Toshiba 27A42 Owners Manual - Page 21

Important Safeguards Welcome to Toshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Blocking unrated movies or programs Some movies and programs are not rated. You can block these movies and programs using the V-Chip. To block unrated movies or programs: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 2. Press v or w to highlight V-CHIP. 3. Press or to display the V-CHIP menu. 4. Use the Channel Number buttons (0-9) to enter your PIN code. If you are accessing the V-Chip menus for the first time, select a four-digit number to be your PIN code. Press ENTER. The BLOCKING menu appears. 5. Press v or w to highlight BLOCKING OPTION. 6. Press or to display the BLOCKING OPTION menu. 7. Press v or w to highlight MPAA UNRATED. • Press or to highlight ON to block unrated movies. • Press or to highlight OFF to unblock unrated movies. 8. Press v or w to highlight TV NONE RATING. • Press or to highlight ON to block programs with a rating of "TV NONE." When you select ON, the message "NOTICE: ENABLING THIS OPTION MAY BLOCK EMERGENCY MESSAGES" appears. • Press or to highlight OFF to unblock programs with a rating of "TV NONE". 9. Press EXIT to return to the normal viewing. Using the LOCK menu The LOCK menu includes the CH LOCK, VIDEO LOCK, GAME TIMER and NEW PIN CODE functions. You can use these functions after entering the correct PIN code. (This PIN code is the same one selected under "Selecting a PIN code" on page 17.) Locking channels With the CH LOCK feature, you can lock specific channels. You will not be able to tune locked channels unless you clear the setting. You can choose to lock up to nine TV channels and nine cable channels. To lock channels: 1. Use the Channel Number Buttons (0-9) to display the television channel you wish to lock. 2. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 3. Press v or w to highlight LOCK. 4. Press or to display the LOCK menu. 5. Use the Channel Number buttons (0-9) to enter your PIN code, then press ENTER. The LOCK menu appears. 6 . Press v or w to highlight CH LOCK CH PICTURE AUDIO SET UP OPTION and press or to display the CH LOCK menu. LOCK CH LOCK VIDEO LOCK START OFF 7. Press or to select: • SET to set the channel as one to be locked. GAME TIMER OFF NEW PIN CODE START SELECT ADJUST • CLEAR to clear all channels from the list of locked channels. 8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to lock other CH PICTURE AUDIO SET UP OPTION channels. When you are finished locking channels, press EXIT to return to the normal viewing. If you try to tune a locked channel, the TV will not display it, but will display the nearest CH LOCK : CH 12 SET/CLEAR SET CLEAR LOCKED CH TV CABLE 000 000 000 SELECT SET ENTER END EXIT unlocked channel. Note: Blocking television programs with a rating of "TV NONE" may block emergency messages. POWER TV VCR CABLE CH RTN 1 2 3 ENT 4 5 6 100 7 VOL - 89 CH + MENU/ ENTER 0 VOL + CH - EXIT RECALL TV/VIDEO FAV RESET CAP/TEXT 1/2 FAV Channel Numbers Menu/ Enter Exit CODE MTS SLEEP MUTE Note: If you are accessing the LOCK menus or V-Chip menus for the first time, choose a four-digit number to be your PIN code. Note: After programming CH LOCK, change channels before turning off the television. 21 Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Appendix 3L51601C/E P15-24 21 4/6/2002, 13:09