Using the TV’s Features
Chapter
Note:
Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking movie ratings, you must set NR to
Viewable separately to view NR movies.
To view movie ratings after you’ve blocked them, follow the same steps as above to make the rating
Viewable (V
).
USA V-Chip
1
Canada V-Chip
2
Go Back
0
V-Chip Unrated
3
Front Button Block
4
Two lines of help text will appear in this area to explain the
feature and instruct the user on how to use it.
Block Unrated and Exempt Programs
View Unrated and Exempt Programs
Main Menu
4
Channel Setup
4
Parental Controls
Note: “Unrated” and “Exempt” TV programs may include
news, sports, political, religious, local and weather
programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements,
programs without ratings, the Movie rating “N/A”,
the USA TV rating “None” and the Canadian rating of
“Exempt” (E).
The TV must be locked for the V-Chip Unrated feature to be
enforced
USA V-Chip
1
Front Button Block
4
Go Back
0
V-Chip Unrated
3
Canada V-Chip
2
You can set limits for shows rated with Canada’s French
or English V-Chip ratings system. Press OK or
4
to continue.
English Ratings
French Ratings
Channel Setup
4
Parental Controls
The Canada V-Chip menu lets you set program rating
limits for Canada’s English and French rating systems:
USA V-Chip
1
Front Button Block
4
Go Back
0
V-Chip Unrated
3
Canada V-Chip
2
Two lines of help text will appear in this area to explain the
feature and instruct the user on how to use it.
Front Buttons Blocked
Front Buttons Unblocked
Main Menu
4
Channel Setup
4
Parental Controls
When the buttons on the TV are blocked and the TV is
locked, only the remote or keyboard will control the TV.
Note: If power to the TV is lost for a prolonged time (for
example, due to a power outage) the buttons become
unblocked.
Canada V-Chip
Canadian TV V-Chip supports two different Canadian rating systems:
English and French. The
English
or
French Canada 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.
2. If
Channel Setup
has previously been locked, you must enter your
password.
3. Choose
Parental Controls
.
4. Highlight
Canada V-Chip
and select either Canada’s
English Ratings
or
French Ratings
.
5. Once you get to the
English
or
French Ratings
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
.
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes
as “Unrated” (USA) and “Exempt” (Canada) can be viewed. Note that
“Unrated” and “Exempt” TV programs may include news, sports, political,
religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public
announcements, and programs without ratings, the movie rating
“N/A,” and the TV rating “None” and the Canadian rating of “Exempt.”
Block Unrated and Exempt Programs
All unrated and exempt
programs are available.
View Unrated and Exempt Programs
All unrated and exempt
programs are not available.
Note:
You must remember to lock the TV for rating limits to take
effect.
Front Button Block
Selecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV’s
front buttons. The remote still tunes to any channel.
Front Panel Block
can:
• Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.
• Keep young children from playing with the buttons on the TV.
(When using this as a
Parental Control
method, you should remove
access to any remote that is capable of operating the television.)
Don’t forget to lock the TV after you select
Blocked
. If you do not, the
front panel block will not take effect.
Note:
If power to the TV is lost for an extended period, the buttons
become unblocked. Blocking the front buttons does not disable the
front input jacks.
