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Using the Parental Lock Settings, To View a Blocked External Input - service manual

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Using the Parental Lock Settings Option Description Enter password The Parental Lock settings allow you to set up the TV to block programs according to their content and rating levels. Use 0-9 on the remote control to enter a four-digit password. The first time you create a password, confirm the password by entering it again. Change Password Select to change your password. Country U.S.A. Select to use U.S.A. ratings (page 37). Canada Select to use Canadian ratings (page 38). Rating Off Turn Parental Lock off. No programs are blocked from viewing. Child Maximum ratings permitted are: U.S.: TV-Y, TV-G, G Canada: C, G, TV-Y Youth Maximum ratings permitted are: U.S.: TV-PG, PG Canada: C8+, PG, 8 ans+, TV-PG Young Adult Maximum ratings permitted are: U.S.: TV-14, PG-13 Canada: 14+, 13 ans+, TV-14 Custom Select to set ratings manually. U.S.: See page 37 for details. Canada: See page 38 for details. Downloadable Off Turn Downloadable U.S. Rating off. No programs that contain U.S. Rating downloadable ratings are blocked from viewing. (Available only Custom in U.S.A. Clear All where advanced Select to block programs based on downloadable ratings. Select to clear the entire downloadable rating system. ratings exist) Unrated Allow Allows programs and movies that are broadcasted without a rating. (Available only Block when Country is Blocks all programs and movies that are broadcasted without a rating. set to U.S.A.) Channel Block Allows you to block channels regardless of program ratings. To View a Blocked Channel Press when tuned to the blocked channel then enter the password. External Input Allows you to block external inputs regardless of program ratings. Block To View a Blocked External Input Press when tuned to the blocked input then enter the password. • You need your password for any future access into the Parental Lock settings. If you lose your password, see "Lost password" on page 57. • Selecting Clear All will delete the current Downloadable U.S. Rating menu and the menu will no longer be available until the TV is tuned to a channel that contains downloadable ratings. • If you block unrated TV programs, be aware that the following types of programs may be blocked: programs broadcasted from another country, emergency broadcasts, political programs, sports, news, public service announcements, religious programs and weather. 36

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Using the Parental Lock Settings
Option
Description
Enter password
The
Parental Lock
settings allow you to set up the TV to block programs according to
their content and rating levels. Use
0-9
on the remote control to enter a four-digit
password. The first time you create a password, confirm the password by entering it again.
Change Password
Select to change your password.
Country
U.S.A.
Select to use U.S.A. ratings (page 37).
Canada
Select to use Canadian ratings (page 38).
Rating
Off
Turn
Parental Lock
off. No programs are blocked from viewing.
Child
Maximum ratings permitted are:
U.S.: TV-Y, TV-G, G
Canada: C, G, TV-Y
Youth
Maximum ratings permitted are:
U.S.: TV-PG, PG
Canada: C8+, PG, 8 ans+, TV-PG
Young Adult
Maximum ratings permitted are:
U.S.: TV-14, PG-13
Canada: 14+, 13 ans+, TV-14
Custom
Select to set ratings manually.
U.S.: See page 37 for details.
Canada: See page 38 for details.
Downloadable
U.S. Rating
(Available only
in U.S.A.
where advanced
ratings exist)
Off
Turn
Downloadable U.S. Rating
off. No programs that contain
downloadable ratings are blocked from viewing.
Custom
Select to block programs based on downloadable ratings.
Clear All
Select to clear the entire downloadable rating system.
Unrated
(Available only
when Country is
set to U.S.A.)
Allow
Allows programs and movies that are broadcasted without a rating.
Block
Blocks all programs and movies that are broadcasted without a rating.
Channel Block
Allows you to block channels regardless of program ratings.
To View a Blocked Channel
Press
when tuned to the blocked channel then enter the password.
External Input
Block
Allows you to block external inputs regardless of program ratings.
To View a Blocked External Input
Press
when tuned to the blocked input then enter the password.
• You need your password for any future access into the
Parental Lock
settings. If you lose your
password, see “Lost password” on page 57.
• Selecting
Clear All
will delete the current
Downloadable U.S. Rating
menu and the menu will
no longer be available until the TV is tuned to a channel that contains downloadable ratings.
• If you block unrated TV programs, be aware that the following types of programs may be blocked:
programs broadcasted from another country, emergency broadcasts, political programs, sports,
news, public service announcements, religious programs and weather.