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Using the TV’s Features

Chapter 3 33

Parental Controls

The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that

children cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the buttons on

the front of the TV. The Parental Controls menu controls the 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

urned “off,” so if you don’t want to use this feature, you can just ignore it.

The options in the Parental Controls menu are USA V-Chip, Canada

V-Chip, V-Chip Unrated, and Front Button Block.

Before V-Chip is explained, ﬁrst you need to know how to lock and

unlock your TV.

Lock/Unlock TV

The Lock/Unlock TV option is found in the Channel Setup menu.

Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock the parental controls

and channel lists using a password. If the TV is locked when watching

TV, you only see the channels that are marked as Viewable. Locking

the TV also blocks channels in Channel Setup (go to page 45 for more

information).

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, and front panel block take effect.

If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold the MENU/

OK button on the front panel and VOL- 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.

Channel Search

Lock TV

Go Back

Advanced Settings

Video Input List

Channel List

Parental Controls

Locking the TV puts into effect the rating limits, the Locked

List, and blocking features. Press OK to continue.

* *

The TV is currently unlocked.

Locking the TV will enforce the rating limits (V-Chip),

and blocking features that you have set up. Also, the

Childrens’ Channel list of “safe channels” is used instead

of the Favorite Channel List.

In order to lock the TV, enter the four-digit password you

would like to use.

Main Menu

Channel Setup

Confirm the password by entering it again.

Tip

You must lock the TV for the parental controls settings to be

enforced.

Channel Search

Lock TV

Go Back

Advanced Settings

Video Input List

Parental Controls

Channel List

Press OK or4to access the Parental Controls menu.

Main Menu 4Channel Setup

•USA V-Chip

•Canada V-Chip

•V-Chip Unrated

•Front Button Block

The Parental Controls menu lets you adjust the TV’s

blocking features, like V-Chip, which can block programs:

How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada

V-Chip reads the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence

(V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the

program contains, you will receive the message telling you that the program is blocked from

viewing.

Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content

themes will only be blocked if you block their age-based rating. You can also block out programs

that have been given an Exempt rating, and programs that are considered unrated.

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