Using the TV’s FeaturesChapter 3 61Front Button BlockSelecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV’sfront buttons. The remote still tunes to any channel. Front Panel Blockcan:• Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.• Keep young children from playing with the buttons on the TV.(When using this as a Parental Control method, you should removeaccess to any remote that is capable of operating the television.)Don’t forget to lock the TV after you select Blocked. If you do not, thefront panel block will not take effect.Note: If power to the TV is lost for an extended period, the buttonsbecome unblocked. Blocking the front buttons does not disable thefront input jacks.Auto Tuning FeatureThe way you set up the Auto Tuning feature in the TV’s menucorresponds to the device buttons on the remote and the way you haveeach device connected to your TV. When you set auto tuning, you’retelling the TV what channel or input to tune to when you press the VCR,DVD, AUDIO, AUX, or SAT•CABLE button on the remote control. This isespecially useful for going directly to an input likeHDMI/DVI.Notes: The AUX button by default is set up for an RCA HDTV Tunerreceiver.If you have two RCA satellite receivers, you can control each separately.Program the second receiver with the AUX button using the 5001 code.Then use the RCA SAT2 option in the auto tuning menu to set auto tuning.1. Press MENU (the Main Menu appears).2. Highlight Connections and press OK.3. Highlight Auto Tuning and press OK.4. Highlight the device button field and continually press OK to scrollthrough the selection of inputs.The choices and a brief explanation follow:Not Connected Choose this if you don’t have this particular deviceconnected to the TV, or if you don’t want the TV to automatically tuneto the correct channel when you press one of the device buttons on theremote.Channel 2, 3 or 4 Cable Input Device is connected to the CABLEINPUT jack on the back of the TV, and you want the TV to tune tochannel 2, 3, or 4 when you press the corresponding button on theremote. Reminder: make sure the device’s Channel 2/3 or 3/4 switch isset to match the channel you choose in Auto Tuning.Main Menu4Parental ControlsFront Button Block8V-Chip Unrated7Canada V-Chip6USA V-Chip5Antenna Ch. List4Cable Channel List3Video Input List2Lock TV1Go Back0Press OK to block (disable) the buttons on the front of the TV.Only the remote will control the TV.When the buttons on the TV are blocked and the TV islocked, only the remote will control the TV. This keepschildren from playing with the buttons. It also keepschildren from watching TV when a guardian is notpresent (you must hide the remote for this to be effective.)Note: If power to the TV is lost for a prolonged time (e.g.,due to a power outage) the buttons become unblocked.Front Buttons UnblockedFront Buttons BlockedNot ConnectedInput 2Not ConnectedChannel SearchSignal StrengthGo Back210Auto TuningSignal Source43Special Features5Front InputMain Menu4ConnectionsPress OK to select the channel or input that is tuned whenthe VCR key is pressed on the remote.Select which input or channel should be automatically tunedwhen a button listed below is pressed on the remote control.RCA SAT2SAT-CABLE (Satellite or Cable Box)DVDVCR2VCR AUDIO (Audio Receiver/Amp)Not ConnectedNot ConnectedWith the Auto Tuning feature, you can set upthe TV to tune to the channel or input you wantto watch by pressing that device’s button. AutoTuning for the TV button cannot be set.ON-OFFTVDVD VCRAUX AUDIOSATlearningCAB/