Wednesday, May 30, 2012

HOW TO LOCK AND UNLOCK APEX TVs


TO LOCK AN APEX TV 
  1.  Press the "Menu" button on the remote control, and keep pressing it, until system menu is highlighted. Press the Right Arrow Button.
  2. Press "Down" arrow button, until parental guide is highlighted. This will turn ON or OFF  the password function.
  3. Press "Menu" button to turn ON the password protection.
  4. Press the "Down Arrow" button to enter a new code using numeric buttons on the remote control.
  5. Press the "Left Arrow" button, when complete.
  6. Press the UP and DN arrows to navigate the TV Rating Menu.
  7. Press the Menu button on the highlighted rating that you wish to block.
  8. Press "Left Arrow" to exit once finished.  That's it.
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TO UNLOCK AN APEX TV
  • PARENTAL LOCK
The TV prompts you to enter the password, when you setup parental controls.  Can block program according to MPAA ratings or their contents. Such as [V] for violence, [S] for sexual situations.
  • DISABLING THE LOCK
Can override parental controls on most Apex models, simultaneously press "F" and "Mute" buttons on the remote control.  
If your TV Model is [GT 2011J / GT 2011S], press and hold the display button on the remote control for more than 10 seconds.  The RED KEY will vanish and V-Chip will be unlocked. 
  • OVERRIDE CODES
The default parental lock code for Apex is [6688]. 
So if you haven't set set a new code, entering 6-6-8-8  will unlock the TV.  
If you've set a password, and did forget it, enter [3308].  This will reset code and unblock the program.

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