I have a samsung highlight ice, i press the lock button and its locks and the screen goes off, than if you press the lock button again it use to turn back on but it just stays off now

FPA stands for Front Panel Lock, which disables the buttons on the TV's front panel. To disable it on the Sharp LC-40LE830U, follow these steps:

1. Turn on the TV.
2. Press and hold the VOL- button on the TV's front panel.
3. While holding the VOL- button, press and hold the INPUT button on the remote control.
4. Hold both buttons down until the message "Service Menu" appears on the screen.
5. Release both buttons.
6. Use the arrow keys on the remote to highlight "Option" and press ENTER.
7. Highlight "FPA Lock" and press ENTER.
8. Change the setting to "Off" and press ENTER.
9. Press EXIT to exit the service menu.

The FPA lock should now be disabled, and you should be able to use the buttons on the TV's front panel again.

reset the tv by pressing the reset button.

Press and hold the lock button again. The same action which locks it should also unlock it.

Hi
If the child lock light is on, you need to hold the child lock button until the light goes out.

Then press Ice type button and child lock button simultaneously for I believe 5 or more seconds until the filter light goes green.

Ash

Start the laptop and press F8 to go into safemode. Once boots up, go to control panel and click on user account. There will be option to remove password or reset password.
Thanks

my samsung highlight will come on but it will go right back off again

The solution is so simple!
Press the POWER (RED) button and the TV/AV button simultaneously - hey presto! the child lock will switch off and you will have your TV back working properly.

You will need an RCA Remote or Universal (RCA) may work. Once the Front Panel Assy. is locked the TV will only Power on with a remote. Call an Authorized RCA warranty service center, and offer to leave a deposit for the use of the remote. Power the TV on with the remote. Press Menu on remote. Press CH- (down) button on remote to highlight "Preferences". Press OK button to open menu. Press CH-(down) button to highlight "FPA Lock". Press Vol.+ button to turn off FPA Lock.Press Menu button to return to Main Menu. Press Menu button again to clear On Screen Display.

Just follow the steps carefully and you should be up and running again. Thanks for the model number.

1) To reset/change the SMART LOCK code, follow these steps.

Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.

Press the Cursor Up (also known as CH + button, above menu button) or Cursor Down (CH - below the menu button) to highlight SMART LOCK. Then press the Cursor Right (VOL + button to right of menu button) to display the SmartLock ACCESS CODE screen.

Using the numbers on the remote keypad, enter 0 7 1 1. " INCORRECT CODE" will appear on the screen. Enter the code 0 7 1 1 again.

Cursor Down to CHANGE CODE and enter 0 7 1 1 and then CONFIRM CODE and enter 0 7 1 1.

Press the STATUS / EXIT button (left of CH +) to save the new code in memory.

2) If the grandkids have locked out any channels, then you will have to perform the following steps:

Press MENU, highlight SMART LOCK, right arrow, enter 0 7 1 1, confirm by entering 0 7 1 1 again.
Cursor to BLOCKING OPTIONS, right arrow, and highlight CLEAR ALL, right arrow.

You should then see CHANNEL....ALL, LOCK....YES, ALL UNLOCKED.

3) To turn SMART LOCK off, follow these steps.

Press MENU, highlight SMART LOCK, right arrow, enter 0 7 1 1, confirm by entering 0 7 1 1 again.
Cursor to BLOCKING OPTIONS, right arrow, and highlight BLOCKING OPTIONS, right arrow,

1 Press MENU to show the on-screen
menu.
2 Press VOL+ or VOL- repeatedly until
SET is highlighted.
3 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight CHILD
LOCK.
4 Press VOL+ or VOL- to choose ON or
OFF.
Choose ON to disable all the buttons on
the front of the TV. CHILD LOCK ON
will appear briefly on the TV screen each
time you press a button on the front of
the TV.
You can still operate the TV with the
remote control.You can still use the
POWER button on the front of the TV,
but only to turn off the TV (not on).
Set CHILD LOCK to OFF to cancel this
feature so you can use the buttons on
the front of the TV again.
5 Press TV/AV/EXIT to remove the
menu from the screen.