Using the TV’s Features
Chapter 3
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V-Chip TV Rating
The
V-Chip TV Rating
lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed.
To set TV programming limits:
1. Choose
Parental Control
from the Main menu. If Parental Controls have previously been
locked, you must enter your password.
2. Press OK to continue.
3. Highlight and select
V-Chip TV rating
.
4. Once you get to the
V-Chip TV rating limit
screen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your
remote to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from
View
to
Block
.
5. For TV rating limits to take effect, lock Parental Controls by accessing the
Lock parental
controls
menu.
The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program
limits.
The V-Chip Rating Screen
The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen.
Rating Settings Area
Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and associated
content. The View (
) settings are coded in green, and the Block (
) settings
are coded in red.
Rating Field
Lets you select from a list
of age-based ratings you
can block or view.
Rating Status Field
Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the
left is View or Block.
Content Themes
Lists the content themes you
can block or view.
Content Status Fields
Lets you select which content
themes to view for the selected
rating, and whether the status of
the content theme is currently
View (
) or Block (
).
