Hitachi 26HDL52 Setting UP the V-CHIP, Chip, TV Guidelines Blocking, Mpaa Rating

SETTING UP THE V-CHIP

V-Chip

The V-chip feature requires setting on/off 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 to choose “ Initial setup” , press” set lock code” to bring up a lock picture. press “ 0” button Æset lock code Æpress “Finish“ button Æpress the SEL button.

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

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

V-chip	Function	Options
V-Chip	Blocks selected V-Chip function.	On, Off
Set TV Ratings	Blocks selected TV-rating and all ratings below it.	TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14,
		TV-MA
Set Movie Ratings	Blocks selected movie rating and all ratings above it.	NR ,G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X

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

*FV: Fantasy or cartoon violence

V:Violence

S:Sexual content

L:Offensive language

D:Dialogue (sexual innuendo)

MPAA Rating

Ratings

G

PG

PG13

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.

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