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Features and Controls
V-Chip TV Rating Limit
The V-Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide what TV programs can and
cannot be viewed.
To set TV programming limits:
1. Choose Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental Controls
have previously been locked, you must enter your password. If they are
not locked, you will get a message reminding you that your limits will
not be effective until you lock Parental Controls.
2.
Press MENU to continue.
3.
Highlight and select V-Chip TV Rating Limit.
4. Once you get to the V-Chip TV Rating Limit screen, use the arrows and
OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or
content theme from View to Block.
The following sections give you more details about how to change the
status of TV program limits.
The Ratings Limits Screen
Below is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limits screen.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2
V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
0
Exit
- - Content - -
V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT
Rating
Status
TV-MA
VIEW
^
D L S V FV
V V V
RATING
STATUS
TV-MA
View
TV-14
View
TV-PG
View
TV-G
View
TV-Y7
View
TV-Y
View
D L S V FV
V V V
V V V V
V V V V
V
Press ^/v to select rating.
Press MENU to exit.
- - Content - -
V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT
Rating
Status
TV-MA
VIEW
^
D L S V FV
V V V
RATING
STATUS
TV-MA
View
TV-14
View
TV-PG
View
TV-G
View
TV-Y7
View
TV-Y
View
D L S V FV
V V V
V V V V
V V V V
V
Press ^/v to select rating.
Press MENU to exit.
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 (V) or
Block (B).
Rating Settings Area
Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and
associated content. The View (V) settings are coded in green, and
the Block (B) settings are coded in red.