Note:

Items that are currently blocked show a locked or unlocked symbol in the General Settings menu. For descriptions of these symbols, refer to Understanding Navigator Symbols.

To Block Channels and Ratings

1. Press the SETTINGS button. The Quick Settings menu appears.
2. Press the A button. The General Settings menu appears.
3. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the Blocked Channels or Blocked Ratings option.
4. Press the right arrow button. A list of channels or ratings appears. Channels or ratings that are currently blocked have a locked or unlocked symbol. The screen also shows a list of currently blocked items.
5. Press the up or down arrow buttons to highlight the channel or rating you want to block.
6. To block the highlighted channel or rating, press the SELECT button. This adds the channel or ratings to the list of blocked channels or ratings.
7. To block additional items, return to step 5.
8. To exit the General Settings menu, press the EXIT button.
9. To activate Parental Control, refer to the next section: Activating Parental Control.

To Block Time Periods

1. Press the SETTINGS button. The Quick Settings menu appears.
2. Press the A button. The General Settings menu appears.
3. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the Blocked Time option.
4. Press the right arrow button. A screen similar to the one on the right appears.
5. Press the up arrow button to highlight the On option.
6. Press the right arrow button to move to the Day, Start, or Stop column.
7. For the Day, Start, or Stop column, press the up or down arrow button to enter the days, hour, minutes, and AM or PM for the time period. You can also use numbered buttons in the Start and Stop columns.
8. When you have specified the time period, press the A button. This adds a new option called Blocked Time with a number, for example Blocked Time 1.
9. To specify additional time periods, return to step 3. You can specify up to four blocked time periods.
10. To exit the General Settings menu, press the EXIT button.
11. To activate Parental Control, refer to Activating Parental Control.

Press the SETTINGS button. The Quick Settings menu appears.

1. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the Activate Parental Control option.
2. Press the left arrow button to change the setting from NO to YES. A screen appears asking you to enter your blocking PIN.
3. Press the number buttons to enter the four numbers of your blocking PIN. A message confirms that all channel, time, and rating blocks are now active.
4. Press the A button to accept the message. The Quick Settings menu disappears and parental control is now activated.

Press the SETTINGS button. The Quick Settings menu displays.

1. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the Activate Parental Control option.
2. Press the right arrow button to change the setting from YES to NO.
   • If you get a message asking if you want to unblock this channel only or all channels, press the A button to unblock only the channel you are watching; press the B button to unblock all channels and deactivate Parental Control.
   • A screen asks you to enter your blocking PIN.
   • Press the number buttons to enter the four numbers of your blocking PIN.
   • If you disabled Parental Control for the current channel only, the TV now shows the channel.
   • If you disabled Parental Control for all channels, ratings, and time periods, a message confirms that parental control is now disabled, and all blocked channels, ratings, and time periods are now unblocked.
3. Press the A button to accept the message. You return to the currently tuned channel.

1. Tune to the blocked channel you want to watch. A black screen indicates the channel has been blocked from viewing due to a channel block. If this channel is blocked due to a rating or time block, you cannot disable Parental Control for this channel only; you must disable it for all channels, ratings, and times.
2. Press the SELECT button. The Quick Settings menu displays briefly, followed by the message shown to the right.
3. Press the A button to disable the current channel only. A message appears asking you to enter your blocking PIN.
4. Press the number buttons to enter the four numbers of your blocking PIN. A message indicates that the channel has been temporarily unblocked.
5. Press the A button to accept the message. The message disappears and the channel now shows the program. Parental Control stays active for all the other locked channels, ratings, and times.

1. On the Digital Remote, press the SETTINGS button. The Quick Settings menu appears.
2. Press the A button. The General Settings menu appears.
3. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight the Blocking PIN option. The screen shows whether the PIN is enabled or disabled.
4. Check if the blocking PIN is enabled. If it is, go to step 10. If it is disabled, go to the next step.
5. To enable the blocking PIN, press the right arrow button. You move to the Start column.
6. Press the up arrow button to highlight the Enable option.
7. Press the SELECT button to enable the current blocking PIN. A screen appears asking you to enter your blocking PIN.
8. Press the number buttons to enter the four numbers of your blocking PIN. A message confirms that all blocking now requires you to enter the blocking PIN.
9. Press the A button to accept the message.
10. To change your blocking PIN, press the right arrow button.
11. Press the up arrow button to highlight the Change option.
12. Press the SELECT button. A screen asks you to enter your current blocking PIN.
13. Press the number buttons to enter the four numbers of your blocking PIN. The screen asks you to enter your new PIN.
14. Press the number buttons to enter the four numbers of your new blocking PIN. The screen asks you to re-enter your new PIN.
15. Press the number buttons to re-enter the four numbers of your new blocking PIN. The screen confirms that your blocking PIN has been changed.
16. Press the A button to accept the message. The General Settings menu displays the Blocking PIN option as enabled.