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26 4. TV Menus
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Parental Menu
The TV comes from the factory with the rating
locks turned off and with pre-set U.S. ratings
TV-PG and movie rating PG. You must turn
on blocking for U.S. ratings to activate these
rating restrictions. You will be prompted to
enter a pass code when you select Lock on
the main menu.
Lock
Important Notes on Rating Locks
• Parental menu rating locks apply only to channels and signals received
on the ANT and composite VIDEO jacks.
• Other menu rating locks apply only to digital channels received on ANT.
• Whenviewingacablebox,satellitereceiver,orotherdeviceconnected
to the component Y Pb Pr or HDMI inputs, check the device’s owner’s
guide for parental locks.
• WhenaccessingVUDU’sinternetmovieservice,usetheparentalcon-
trols provided by VUDU.
Lock
Parental
Lock
Disables or enables blocking based on V-Chip signals and the U.S. rating system.
TV
Rating
Highlight the rating level you wish to change
and press
ENTER
to block it ( ) or allow it ( ).
You can apply supplemental content block-
ing to the age-based ratings by using the TV
content categories. (FV, D, L, S, V)
Movie
Rating
Highlight the rating level you wish to change
and press
ENTER
to block it ( ) or allow it ( ).
Start Time/
Stop Time
Sets the time of day for enforcement of rating restrictions set in the Parental menu.
Note: To make rating restrictions active 24 hours a day, make Start Time and Stop Time the same.
Lock Time
Blocks all use of the TV during the time period you specify. Once a lock time is set, it goes
into effect immediately and you must enter a pass code to use the TV during the lock period.
To reactivate the time lock, power the TV off and then back on. T
o make
Lock by Time
active 24 hours a day, make Start Time and Stop Time the same.
Lock
Channel
The Channel Lock menu lists channels currently in memory (see page 24). Highlight a
channel and press
ENTER
to lock ( ) or allow ( ) the channel. Channels locks will be
cleared the next time you perform a channel scan.
Lock Panel
Use this option if small children try to press TV buttons.
To • release the Panel Lock from the TV’s control panel, press and hold the
INPUT
button for
ten seconds. If the TV is powered off, press
POWER
after the lock releases to power on the
TV.
To reactivate the lock, return to this menu and change the setting to • On.
Lock Other
Other Menu Options (alternate rating system)
This TV can recognize new rating systems that may come into effect in the future. Such alter-
nate rating systems will apply only to digital programming received on the ANT input.