RCA F27669 - Manual (Page 48)

Using the TV’s Features
46 Chapter 3
Channel Block
Selecting this option lets you decide what channels can be viewed.
View Makes the selected channel viewable.
Block The front panel and remote control CH (channel) buttons
will tune only to channels that you have marked as View. The
remote will still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to
access the channel, but the channel will be blocked.
Don’t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status of
Channel Block. If you do not, the channel block will not take effect.
Note: If you have a digital cable box channels 126-999 can be
blocked but will not be removable from your scan list.
Front Panel Block
Selecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the
TV’s front panel. The remote still tunes to any channel. Front Panel
Block can:
• Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.
• Keep young children from playing with the buttons.
(When using this as a Parental Control method, you should remove
access to any remote that is capable of operating the television while
you have the front panel blocked.)
Don’t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status. If you
do not, the front panel block will not take effect.
Lock/Unlock Parental Controls
Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings
using a password.
If you do not lock parental controls, none of the settings for V-
Chip, Channel Block, or Front Panel Block will take effect.
If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold MENU on
the television and volume down on the remote for 3 seconds. Nothing
appears on the screen, Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re-
enter a password via Lock Parental Controls.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
0 Exit
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
0
Exit
1 Unblock
2 Block
FRONT PANEL BLOCK
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
0
Exit
CHANNEL BLOCK
Channel # Status
59 HEADLN Block
^
Press ^ or v, keypad, or CH ^/v
to set channel, MENU to exit.