How V-Chip Works for the USA and Canada

Using the TV’s Features

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1 Lock TV

2 Video Input List

3 Cable Channel List

4 Antenna Ch. List

5 USA V-Chip

6 Canada V-Chip

7 V-Chip Unrated

8 Front Button Block

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1 Lock TV

2 Video Input List

3 Cable Channel List

4 Antenna Ch. List

5 USA V-Chip

6 Canada V-Chip

7 V-Chip Unrated

8 Front Button Block

Main Menu4Parental Controls

	Unlocked	Locked
	List	List
All Channels		Viewable
2
2		Viewable
3		Viewable
4		Viewable
5
5		Viewable
6		Viewable

8		Viewable
10		Viewable

11		Viewable

Press OK to edit the video input List. Each input can be added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.

Main Menu4Parental Controls

	Unlocked	Locked
	List	List
All Channels		Viewable
2		Viewable
3		Viewable
4		Viewable
8
8		Viewable
8-1		Viewable

8-2		Viewable
8-3		Viewable

9		Viewable

Press OK to edit the video input List. Each input can be added or deleted in the list and made blocked or viewable.

Editing Channels in the Channel Lists

Channels can be edited through the Unlocked List and Locked List in the Cable and Antenna Channel List menus. Use the Unlocked List to remove a channel if you no longer want it in your channel list because you don’t like the program, for example. Remove or “hide” a channel from the Unlocked List by removing the check mark in the box. In the example to the left, channel 4 is removed from the Cable Channel List. If you decide later you want to view channel 4, access it using the number 4 button on the remote.

Use the Locked List to block a channel in your channel list if you don’t want children to view the channel, for example. Select Blocked in the Locked List to block a channel. In the example to the left, channel 8-2 is removed from the Antenna Ch. List. When the TV is locked, access the channel directly by using the number buttons on the remote control then enter your valid password to view the channel.

To save time, you can also add ALL or delete ALL channels in a list by changing the box or choice ﬁeld in the line that says All Video Inputs or All Channels but be very careful because you could erase all of your selections.

Note: If a cable box is connected to the CABLE INPUT, the channel list can be edited for Cable Channel in the Cable Channel List menu. If a cable box is connected via INPUT1, the channel list cannot be edited.

The V-Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs. That code tells the TV software the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains and the TV is locked and you tune to a program whose rating exceeds the rating limit you set, you will receive a message telling you that the program is blocked from viewing.

Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will only be blocked if you block their age-based rating and the TV is locked. With the V-Chip Unrated menu, you can also block out programs that have been given a rating of “Not Rated,” or “Exempt” and programs that are considered “unrated”. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are in the table on the next page.

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1 V-Chip TV Rating

2 V-Chip Movie Rating

Main Menu4Parental Controls 4USA V-Chip

The V-Chip TV rating limits are set with this screen.

The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.

			Rating Content
Rating	Status	D	L	S	V FV
"TV-MA"	Blocked		B	B	B
"TV-14"	Blocked	V	V	V	V
"TV-PG"	Blocked	V	V	V	V
"TV-G"	Blocked
"TV-Y7"	Blocked					B
"TV-Y"
"TV-Y"	Blocked

Press OK to set the age-based TV rating limit and content theme limit.

USA V-Chip TV Ratings

The USA V-Chip TV Rating lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:

1.Choose Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental Controls have previously been locked, you must enter your password.

2.Highlight and select USA V-Chip.

3.Highlight and select V-Chip TV Rating.

4.Once you get to the V-Chip TV Rating screen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from Viewable to Blocked.

Proceed to the next sections for more details about how to change the status of TV program limits.

Chapter 3