Parental Control, Checking the CableCARD ID

09Tuner Setup

NOTE

•This function is available only when receiving digital broadcasting signals.

•When you use the TV Guide On Screen™ system with a cable service, select “Cable” for “Auto Channel Preset”.

•Executing more than one scan for cables can cause broadcast reception to fail.

Checking the CableCARD ID

The Plasma Display has a slot for a CableCARD that is used for managing your information by the cable TV company. The CableCARD slot is located on the rear of the Plasma Display. To check your CableCARD ID and the Host ID, follow these steps.

1Press HOME MENU.

2Select “Tuner Setup”. (/ then ENTER)

3Select “Channel Setup”. (/ then ENTER)

4Select “POD ID”. (/)

• The Host ID and CableCARD ID appear.

5Press HOME MENU to exit the menu.

Parental Control

With the Parental Control, adults can prevent younger audiences from watching inappropriate TV programs, VCR tapes or DVD contents. When an attempt is made to watch a blocked program (or content), the Plasma Display shows a message over a black screen. The Parental Control applies to both conventional and digital TV channels.

There are three rating systems in the United States: the TV ratings, TV Parental Guidelines, and movie ratings. Movie ratings are provided by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and are used for original movies not edited for television.

For the rating system in Canada, see page 38.

NOTE

•In the U.S. TV Parental Guideline Rating System, programs with a rating of “None” may be blocked on this product. Examples of programs with a “None” rating include:

•Emergency Bulletins (such as EAS messages, weather warning and others)

•Locally originated programming

•News

•Political

•Public Service Announcements

•Religious

•Sports

•Weather

•No Parental Control settings can be entered for INPUT 5 and INPUT 6.

Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)

	Rating	Description
	N/A	Not applicable for MPAA ratings

	G	General audiences. All ages admitted.

	PG	Parental guidance suggested. Some material may
		not be suitable for children.

	PG-13	Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be
Age-Base		inappropriate for children under 13.

	R	Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying
		parent or adult guardian (age varies in some
		jurisdictions).

	NC-17	No one 17 and under admitted.

	NR	Not rated.

NOTE

• The voluntary movie rating system uses an age-based rating.

TV ratings

Rating Description

TV-YAll children

TV-Y7Children 7 and above

TV-GGeneral audiences

Age-Base

TV-PGParental guidance suggested

TV-14Parents strongly cautioned

TV-MAMature audiences only

NOTE

•The system also allows you to select “None”, which blocks programs with a rating of “None”.

Changing the password

Using a password prevents others from changing Parental Control settings. The 4-digit password is 1234. Use the following procedure to change the password.

1Press HOME MENU.

2Select “Tuner Setup”. (/ then ENTER)