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Menu Operation
1. Select
Parental Control > Channel Block,
press
OK
/► to enter the next screen with channnel list
on.
2. Press ▲/▼ to select the channel you wish to
block.
3. Press
OK
to place a checkmark in the box to
block that channel. When you tune to that
channel, you will need to enter a password to
view the channel programming.
Button Block
This option allows you to block (disable) or unblock
(enable) the TV panel buttons. The remote control
still tunes to any channel. If you are using this to
keep children from changing channels, be sure to
remove access to any remote that is capable of
operating the TV while you have the TV panel button
blocked. To block the TV panel buttons, select
Parental Control >
Button Block,
and press ◄/►
to choose the
On
option. To enable these buttons
again, return to this menu and choose the
Off
option.
V-Chip
Press
OK
/► to display its submenus: (Refer to
Figure 7.)
V-Chip Rating Enable
Select
Parental Control > V-Chip > Rating Enable
,
then press
◄/►
to turn this option on or off.
You must remember to set
Rating Enable
to
On
mode to have the following V-Chip rating limits to
take effect.
US V-Chip TV Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings
above a specified age-based rating level.
1. Select
Parental Control > V-Chip > US V-Chip
> US TV Ratings
, press
OK
/►
to enter the
US
TV Ratings
screen.
In the US TV Ratings panel you can customize
the program blocking of the following TV ratings:
TV–Y
All children
TV–Y7
Children 7 years and older
TV–G
General audience
TV–PG
Parental guidance suggested
TV–14
Parents strongly cautioned
TV–MA
Mature audience only
You can also customize the TV ratings for the
following content:
A
Sexual dialog
D
Sexual explicit dialog
L
Adult language
S
Sexual situations
V
Violence
FV
Fantasy violence
2. Press ▲/▼/◄/► to navigate through the TV
rating options. Press
OK
to block (locked) or allow
(unlocked).
US V-Chip Movie Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings
above a specified age-based rating level.
1. Select
Parental Control > V-Chip > US V-Chip >
US Movie Ratings
, press
OK
/►
to enter the
US
Movie Ratings
screen.
In the US Movie Ratings panel you can customize
the program blocking of the following Movie
ratings:
G
General audience
PG
Parental guidance suggested
PG-13
Unsuitable for children under 13
R
Restricted, under 17 requires companying
parent or adult guardian
NC-17
No one under 17 admitted
X
Mature audience only
Canada English
or
French V-Chip Ratings
If you receive Canadian programs, you can block
Canadian English and French V-Chip by ratings only.
When you block a particular rating, you automatically
block the higher-rated programs as well. To block
Canadian English and French program ratings,
follow these steps:
1. Select
Parental Control > V-Chip > Canada
V-Chip
, press
OK
/►
to enter the next
screen.
2. Press ▲/▼ to select
Canadian English Ratings
or
Canadian French Ratings
.
Press
OK
/►
to
proceed.
Canadian Enlish Ratings:
C
Children
C8+
Children 8 and older
G
General audience
PG
Parental guidance
14+
Viewer 14 and over
18+
Adult
Canadian French Ratings:
G
General audience
8 ans+
Viewer 8 and older
13 ans+
Viewer 13 and older
16 ans+
Viewer 16 and older
18 ans+
Adult
3
. Press
▲/▼
to select the desired rating.
Press
OK
to toggle between View and Block.
Open V-Chip:
Allows you to select the downloadable
rating level. In the event that a new rating system is
provided by the broadcaster, the new rating options
would appear within this menu.
Blocking Unrated/Exempt Programs
The Unrated/Exempt Ratings option lets you decide
