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Activating Game Mode, Using the Parental Controls

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5 XVT3D650SV Activating Game Mode Game mode optimizes the TV for use as a video game display. When Game Mode is on, the video and audio synchronization is improved for video games. To turn Game Mode on or off: 1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV Settings icon and press OK. The TV Settings menu is displayed. 3. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Game Mode and press OK. The Game Mode menu is displayed. 4. Select Off or On and press OK. 5. Press the EXIT button on the remote. Using the Parental Controls The TV's parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from displaying certain channels or programs without a password. Accessing the Parental Controls Menu To access the Parental Controls menu: 1. Press the MENU button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed. 2. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the TV Settings icon and press OK. The TV Settings menu is displayed. 3. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight Parental Controls and press OK. 4. Enter the Parental Control Passcode and press OK. (If you have not yet changed the passcode, the default is 0000.) The Parental Controls menu is displayed. 22 Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings To manage program content according to its rating, you must enable the Program Rating feature. To enable or disable the Program Rating feature: 1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight Rating Enable and press OK. The Rating Enable menu is displayed. 2. Select On or Off and press OK. Locking and Unlocking Channels When a channel is locked, it will be inaccessible. Locking a channel is a good way to prevent children from viewing inappropriate material. To lock or unlock a channel: 1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight Channel Locks and press OK. The Channel Locks menu is displayed. 2. Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press OK. 3. When a channel is locked, the Lock icon appears locked. The channel is not accessible unless the parental passcode is entered. 4. When a channel is unlocked, the Lock icon appears unlocked. The channel is accessible. Blocking and Unblocking Content by Rating A channel may sometimes broadcast programs that are meant for children, and at other times broadcast programs that are meant for mature audiences. You may not want to block the channel completely using a channel lock, but you may wish to block certain programs from being viewed. When this is the case, you can use the TV's Rating Block feature to block content based on its rating. For a list of content ratings and their definitions, visit www.tvguidelines.org. To block or unblock content by its rating: 1. From the Parental Controls menu, highlight the content type you want to adjust and press OK:

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XVT3D650SV
Activating Game Mode
Game mode optimizes the TV for use as a video game display. When Game Mode
is on, the video and audio synchronization is improved for video games.
To turn Game Mode on or off:
1. Press the
MENU
button on the remote. The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote to highlight the
TV Settings
icon and
press
OK
. The TV Settings menu is displayed.
3. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote to highlight
Game Mode
and press
OK
. The
Game Mode
menu is displayed.
4. Select
Off
or
On
and press
OK
.
5. Press the
EXIT
button on the remote.
Using the Parental Controls
The TV’s parental controls allow you to prevent the TV from displaying certain
channels or programs without a password.
Accessing the Parental Controls Menu
To access the Parental Controls menu:
1. Press the
MENU
button on the remote.
The on-screen menu is displayed.
2. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote
to highlight the
TV Settings
icon and
press
OK
. The TV Settings menu is
displayed.
3. Use the
Arrow
buttons on the remote
to highlight
Parental Controls
and
press
OK
.
4. Enter the
Parental Control Passcode
and press
OK
. (If you have not yet
changed the passcode, the default is
0000
.) The Parental Controls menu is
displayed.
Enabling or Disabling Program Ratings
To manage program content according to its rating, you must enable the Program
Rating feature.
To enable or disable the Program Rating feature:
1.
From the Parental Controls menu, highlight
Rating Enable
and press
OK
.
The Rating Enable menu is displayed.
2. Select
On
or
Off
and press
OK
.
Locking and Unlocking Channels
When a channel is locked, it will be inaccessible. Locking a channel is a good way
to prevent children from viewing inappropriate material.
To lock or unlock a channel:
1.
From the Parental Controls menu, highlight
Channel Locks
and press
OK
.
The Channel Locks menu is displayed.
2.
Highlight the channel you want to lock or unlock and press
OK
.
3.
When a channel is
locked
, the
Lock
icon appears
locked
. The channel is
not accessible unless the parental passcode is entered.
4.
When a channel is
unlocked
, the
Lock
icon appears
unlocked
. The
channel is accessible.
Blocking and Unblocking Content by Rating
A channel may sometimes broadcast programs that are meant for children, and
at other times broadcast programs that are meant for mature audiences. You may
not want to block the channel completely using a channel lock, but you may wish
to block certain programs from being viewed.
When this is the case, you can use the TV’s Rating Block feature to block content
based on its rating.
For a list of content ratings and their definitions, visit
www.tvguidelines.org.
To block or unblock content by its rating:
1. From the
Parental Controls
menu, highlight the content type you want to
adjust and press
OK
: