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Use of the menus

TV Ratings Lock

Your TV is equipped with a V-chip.This allows you to control access to
individual programs based on their movie and TV ratings. All settings apply to
all AV inputs (except AV4),TV and external sources.
The program content advisory data are sent by the broadcaster or program
provider.

Select

TV Ratings Lock

with the cursor down.

A list appears, showing the age-based TV ratings and a corresponding content-
based ratings list.

Tap the cursor right to enter the list.

“

Select an age-based TV rating with the cursor up/down, and enter, if present,
the list with content-based ratings with the cursor right, and select one
content-based rating.

‘

Tap

to activate/de-activate the selected rating.

You are asked to enter your PIN. (See Set/Change PIN, p. 20.)
If the PIN is correct, the TV Ratings Lock menu reappears.

(

Select another content-based rating if you like and tap

again.

You need only enter your PIN once while the menu is active.You can
lock/unlock any number of ratings on the list without re-entering your PIN.

Each ratings item has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether or not
programs carrying that rating are currently locked:
• a yellow-colored box: all items in the contents-based list are locked as well;
• a blue-colored box: the item is unselected;
• a half blue, half yellow-colored box: some content-based ratings are

selected/unselected.

When

All

has been selected, all items in the age-based and in the contents-

based lists are locked.
If, while

All

is selected, any other item, either an age-based or content-based

item, is unselected, then

All

is automatically unselected.

No Rating

is the selection for items that either have no rating information or

have a rating of None.When this is selected, programs without a rating will
be locked.
When an item on the age-based list is selected, all items below that item of
the same group are locked as well.
When you select a content-based rating, all identical content-based ratings in
the younger age-based categories are also selected.

TV-Y

appropriate for children of all ages with themes and elements
suitable for children aged 2-6

TV-Y7

programs designed for children age 7 and older

TV-Y7-FV

programs include fantasy violence more intense than other
programs in the TV-Y7 category

TV-G

programs suitable for all ages.These programs contain little or
no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue
or situations

TV-PG

programs contain elements that some parents may find unsuitable
for younger children and which may need parental guidance.
The program may contain moderate violence, sexual dialogue
and/or situations and some strong language.

TV-14

programs contain elements that may not be suitable for children
under 14 years of age.These programs include one or more of
the following: intense violence, intense sexual situations,
suggestive dialogue and strong language.

TV-MA

programs are designed to be viewed by adults and may be
unsuitable for children under the age of 17.
These programs may contain graphic violence, explicit sexual
activity and/or crude or indecent language.

Picture Sound

Channels

Channel Lock

TV Ratings Lock

Movie Ratings Lock

Set/Change PIN

Install

Settings

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TV-Y
TV-Y7

(D) Dialogue

TV-PG

(L) Language