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ABOUT MPAA AND TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
MPAA and TV Parental Guidelines are rating systems that provide advance cautionary
information to parents about the content of movie and television programming.
The V-Guide system contain both age-based and content-based settings. This gives parents
discretionary ways of choosing appropriate material for their children to view.
Content ratings are represented by the initials D (Suggestive Dialog), L (Adult Language),
S (Sexual Situations), V (Violence), and FV (Fantasy Violence). When programming contains
any or all of these conditions, these letters become part of the icon that is displayed on the TV
screen.
A rating icon will generally appear in the upper left hand corner of the TV
screen for about fifteen seconds at the beginning of a program and should be
repeated at the beginning of the second hour of a long program. It may also
appear when returning from commercials. There may be other instances when
these icons will be displayed as well. Parents are encouraged to become familiar with these
icons and their meanings.
V-GUIDE (PARENTAL CONTROL) INFORMATION
NOTE: THIS FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA’S FCC V-CHIP REGULATIONS. THEREFORE, IT MAY NOT
FUNCTION WITH BROADCASTS THAT ORIGINATE IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
This Sanyo television is equipped with an electronic V-Chip to interpret MPAA and TV
Parental Guidelines rating codes. When these codes are detected, the TV will automatically
display or block the program, depending upon choices you make when setting up the V-Guide
system.
QuickTips
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Use the
C H A N N E L
▲
/
▼
keys
and the
VOLUME
–
/
+
keys to
navigate through
the menus and to make
selections
from the menus
.
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V-Guide feature is
accessible only from
the remote control.
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The TV guidelines
rating icon will
appear generally in the
upper left hand corner
of your TV screen
.
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The V-Guide display
remains on screen for
approximately 20
seconds. If it
disappears, press
the
V-GUIDE
key.
Need help?
Visit our Web site at
www.sanyoctv.com
or Call 1-800-877-5032
V-GUIDE OPERATION
Use this feature to supervise television viewing for young children. This television can be set to
automatically block programs with content you deem as inappropriate for your children to view,
including: suggestive dialog, adult language, sexual situations, violence, and fantasy violence.
The ability of the television to block the reception of specific programming content depends
upon several conditions: 1) The program must be rated, 2) Networks must broadcast the rating
code data, 3) Cable companies must transmit the rating code signal, and 4) The TV must be
properly setup to decode the signal.
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