The Foul Language
Patent Pending
User’s Manual
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
, RE’MOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment may void the user’s authority to operate
it.
IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
How it works
decodes and monitors the hidden closed-caption
text which is made available for the hearing impaired. Each word is checked
against
dictionary of offensive words and phrases. When an
offensive word is detected,
automatically mutes the sound, and turns the
sound back on when the phrase is completed.
The phrase (multiple words) containing the offensive word is muted.
The center position of the closed-caption switch (diagram E,
displays on
your TV screen a rewritten, profanity-free text version of the
offensive
phrase. When the phrase is completed, the text is erased and the sound is
turned back on.
Examples:
The phrase “Get the hell out.“, is muted and “Get Out.“, is displayed.
The phrase “Oh,
is muted and “Oh, Crud!“, is displayed.
Virtually all scripted programs (video movies, TV series, TV movies) are filtered.
Live programming (news, sporting events, talk shows, soap operas) are not
filtered.
Filter
Status Notice
displayed in lower left corner of TV screen for two seconds:
Program is filtered
NO TVG Program is not filtered
No
Message
Turn off VCR, then turn it back on,
if nothing is still displayed, the program is not filtered.
If using a satellite receiver such as
or
n/Guardian may not detect
a
channel change and may not display
or NO
TVG when you change the channel. Refer to
No Message above.
95% Average Accuracy on ‘TVG’ filtered programs. n/Guardian can only be as
accurate as the closed-captioning. It filters 100% on many TV programs and
movies, however, if the closed-captioning is inaccurate on a particular show,
will be inaccurate on that show.
that are normally filtered are missed when closed-captioning errors
exist (i.e. a
foul word is not captioned or is not synchronized with the spoken
word).
