PARENTAL CONTROLS
There are several ways to use Parental Controls. From the
Main Menu, select My Settings. Arrow to the right, highlight
Parental and press the OK button. You will then be in the
Parental Controls menu to:
Change PIN:
Select the Change PIN category to enter your new PIN and
confirm it. Until you change it, the default PIN is 0000.
SET PROGRAM RATING LIMITS
To control the types of programming that can be viewed,
you may set program limits based on motion-picture ratings
(G, PG, R, etc.) or TV ratings (TV-G,TV-14, etc.) using the Set
Ratings category. If you attempt to tune to a channel that is
airing a program with a rating at or above your rating limit,
you much enter a PIN to view the program.
SET TIME RESTRICTIONS
The Time Restrictions category allows you to set time
periods per day where television access requires a PIN.These
time restrictions may be set by selecting the Green button to
Add Restriction under the Time Restrictions category.
WHAT’S ON TV?
There’s more than one way to see what’s showing on TV.
Info Button:
Press Info and you will see the name and a description of the current
program at the top of the screen.
OK Button:
Press OK to show the ‘Now Playing’ bar and you will see what
program is currently playing.
Guide Button:
This is the most comprehensive view of what’s on. Go ahead and
page through...you’re bound to find something to watch.
Browse Button:
Press Browse (right arrow) to show the channel you are currently
tuned to at the top of the screen. At the bottom of the screen, the
‘Info Bar’ shows you the channel number, channel name, current date
and time, program name, date and time the program airs, a progress
CANCEL OVERRIDE
Cancel Override category allows any previous PIN overrides
for an extended period of time to be cancelled. Once the
override has been cancelled, the parental PIN will need to be
used for all Locked and Rated channels.
CREATE YOUR FAVORITES LISTS
There are 12 pre-defined favorite named lists and you may
create up to 5 additional Favorites Lists.
1. Press Menu. Arrow down to ‘My TV’ and then arrow right
to ‘Edit Favorites’. Press OK.
2. With your Favorite List highlighted, arrow down to move
the channel list. Channels included in the Favorite List
are marked witha P. Using the Arrow buttons, move
through the channels and press OK to add or remove a
channel to your Favorite List. Or, type in a channel using
the number keys.
3. When done, press the Blue button to save your changes.
Using Favorite Lists:
1 . Press FAV. By default, your list is ‘All’ channels.
2. Arrow up/down to choose a Favorite list. Press OK with
a Favorite List selected, you will be in Favorites mode
using that list.
3. Use either the Channel Up/Down button or the Arrow
buttons to move between channels in a list. Or, use the
number keys to select a channel.The ‘Info Bar’ shows the
name of the active favorite list.
4. To leave a Favorite mode,press FAV. Arrow up/down to
select ‘All’ and press OK.
EDIT LOCKED CHANNELS
You can lock entire channels via the Edit Locked category so
that it requires a PIN to view programming. You may prevent
locked channels from showing in the channel guide via the
Parental Control Options (locked channels would still be
accessible using the number keys and entering a PIN).
