCK status for the first time, you will be prompted
to enter a passcode. This passcode is the same passcode used for
V-Chip setting (default is 0000 - please see page 34 for additional
details). Once this passcode is entered, then the channel will be
set to LOCK position.