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Using Program Rating Lock
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Program Rating Lock
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You can block programs based on their ratings by using
Program Rating Lock
. This function is useful
for controlling what children watch on TV.
Program Rating Lock
does not block programs originating
from external sources, such as Blu-ray players, DVD players, or USB files.
Every time you access
Program Rating Lock
, you must enter the security PIN. You must also enter this
PIN to watch a blocked program. The default PIN is 0000. To change the PIN, go to
System
Change
PIN
.
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Program Rating Lock
is available only in
TV
mode.
Blocking programs based on their TV Rating
You can block TV programs based on their rating. To block content, select a rating category to lock.
All programs at that level and higher are blocked and require the PIN to watch. To unblock a category,
select the lock icon. To unblock all the categories in a row, select the lock under
ALL
.
Categories on the left:
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TV-Y
: Young children
●
TV-Y7
: Children 7 and over
●
TV-G
: General audience
●
TV-PG
: Parental guidance
●
TV-14
: Viewers 14 and over
●
TV-MA
: Mature audience
Categories on the top:
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ALL
: Lock all TV ratings.
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FV
: Fantasy violence
●
V
: Violence
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S
: Sexual situations
●
L
: Adult Language
●
D
: Sexually Suggestive Dialog
