V-Chip Rating Screen, Blocking Age-Based Ratings

Using the TV’s Features

The V-Chip Rating Screen

The following is an example of where items are located within theTV Rating Limit screen.

Rating Status Field

Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the left is View or

Block.

Rating Field

Lets you select from a list of age-based ratings you can block

or view.

TV RATING LIMIT
Go Back
	Status	D	L	S	V FV
TV-MA	View		V	V	V
TV-14	View	B	V	V	V
TV-14	View	B	V	V	V
TV-PG	View	B	V	V	V
TV-G	View
TV-Y7	View				V
TV-Y7	View				V
TV-Y	View
Press OK to view/block
prog. with this rating.

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you can block or view.

Content Status Fields

Lets you select which content themes to view for the selected rating, and whether the status of the content theme is currently View (V) or Block (B).

Rating Settings Area

Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and associated content.

Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA	Mature Audience Only

TV-14	Parents Strongly Cautioned

TV-PG	Parental Guidance Suggested

TV-G	General Audience

TV-Y7	Directed to Children 7 years and older

TV-Y	All Children

Blocking Age-Based Ratings

You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level.

To block programs with higher ratings:

1.Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch.

2.Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block. The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically changes to Block.

3.Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Go back and press OK.

4.Turn on V-Chip active in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu (box has check mark) for rating limits to take effect.

Viewing Age-Based Ratings

After you block age-based ratings, you can change some of the ratings back to View.

1.Press the up or down arrow button to select the rating with a status of Block.

2.Press OK to select View.

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