36 Chapter 3 Using the TV’s FeaturesLock/Unlock Parental Controls• When the Parental Control menu is accessed from the Main menu and the parental controlsare permanently unlocked, the following message is displayed:“Parental controls are UNLOCKED. Rating limits and channel block will NOT require a pass-word to view the picture. Use “Lock parental controls” to lock. Press OK key to continue.”• Pressing OK displays the Parental Control menu and highlights Lock Parental Control.• To lock/unlock parental controls, press OK, then enter a 4 digit password using the digit keys.Note: When you entering the correct password, the Password menu is cleared and will enter the ParentalControl menu. If an invalid password is entered, you must enter again. If you forget your password, you canenter the factroy default code: 4116. If you want to change the password, go to page 39 for more information.The V-Chip Rating ScreenThe following is an example of where items are located within the TV Ratings option with theUS V-Chip menu.US V-Chip TV RatingsBlocking Age-Based RatingsYou 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 beenlocked, 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 button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowestrating you do not want the child to watch.5. Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block. The status for the rating and allhigher ratings automatically changes to Block.Note: If you donot lock parentalcontrols, none ofthe settings forV-Chip, ButtonBlock or BlockChannel will takeeffect.Rating Status FieldLets you select whether the status of the age-based rating to the left limit is view or block.Rating FieldLets you selectfrom a list of age-based ratings youcan block or view.Content ThemesLists the contentt h e m e s y o u c a nblock or view.Parental ControlGo BackTo lock parental controls,enter 4 digit password using the digit keys.Lock Parental ControlSelect Channel 51 MTVBlock ChannelButton BlockV-Chip ...Change Password ...Content Status FieldsLets you select which content themes to view forthe selected rating, and whether the status ofthe content theme is currently unlocked ( ) orlocked ( ).