Using the TV’s Features
Chapter
USa V-Chip TV ratings
The
USA V-Chip TV Rating
lets you decide which TV programs can and
cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:
1. Choose
Channel Setup
from the Main menu. If
Channel Setup
has
previously been locked, you must enter your password.
2. Then select
Parental Controls.
3. Highlight and select
USA V-Chip
.
4. Highlight and select
V-Chip TV Rating
.
5. Once you get to the
V-Chip TV Rating
screen, use the arrow buttons
and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating
or content theme from
Viewable
to
Blocked
.
Proceed to the next sections for more details about how to change the
status of TV program limits.
Blocking age-Based ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-
based rating level. For example, if you only want your child to watch
programs that have a TV-G rating and lower (in other words, you want
the child to watch TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y), then you need to block out
higher ratings.
To block programs with higher ratings:
1. First, determine the lowest level rating you don’t want the child to
watch (see chart of age-based ratings on previous page).
2. Highlight the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch. In
the example discussed above, you would highlight TV-PG, since the
highest rating you want the child to watch is TV-G.
3. Press the OK button to toggle between
Viewable
and
Blocked
.
The status for the rating listed to the right and all higher ratings
automatically change to
Blocked
(and
B)
.
4. Select
Lock TV
from the
Parental Controls
menu. Enter a password
and re-enter password a second time to confirm the password.
To view age-based ratings after you’ve blocked them, follow the same
steps as above to make the rating
Viewable (V
).
Notes:
The content status fields corresponding to the unblocked
rating become Viewable as well. They and the age-based rating
status are the only fields that automatically change back to
Viewable when you complete this process.
You must remember to lock the TV as described above for rating
limits to take effect.
V-Chip Movie Rating
V-Chip TV Rating
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Press OK to set the age-based TV rating limit and content
theme limit.
Rating Content
Rating Status D L S V FV
"TV-MA"
Blocked
B
B
B
"TV-14"
Blocked
V
V
V
V
"TV-PG"
Blocked
V
V
V
V
"TV-G"
Blocked
"TV-Y7"
Blocked
B
"TV-Y"
Blocked
The V-Chip TV rating limits are set with this screen.
The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.
Main Menu
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Parental Controls
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USA V-Chip
Hierarchy of age-Based ratings
TV-MA
Mature Audience Only
TV-
Parents Strongly Cautioned
TV-PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
TV-G
General Audience
TV-Y
Directed to Children years
and older
TV-Y
All Children
