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Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings
To manage program content according to its rating, you must
enable the Program Rating feature.
To enable or disable the Program Rating feature:
1. From the PARENTAL CONTROLS menu, highlight Locks and
press OK. The LOCKS menu is displayed.
2. Select On or Off and press OK.
Locking and Unlocking Channels
When a channel is locked, it will be inaccessible. Locking
a channel is a good way to prevent children from viewing
inappropriate material.
To lock or unlock a channel:
1. From the PARENTAL CONTROLS menu, highlight Channel
Locks and press OK. The CHANNEL LOCKS menu is displayed.
2. Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press
OK.
3. When a channel is locked, the Lock icon appears locked.
The channel is not accessible unless the parental PIN is
entered.
4. When a channel is unlocked, the Lock icon appears
unlocked. The channel is accessible.
Using the Parental Controls
The TV’s parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from
displaying certain channels or programs without a password.
The Parental Controls menu only appears when:
• You are using the tuner to receive your TV signals, such as
when you are using an antenna for Over-the-Air signals
or when connected to cable TV directly from the wall (no
cable box).
• You have a device connected using a composite video
cable or a coaxial cable, such as a VCR, satellite or
cable box, or DVR.
Accessing the Parental Controls Menu
To access the Parental Controls menu:
1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is
displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight System
and press OK. The SYSTEM menu is displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Parental
Controls and press OK.
4. Enter your parental PIN. If you have not set a PIN, enter the
default, 0000. The PARENTAL CONTROLS menu is displayed.
To set a custom parental passcode, see
Changing
the Parental Control PIN
on page 44.
Setting the Time and Local Settings
To ensure the correct time is displayed when you press the INFO
button, set the TV’s time zone:
1. Press the MENU button on the
remote. The on-screen menu is
displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the
remote to highlight Time &
Local Settings and press OK.
The menu headed by the local
date and time is displayed.
3. Highlight Time Zone and press
OK. The TIME ZONE menu is
displayed.
4. Highlight your time zone and press OK.
5. Highlight Daylight Saving Time and press OK. The DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME menu is displayed. Choose On if your locale
observes daylight savings time, Off if it does not, or Auto
to have the system automatically detect Daylight Savings
Settings.
6. If you are in the United States, highlight Zip Code. Enter your
Zip code using the keypad on the remote, then press OK. Zip
codes are often used by V.I.A. Plus Apps to give you the most
accurate location-based information, such as weather or
news.
7. Highlight Country and press OK. The COUNTRY menu is
displayed.
8. Highlight your country and press OK.
9. Press the EXIT button on the remote.
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