RCA L40HD36 ES - Manual (Page 32)

32 Chapter 3 Using TV Features
Lock/Unlock Parental Controls
• When the Parental Control Menu is accessed from the Main Menu and the parental controls are
permanently unlocked, the following message is displayed:
“Parental Controls are UNLOCKED. Rating limits and Channel Block will NOT require a password to
view the picture. Use ‘Lock Parental Control’” to lock. Press OK key to continue.”
• Pressing the OK key displays the Parental Control Menu and highlights Lock Parental Control.
• To lock parental controls, enter a four-digit password using the digit keys.
Note: When you enter the correct password, the Password menu is cleared and you enter the Parental
Control Menu. If an invalid password is entered, you must enter your password again. If you forget your
password, enter the factory default code: 4116. If you want to change the password, see page 35 for
more information.
V-Chip Rating Screen
The following graphic details where items are located within the TV Ratings option with the US V-Chip
menu.
US V-Chip TV Ratings
Blocking Age-Based Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level.
1. Choose Parental Control from the Main Menu. If parental controls have previously been locked, you
must enter your password.
2. Highlight and select V-Chip. Then highlight and select US V-Chip.
3. Highlight and select TV Ratings.
4. Press the up or down arrow to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you wish to
block.
5. Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block. The status for the rating and all higher ratings
automatically changes to Block.
6. Use the MenU button repeatedly to get return to the Parental Control Menu.
7. Select Lock Parental Control from the Parental Control Menu. For rating limits to take effect, press OK
and enter a four-digit password.
To view age-based ratings after you’ve locked them, follow the same steps as above to unlock.
Content Themes
Lists the content themes
you can block or view
Content Status Fields
Lets you select which content themes to view for the
selected rating, and whether the status of the content
theme is currently unlocked ( ) or locked ( ).
Rating Field
Lets you select from a list
of age-based ratings you
can block or view
Rating Status Field
Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating to
the left limit is view or block
Note: If you do not
lock parental controls,
none of the settings for
V-Chip, Button Block or
Block Channel will
take effect.