Flat Screen TV User Guide
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NS-FTV27 27-inch Flat Stereo Color TV
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6 Enter the same password again to confirm, 
then press ENTER.
7 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
Locking channels
With the CH LOCK feature, you can lock specific 
channels. You cannot tune locked channels 
unless you clear the setting. You can choose to 
lock up to 12 television channels.
To lock channels:
1 Use the number buttons (0-9) to display the 
television channel you wish to lock.
2 Press MENU, then press   or   to display 
the LOCKS menu.
3 Press 
 or   to display the password 
entering mode.
4 Use the number buttons (0-9) to enter your 
password, then press ENTER. The LOCKS 
menu appears.
5 Press 
 or   to highlight CH LOCK and 
press   or   to display the CH LOCK menu.
6 Press   or   to select the following:
• SET– to set the channel as one to be 
locked, then press ENTER.
• CLEAR– to clear all channels from the list 
of locked channels, then press ENTER.
7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 to lock other 
channels. When you have finished locking 
channels, press EXIT to return to normal 
viewing.
If you try to tune a locked channel, the 
television does not display it, but displays the 
nearest unlocked channel.
Unlocking channels
To unlock locked channels:
1 Press MENU, then press   or   to display 
the LOCKS menu.
2 Press 
 or   to display the password 
entering mode.
3 Use the number buttons (0-9) to enter your 
password, then press ENTER. The LOCKS 
menu appears.
4 Press 
 or   to highlight CH LOCK and 
press   or   to display the CH LOCK menu.
5 Press or to highlight CLEAR and clear 
all channels from the list of locked channels.
6 Press ENTER.
7 Press EXIT to return to normal viewing.
Locking the video inputs
With the VIDEO LOCK feature, you can lock out 
the input sources (VIDEO1, VIDEO2, 
COMPONENT) and channels 3 and 4. You 
cannot select the input sources with the TV/AV 
button or channel buttons unless you clear the 
setting.
To lock video inputs:
1 Press MENU. The menu screen appears.
2 Press   or   to select the LOCKS menu.
3 Press 
 or   to display the password 
entering mode. Use the number buttons (0-9) 
to enter your password, then press ENTER. 
The LOCKS menu appears.
4 Press 
 or   to highlight VIDEO LOCK.
5 Press   or   to select:
• OFF: Unlocks all video sources.
• VIDEO: Locks VIDEO1, VIDEO2, 
COMPONENT sources.
• VIDEO +: Locks VIDEO1, VIDEO2, 
COMPONENT, channel 3, and channel 4. 
Use this option if you use the antenna 
terminal to play a video tape.
6 Press EXIT to return to normal viewing.
Unlocking the video inputs
To unlock locked video inputs:
1 Use the number buttons (0-9) to display the 
television channel you wish to lock.
2 Press MENU, then press   or   to display 
the LOCKS menu.
3 Press 
 or   to display the password 
entering mode.
4 Use the number buttons (0-9) to enter your 
password, then press ENTER. The LOCKS 
menu appears.
5 Press 
 or   to highlight VIDEO LOCK and 
press   or   to highlight OFF.
6 Press EXIT to return to normal viewing.
Locking the front panel
You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent 
your settings from being changed accidentally. 
When the front panel lock is ON, all control 
buttons on the television front panel (except 
POWER) will not operate.
To lock the front panel:
1 Press MENU. The menu screen appears.
2 Press   or   to select the LOCKS menu.
3 Press 
 or   to display the password 
entering mode. Use the number buttons (0-9) 
to enter your password, then press ENTER. 
The LOCKS menu appears.
4 Press 
 or   to select FRONT PANEL 
LOCK and press   or   to select ON. If a 
button on the front panel is pressed, the 
message NOT AVAILABLE appears.
5 Press EXIT to return to normal viewing.
Unlocking the front panel
To unlock the front panel:
1 Press and hold VOLUME   on the front 
panel of the television for about ten seconds 
until the message FRONT PANEL 
LOCK:OFF appears on the screen.
-OR-
Note
After programming CH LOCK, change the 
channel before turning off the television. 
Failure to do so cancels the programming for 
channels locked using this procedure.
Note
After programming VIDEO LOCK, change 
the channel or press the TV/AV button 
before turning off the television. Failure to do 
so cancels the programming for video inputs 
locked using this procedure.










