Setting parental controls 17DX-24E150A112 Press or to highlight CHANNELS, then press . TheCHANNELS menu opens.3 Press or to highlight Channel Strength, then pressENTER. The DTV signal strength is indicated by the color bar.4 Press EXIT to close the menu.Setting parental controlsParental controls let you prevent your children from watchinginappropriate material on TV. When set, parental controls read therating of the program (with some exceptions, such as news and sports)and deny access to programs that exceed the ratings level you select. Towatch programs that exceed the selected rating, you must enter apassword.Note: Parental controls are only effective for a TV source.Turning parental controls on or offTo turn parental controls on or off:1 Press MENU. The on-screen menu opens.2 Press or to highlight SETTINGS, then press . TheSETTINGS menu opens.3 Press ENTER. The Enter Password screen opens.4 Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit password. Thedefault password is 0000. The Parental Controls sub-menu opens.5 Press or to highlight System Lock, then press or toselect On (to enable the blocking scheme you set up and to setup the blocking scheme, otherwise the rating setting cannot beaccessed) or Off (to disable the blocking scheme you set up).6 Press EXIT to close the menu.Setting or changing the passwordTo set the parental control password:1 Press MENU. The on-screen menu opens.2 Press or to highlight SETTINGS, then press . TheSETTINGS menu opens.PICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSAuto Channel SearchChannel StrengthAuto ZoomAudio OnlyChannel LabelsFavoritesAdd/Skip ChannelsOffOnWGBH-SDPICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSModeAdvanced VideoSharpnessTintColorContrastBrightnessEnergy Savings60705748PICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSParental ControlsReset to DefaultComputer SettingsInput LabelsClosed CaptionTimeMenu SettingsPICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSEnter Password _ _ _ _PICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSSystem LockRRT5Change PasswordCanadaUSOnButton LockPICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSModeAdvanced VideoSharpnessTintColorContrastBrightnessEnergy Savings60705748PICTURE AUDIO CHANNELS SETTINGSParental ControlsReset to DefaultComputer SettingsInput LabelsClosed CaptionTimeMenu Settings