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Channel Banner
There are several items that might appear on-screen when you press the INFO
button on the remote. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following
list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen.
TV-14
Displays current program’s rating. Refer to page 20 for more
information.
Parental Controls Master Enable shows either a lock or unlock
icon. (Refer to page 19).
• The lock icon is displayed when the
Parental Control
(Master Enable)
setting is active.
• The unlock icon is displayed when the
Parental Control
(Master
Enable) setting is deactivated.
English
Displays the language currently being heard.
CC
Displayed when Closed Captioning is available on the current
channel.
Analog/Digital
Indicates whether the current signal is analog or
digital.
Skip: 0:30
Corresponds to the SKIP button. Shows the amount of time
left before the TV switches back to the previous channel. (Refer to page
16).
7:18 AM
Displays the current time (entered in the Time menu).
11 CNN/11-2 CNN
Displays the current channel and label assigned
to the channel. Digital channels also have a subchannel (e.g. -2) listing.
Refer to page 25 for more information.
Normal
Displays the current screen format chosen from the Setup
menu or when the
/ZOOM–, /ZOOM+
buttons are used.
X
Displayed when you MUTE the sound.
TV-14 DSLV
CC
Analog
Skip: 0:30
7:18 AM
11 CNN
Normal
X
TV-14 DSLV
English
CC
Digital
Skip: 0:30
7:18 AM
11-2 CNN
Normal
X
Channel Banner menu for an
analog channel.
Channel Banner menu for a
digital channel.
Parental Controls and V-Chip
The choices in the
USA V-CHIP
menu involve software inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which allows you to
block TV programs and movies based on violence, sex or other content you may believe children should not view.
Once you set Parental Controls to block programs, you can unblock programs by entering a password.
By default, the software inside your TV is turned “off.” For instructions to turn on V-Chip, refer to
Activate Parental
Control
below.
How V-Chip Works
V-Chip reads the program’s age-based rating (
TV-MA, TV-14
, etc.) and content themes
(Violence (V), Adult Language
(L)
, etc.). Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will
only be blocked if you block their age-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been given a rating of
Not Rated and programs that are considered “unrated.”
The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are identified and explained in detail in Chapter 4.
The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits.
Chapter 2: Using the TV Features
