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SETTING THE SLEEP
TIMER
Follow these steps to set the convert-
er to automatically turn off after a cer-
tain length of time (90, 60, or 30
minutes).
1. Press
SLEEP
.
9.0
appears and
the sleep timer indicator lights.
2. Repeatedly press
SLEEP
until the
desired length of time appears.
When the preset time is reached,
00
appears and the converter automati-
cally turns off.
Notes:
• To see the remaining time on the
timer, press
SLEEP
once.
• To turn off the timer, repeatedly
press
SLEEP
until
00
appears.
The sleep timer indicator disap-
pears and the converter stays on
until you turn it off.
USING PARENTAL LOCK
(PL)
To prevent children from viewing adult
programs (for example), you can lock
channels you select then set the con-
verter so it does not tune them.
Note: Your converter’s security code
is preset to 2999, but you can change
it (see “Changing the Security Code”
on Page 16).
Locking a Channel
1. Repeatedly press
CH
or
on
the remote control to select the
channel you want to lock.
2. Press
PL
.
∪∪
appears.
3. Hold down
FINE TUNE
to lock
the selected channel.
⊂.⊂
appears to confirm the entry.
4. Release
FINE TUNE
.
∪
.
∪
appears to indicate the channel is
locked.
Watching a Locked Channel
1. Repeatedly press
CH
or
on
the remote control to select the
locked channel you want to watch.
2. Press
PL
then use the number
keys on the remote control to
enter the security code (preset to
2999).
∪
.
1,
∪
.2
, and
∪
.3
appear for about two seconds,
then the converter unlocks all
channels.
To re-lock all channels, turn the con-
verter off then turn it back on again.
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