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Chapter 3
Using TV Features
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Using TV Features
Channel Banner
There are several indicators that may appear when you press the INFO button on the remote control. This
display is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen
(left to right and top to bottom).
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If the channel is analog,
A is displayed.
If it’s a digital channel,
D
isdisplayed. The
channel, sub-channel (if available for digital channels) and channel name or label
you’re currently viewing are displayed.
Mono
Displays whether the current channel is being broadcast in stereo or mono. If the
current channel is digital, this space will be blank.
SAP
If the current channel is analog, this shows if it is broadcasting SAP (Second Audio
Program) information. If the current channel is digital, this area shows the language, if
provided by the broadcaster.
480i
Broadcast signal resolution.
Unrated
Rating information of the current program.
Parent Control
The Parent Control state (locked or unlocked) of the current program or channel.
1:14 PM
Current time.
Parental Controls and V-Chip
The choices in the US V-Chip and Canada V-Chip menus involve software inside your TV, referred to as
V-Chip, which allows you to block TV programs and movies. TV programs can be blocked by age-based
ratings, such as TV-MA (See page 22). If available, TV programs can also be blocked by content, such as
adult language (L) (See page 22). Movies can only be blocked by age-based ratings (See page 23). Once
you block programs, you can unblock them by entering a password. By default, the software inside your
TV is turned off or unlocked. For instructions to lock V-Chip, see page 21.
V-Chip - US and Canada
V-Chip reads the program’s age-based rating (
TV-MA, TV-14
, etc.) and content themes (Violence (
V
), Adult
Language (
L
), etc.). If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, you
receive a message that the channel is currently blocked. Change the channel or press OK to enter your
password and temporarily deactivate the parental controls.
Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes
are blocked only if you block their age-based rating. You can also block programs that have been given an
Exempt rating, and programs that are considered unrated. See page 34 for the US and Canada ratings
explanations.
Note:
Parental control
settings are not
available for HDMI 1,
HDMI 2, CMPT, or PC
INPUTS. These settings
must be set in the
connected
component’s parental
controls.
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Mono
480i
Unrated
