RCA M50WH187 manual Canada V-Chip, Chip Unrated Program Block, Front Button Block

Using the TV’s Features

Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking movie ratings, you must set NR to Viewable separately to view NR movies.

To view movie ratings after you’ve blocked them, follow the same steps as above to make the rating Viewable (V).

0 Go Back

1 USA V-Chip

2 Canada V-Chip

3 V-Chip Unrated

4 Front Button Block

Channel Setup4Parental Controls

The Canada V-Chip menu lets you set program rating limits for Canada’s English and French rating systems:

English Ratings

French Ratings

You can set limits for shows rated with Canada’s French

or English V-Chip ratings system. Press OK or4to continue.

Canada V-Chip

Canadian TV V-Chip supports two different Canadian rating systems: English and French. The English or French Canada V-Chip TV Rating lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:

1.Choose Channel Setup from the Main menu.

2.If Channel Setup has previously been locked, you must enter your password.

3.Choose Parental Controls.

4.Highlight Canada V-Chipand select either Canada’s English Ratings or French Ratings.

5.Once you get to the English or French Ratings 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.

0 Go Back

1 USA V-Chip

2 Canada V-Chip

3 V-Chip Unrated

4 Front Button Block

Main Menu4Channel Setup4Parental Controls

Block Unrated and Exempt Programs

View Unrated and Exempt Programs

Note: “Unrated” and “Exempt” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, programs without ratings, the Movie rating “N/A”,

the USA TV rating “None” and the Canadian rating of “Exempt” (E).

The TV must be locked for the V-Chip Unrated feature to be enforced

Two lines of help text will appear in this area to explain the feature and instruct the user on how to use it.

V-Chip Unrated Program Block

Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as “Unrated” (USA) and “Exempt” (Canada) can be viewed. Note that “Unrated” and “Exempt” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, and programs without ratings, the movie rating

“N/A,” and the TV rating “None” and the Canadian rating of “Exempt.”

Block Unrated and Exempt Programs All unrated and exempt

programs are available.

View Unrated and Exempt Programs All unrated and exempt programs are not available.

Note: You must remember to lock the TV for rating limits to take effect.

Front Button Block

0 Go Back	Main Menu4Channel Setup4Parental Controls
1 USA V-Chip	Front Buttons Blocked
	Front Buttons Unblocked
2 Canada V-Chip
3 V-Chip Unrated	When the buttons on the TV are blocked and the TV is
4 Front Button Block	locked, only the remote or keyboard will control the TV.
	Note: If power to the TV is lost for a prolonged time (for
	example, due to a power outage) the buttons become
	unblocked.
	Two lines of help text will appear in this area to explain the
	feature and instruct the user on how to use it.

Selecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV’s front buttons. The remote still tunes to any channel. Front Panel Block can:

•Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.

•Keep young children from playing with the buttons on the TV.

(When using this as a Parental Control method, you should remove access to any remote that is capable of operating the television.)

Don’t forget to lock the TV after you select Blocked. If you do not, the front panel block will not take effect.

Note: If power to the TV is lost for an extended period, the buttons become unblocked. Blocking the front buttons does not disable the front input jacks.

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