RCA M50WH187 Blocking Specific Content Themes, Chip Movie Rating Limit, Blocking Movie Ratings



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Using the TV’s Features

Content Themes

DSexually explicit dialogue

L Adult language

S Sexual situations

V	Violence
FV	Fantasy Violence

Blocking Specific Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.

For example, if you do not want your child to watch programs that have adult language (L) rated TV-PG or higher, then you could block out all programming TV-PG and above containing adult language.

To block program content:

1.Determine the lowest level of content you don’t want the child to watch.

2.Use the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the age-based ratings that correspond with the lowest content you do not want the child to watch. (In the example above, you would highlight TV-PG.)

3.Press the OK button to change content status from (V) Viewable to

(B) Blocked. All higher ratings’ content themes change to Blocked.

Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or age-based ratings. 

You must remember to lock the TV as described above for rating limits to take effect.

To view content themes after you’ve blocked them, follow the same steps as above to make the content Viewable (V). Note that if you unblock the language corresponding to TV-PG, for example, the language for TV-MA doesn’t get unblocked. You have to unblock each content theme for each rating separately.

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1 V-Chip TV Rating

2 V-Chip Movie Rating

Main Menu4Parental Controls 4USA V-Chip

The V-Chip MPAA movie rating limits are set in this screen. The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.

Rating	Status	Blocked B	B	B
"X"	Blocked
"NC-17"	Blocked	Not Rated
"R"	Blocked
		Movies
"PG-13"	Viewable	Viewable
"PG"	Viewable
"G"	Viewable

Press OK to set the movie rating limits which are enforced when the TV is locked.

V-Chip Movie Rating Limit

You set movie (MPAA) rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified rating. How to block and view movie ratings is explained in the next two sections.

To access the V-Chip Movie Rating menu:

1.Press MENU on the remote control (the Main Menu appears).

2.Select Channel Setup. Enter your password if necessary.

3.Select Parental Controls.

4.Select USA V-Chip.

5.Select V-Chip Movie Rating.

Blocking Movie Ratings

If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower (in other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block out all other movies with higher ratings.

To block movies, follow the above steps used to describe blocking content themes.

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