Hitachi 42HDF39 Setting UP the V-CHIP, Chip, TV Guidelines Blocking, Mpaa Rating

SETTING UP THE V-CHIP

V-Chip

The V-chip feature requires a password to be entered to view movies and TV programs with unsuitable ratings for some viewers who share the TV.

Follow these steps to lock movies and TV programs:

1.Press the MENU button on the remote control to bring up the OSD menu.

2.Continue to press the ▼ button until the System icon is highlighted and press the SEL button to show the system functions.

3.Use the ▲▼ buttons to highlight V-chip, and then press the SEL button.

4.Enter 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 as the default password to gain access.

5.Use the following table to set up your V-chip.

V-chip	Function	Options
TV Guidelines Blocking	Blocks selected TV-rating and all ratings below it.	TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14,
		TV-MA, TV-Rating
MPAA Rating	Blocks selected MPAA rating and all ratings above it.	G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X, NR
Change Password	Enter a new password.
Number

English

Français

TV Guidelines Blocking

Ratings	Age-defined	Contents of TV Guidelines
TV-Y	Young children	Show	Block
TV-Y7	Children 7 and over	Show	Block	*FV
TV-G	General audience	Show	Block
TV-PG	Parental guidance suggested	Show	Block		*V	*S	*L	*D
TV-14	Viewers 14 and over	Show	Block		*V	*S	*L	*D
TV-MA	Mature audience only	Show	Block		*V	*S	*L
TV-Rating	Rating Off	Press X to select this function, all ratings change to show

*FV: Fantasy or cartoon violence

V:Violence

S:Sexual content

L:Offensive language

D:Dialogue (sexual innuendo)

MPAA Rating

Ratings

G

PG

PG-13

R

NC-17

X

NR

Age-defined

General audience (no restrictions) Parental guidance suggested Parents strongly cautioned

Restricted. Children under 17 should be accompanied by an adult No Children under 17

Adults only

NOT RATED (NR). Contains no rating. Not Rated (NR) and Not Applicable (NA) programs.

Change Password Number

To change password, enter the Change Password Number option in the V-Chip function, press SEL button to change password. Enter six digital password in enter new password number. And then confirm the password by entering the same password again.

NOTE: If you forget the password, enter 1, 6, 8, 1, 6, 8 to erase the password.

33