Photoshop CS5 channels and layer locking

Is it possible to have the RGB, Red, Green, Blue and Alpha 1 channels active and lock the background layer so it can not be moved?

If the channels (RGB, Red, Green, Blue and Alpha 1) can be locked so they can still be edited but not moved that should work.
I am able to move my image around the canvas area once the Alpha 1 channel is activated. The following are the steps I take, hopefully you can recreate.
File, Open - tif image, RGB color, 8-bits/channel
Select the Channels tab, RGB, Red, Green, and Blue channels are already activated. Alpha 1 channel is available but not active. Shift + left click Alpha 1 channel to activate, left click eye to turn off visibility.
Select Layers tab, select move tool, click on image and move.
If I turn the background to a layer I am able to lock it but then I'm not able to activate all of the channels, RGB, Red, Green, Blue and Alpha 1 channels together.
If I turn off the Alpha 1 channel the background layer does become locked.
The tif image is geo-referenced and needs to be locked to prevent it from being moved.

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