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How to set the FV, D, L, S and V sub-ratings.
First, highlight one of these TV-Ratings: TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA
(See Step 4, on previous page).
Next, while the TV-Rating is selected, repeatedly press the
ENTER(
)
button.
This will cycle through the available sub-ratings (FV,L, S, D or V).
A highlighted letter (“U” or “B”) will be displayed for each sub-rating. While the “U” or “B” is
highlighted, press the
ENTER(
)
buttons to change the sub-rating.
Press
MENU
once to save the TV guidelines. A TV-Rating will be selected, and no letters
“U” or “B” will be changed to yellow.
To exit this screen, press the
MENU
button again. To select a different TV-Rating, press the
UP/DOWN
buttons and then repeat the process.
Note: The V-chip will automatically block certain categories that are “More restrictive”.
For example, if you block the “L” sub-rating in TV-PG, then the “L” sub-ratings in TV-14
andTV-MA will automatically be blocked.
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Press the
EXIT
button to clear all the screens.
(Or proceed to the next section, and set up additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes).
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At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected.
Press the
ENTER(
)
button: Depending on your existing setup, the color of the letter “U” or “B” will be
highlighted. (U= Unblocked, B= Blocked)
When the color of the “U” or “B” is highlighted, press the
ENTER(
)
button to block or unblock the category.
A TV-Rating will be highlighted. To exit this screen, press
MENU
again. To select a different TV-Rating, press
the
UP/DOWN
buttons and then repeat the process.
Note 1: The TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA have additional options.
See the next step to change any of the following sub-ratings:
FV: Fantasy Violence
D: Sexual suggestive Dialog
L:
Adult Language
S: Sexual situation
V: Violence
Note 2: The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories that are “more restrictive.” For example,
if you block “TV-Y” category, then TV-Y7 will automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you block
the TV-G category, then all the categories in the “young adult” group will be blocked
(TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA). The sub-ratings (D, L, S, V) work together similarly.
(See next section.)
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