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MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MPAA) RATING SYSTEM
OFF
Movie Rating restrictions are not active
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.
V-Chip (Parental Control)
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 include additional restrictions from
the Content Block menu. See the V-CHIP menu, and submenus example on the next two pages.
Things to Consider before Setting Up V-CHIP (Parental Control)
Most important is to remember your 4-number Password! Without the password, you cannot change V-Chip!
Determine which rating you consider acceptable to the viewer. (For example, if you choose TV-PG, all more restrictive
ratings will be automatically blocked; the viewer will not be able to see: TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA rated programming.)
V-CHIP can restrict the TV Audio/Video input jacks; have the restrictions you specified filter the content from the
audio/video input sources (Line 1 and Line 2).
You can also block program “Content” based on individual parameters such as: Violence, Sexual Situations, Adult
Language, Sexual Dialog; in the Contents option.
Select a secret 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 V-CHIP menu and change rating selections, or turn V-CHIP off.
Do you want restrictions to be active all the time? If not, you can turn them on or off; with the V-CHIP On/Off option.
This optional feature can be used to “block” undesirable programming from appearing on your TV
You should set V-CHIP viewing restrictions for General
Audiences and for Children - - both should be active at
the same time
.
Simply specifying one content block such as Sexual
Situations, will not automatically block another content
in the programs from appearing.
V-CHIP restricts the programming content that appears
from the audio/video sources (Line 1 and Line 2).
You cannot disable V-CHIP by disconnecting the TV from
power. V-CHIP restrictions reset if power is disconnected.
REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD!!!
“V-CHIP” offers the user a wide variety of options and settings that restrict or “block” the programming that can appear
on the TV. V-Chip allows the user the capability of defining which program rating they consider acceptable, 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. For complete programming coverage, General Audience and Children viewer blocks should both be pro-
grammed into the TV’s memory. Viewer ratings are specified for both TV programming and the motion picture industry;
both rating systems can be used. The ratings are based mainly on the ages of children. (V-Chip cannot control TV pro-
gramming or tapes which do not contain restriction ratings.)
