Using the TV’s Features
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Chapter 3
1 View
2 Block
V-CHIP UNRATED PROGRAM BLOCK
CHANNEL BLOCK
Channel #
Status
59
HEADLN
Block
^
Press ^ or v, keypad, or CH ^/v
to set channel, MENU to exit.
D
Sexually explicit dialogue
L
Adult language
S
Sexual situations
V
Violence
FV
Fantasy Violence
TV-Y
All Children
Content Themes
Blocking Specific Content Themes
You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the D, L, S, V, FV and TV-Y on your
screen.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme
for higher rated programs as well.
To block program content, highlight the Content Field, and then follow the same steps described for
blocking age-based ratings (above).
Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or age-based ratings.
You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.
Viewing Specific Content Themes
If you block specific content themes, you have the option of going back and changing some of the content
themes back to
(V) View
:
1. Determine the content themes you want to change to
(V) View
.
2. Use the up/down arrow buttons to scroll to the rating whose content theme you want to change to
View
.
3. Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme status.
4. Press the up or down arrow button to change its status back to
V
.
Note: Only the content theme status corresponding to TV-14 (L) language changes to (V) View. Higher rated content themes,
such as that for TV-MA language, do not change.
V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
Set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level.
To access the
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
menu:
1. Press MENU on the remote control (the
TV MAIN MENU
appears).
2. Select
Parental Controls
.
3. Select
V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
.
Blocking Movie Ratings
Once you are in the Movie Ratings menu, follow the same steps described for blocking TV ratings.
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
This option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as “unrated” can be viewed. “Unrated” TV
programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins,
public announcements, and programs without ratings.
View
All unrated programs are available.
Block
All unrated programs are not available.
Note: You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.
Channel Block
Selecting this option lets you decide what channels can be viewed.
View
Makes the selected channel viewable.
Block
The front panel and remote control CH (channel) buttons will tune only to channels that you have
marked as
View
. The remote will still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the
channel, but the channel will be blocked.
Don’t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status of
Channel Block
. If you don’t, the channel
block will not take effect.
Note: If you have a digital cable box channels 126-999 can be blocked but will not be removable from your scan list.
