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Parental restrictions can be set up using one of two
methods:
TV Guidelines
or
MPAA Rating
.
Œ
~
ˇ
Follow Steps 1~3 under “
Setting Your
Password”
.
¨
Select
V-CHIP
using the
/
buttons and then
press the
√
button.
ˆ
Select
TV Guidelines
using the
/
buttons and
then press the
√
button.
TV Guidelines
will be
displayed.
Ø
Select one of the six age-based categories using
the
/
button.
TV-Y
: Young children
TV-Y7
: Children 7 and over
TV-G
: General audience
TV-PG
: Parental guidance
TV-14
: Viewers 14 and over
TV-MA
: Mature audience
The V-CHIP will automatically block categories
that are more restrictive than the selected
category. For example, if you block “TV-G”, then
“TV-PG”, “TV-14”, and “TV-MA” will also be
blocked automatically.
∏
Select one of the sub-ratings using the
√
button.
ALL
FV
: Fantasy violence
V
: Violence
S
: Sexual situations
L
: Language
D
: Dialog
The V-CHIP will automatically block
sub-ratings that are more restrictive than the
selected sub-rating. For example, if you block “L”
in “TV-PG”, then “L” in “TV-14” and “TV-MA”
will also be blocked automatically.
”
Select
U
(Unblocked) or
B
(Blocked) using the
/
buttons.
Blocking Programs based on TV Guidelines
TV Guidelines
Move
Previous
Œ
~
ˇ
Follow Steps 1~3 under “
Setting Your
Password”
.
¨
Select
V-CHIP
using the
/
buttons and then
press the
√
button.
ˆ
Select
MPAA Rating
using the
/
buttons and
then press the
√
button.
MPAA Rating
will be displayed.
Ø
Select one of the categories using the
/
buttons and then press the
√
button.
The MPAA categories are as follows.
G
: General audience (no restriction).
PG
: Parental guidance suggested.
PG-13
: Children under 13 should be
accompanied by an adult.
R
: Restricted. Viewers should be 17 or under.
NC-17
: Not classified.
X
: Adults only.
N/R
: Not rated.
∏
Select
U
(Unblocked) or
B
(Blocked) using the
/
buttons.
The V-CHIP will automatically block any category
that is more restrictive than the selected category.
For example, if you block “PG-13”, then “R”, “NC-
17”, and “X” will also be blocked automatically.
Blocking Programs Based on MPAA Ratings
The MPAA rating system uses the
M
otion
P
icture
A
ssociation of America (
MPAA
) system, which applies
primarily to movies. Many videocassettes are also encoded with MPAA ratings. When the V-CHIP is enabled, the
TV will automatically block any programs that are coded with objectionable ratings (either MPAA or TV-
Ratings).
V-CHIP
Move
Previous
V-CHIP
On
TV Guidelines
√
MPAA Rating
√
Password
√
MPAA Rating
Move
Previous
If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-CHIP
will block it. The screen will go black and you will be
prompted to enter a password to temporarily
unblock it. To resume V-CHIP blocking, turn the TV
off and then back on again.
Overriding V-CHIP Blocking
ALL
FV
V
S L
D
TV-Y
U
TV-Y7
U
U
TV-G
U
TV-PG
U
U U
U U
TV-14
U
U U
U U
TV-MA
U
U U
U
G
U
PG
B
PG-13
B
R
B
NC-17
B
X
B
N/R
U
V-CHIP Lock
Program rating R
Enter password
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