Sharp LC-50LB481U User Guide LC 32 43 50LB481U - Page 67

Configure parental controls LC-32LB481U / LC-43LB481U / LC-50LB481U 32" / 43" / 50" Full HD LED 1080p Sharp Roku TV Parental controls enable you to control whether the members of your household can view certain kinds of broadcast TV programs. When a program or feature is blocked, you can unblock it by entering a parental control PIN that only you know. Note The parental control feature can be used to hide the Movie Store, TV Store, and News options that are available on the Home screen menu of TVs manufactured for the United States. However, the parental controls feature does not block other streaming content nor content from inputs other than the TV tuner. Creating a parental control PIN The first time you access the Parental controls screen, you must create a new parental control PIN. Thereafter, whenever you want to change parental control settings, unblock programming that has been blocked, change the PIN, or disable parental controls, you must enter your parental control PIN. Tip Your parental control PIN has nothing to do with your Roku PIN. You can make them the same if you want-this is entirely your choice. To create a new parental control PIN, from the Home screen menu navigate to Settings > Parental controls. The screen displays a numeric keypad. Use the arrow buttons and the OK button to enter a four digit code. Then repeat the process to enter the same PIN again, just to make sure you correctly entered the PIN you want to use. Important If you forget your PIN, the only way to recover is to perform a factory reset operation, as explained in Factory reset everything on page 70. Be sure to write it down in a safe place just in case. Blocking Movie Store, TV Store, and News (US TV models only) One of the parental control options is to completely hide the entertainment options that are available directly on the Home screen menu of TVs manufactured for sale in the United States. (The Movie Store, TV Store, and News options are not available on TVs manufactured for sale in Canada). To hide Home screen entertainment options: 1 From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and then enter your parental control PIN. 2 In the Parental controls screen, highlight Home screen and then select or clear either of these options: • Hide 'Movie Store and TV Store'-Removes the Movie Store and TV Store options from the Home screen menu. • Hide 'News'-Removes the News option from the Home screen menu. Tip To use either of these options after you've hidden them, you must return to this screen and remove the check mark from the corresponding Hide command. Blocking Broadcast TV shows For broadcast TV, parental controls use information embedded in the broadcast signal to determine whether to allow a program to be displayed. Parents can configure parental controls to block broadcast TV programs that meet or exceed a specific rating, so they cannot be viewed or heard unless the correct parental control PIN is entered. Note Rating standards differ by country. Enabling parental control of TV shows The first step in blocking TV shows is to enable parental control of TV shows. This setting is provided separately to make it easier for you to turn parental control of TV shows on and off without disturbing their settings. For example, your kids are going to summer camp for two weeks, and while they are gone, you don't want to have to deal with unblocking shows that you want to watch by entering your parental control PIN. All you need to do is clear Enable parental controls, and all TV shows are unblocked. When the kids return, select Enable parental controls again, and all of your parental control settings are restored in a single operation. To enable parental control of TV shows: 1 In the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and then enter your parental control PIN. 2 In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > Parental control of TV shows. 3 Make sure the check box next to Enable parental controls is checked. If not, highlight it and press OK. 62