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Parental Control Menu
Mini glossary
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MPAA) RATING SYSTEM
G
General Audiences
Content not offensive to most viewers.
PG
Parental Guidance
Content is such that parents may not want their children to view the program.
Suggested
PG-13 Parental Guidance
Program is inappropriate for preteens, with a greater degree of offensive material
Suggested
than a PG rated program.
R
Restricted viewing
Not for children under age 17. Strong elements of sex and/or violence.
NC-17
Restricted Viewing
Not for children under age 17 under any circumstances. Strong sexual content.
X
Hard Core Films
Same as NC-17 rating.
Note: Zenith Electronics Corporation is not liable for any program content that appears when using this rating system; as always, user
discretion is advised.
Overview
To insure complete coverage for all TV programs, (movies and regular TV shows) choose a rating for MPAA from the selec-
tions below AND choose ratings from the TV Parental Guidelines Rating System on the next page, using the Age Block
option for General Audiences and for Children. In addition to those, you may wish to add additional restrictions from the
Content Block menu. See the Parental Control menu and submenus example on the following pages.
Things to Consider before Setting Up Parental Control
Determine which rating you consider acceptable to the viewer. (For example, if you choose TV-PG, all more restrictive rat-
ings will be automatically blocked; the viewer will not be able to see: TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA rated programming.)
Do you want to block the auxiliary video source entirely? (Blocks the signal sent by the equipment, such as a VCR, con-
nected to the TV Audio/Video input jacks; in the Aux. Sources option.) Or leave unblocked, then choose allowable ratings.
Block program “Content” based on individual parameters such as: Strong Dialog, Bad Language, Sex Scenes, Violence
Scenes, or Fantasy Violence Scenes; in the Content Blk option.
How many hours do you want Parental Control to be active? You can set the Hours option for up to 99 hours.
Select a password; in the Set Password option. Use the number keys on the remote. Don’t forget the password, it is the
only way you can access the Parental Control menu and change rating selections, or turn Parental Control off.
Do you want Parental Control to be active all the time? If not, you can turn it on or off; with the Lock On/Off option.
If used, this feature can “block” undesirable programming from appearing on the TV.
You can set different Parental Control viewing restric-
tions for general audiences and for children - - both can
be active at the same time
.
Simply specifying one content block such as Sex Scenes,
will not automatically block another content in the pro-
gram from appearing.
Even if you choose to leave the Aux Sources unblocked, the
ratings you specify will automatically restrict the program-
ming from the video sources.
You cannot disable Parental Control by disconnecting the TV
from power. Block hours will automatically reset to the origi-
nal block time setting specified if power is disconnected.
Parental Control offers the user a wide variety of options and settings that restrict or “block” the programming that can
appear on the TV. Parental control allows the user the capability of defining which program rating they consider accept-
able, to the younger or more sensitive viewer. It can be preset and turned either on or off by the user who specifies a
secret 4-number code, the password. The number of hours blocked are specified. General audience and children viewer
blocks should both be programmed into the TV’s memory. Viewer ratings are specified for both TV and the motion picture
industry; both rating systems should be used, for complete coverage. The ratings are based on the ages of children.
