Blocking Specific Content Themes, Channel Block

Using the TV’s Features

	Content Themes

D	Sexually explicit dialogue

L	Adult language

S	Sexual situations

V	Violence

FV	Fantasy Violence

TV-Y	All Children

Blocking Specific Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the D, L, S, V, FV and TV-Y on your screen.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.

To block program content, highlight the Content Field, and then follow the same steps described for blocking age-based ratings (above).

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

You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.

Viewing Specific Content Themes

If you block specific content themes, you have the option of going back and changing some of the content themes back to (V) View:

1.Determine the content themes you want to change to (V) View.

2.Use the up/down arrow buttons to scroll to the rating whose content theme you want to change to View.

3.Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular content theme status.

4.Press the up or down arrow button to change its status back to V.

Note: Only the content theme status corresponding to TV-14 (L) language changes to (V) View. Higher rated content themes, such as that for TV-MA language, do not change.

V-CHIP UNRATED PROGRAM BLOCK

1 View

2 Block

CHANNEL BLOCK

Channel #

Status

59HEADLN Block

Press ^ or v, keypad, or CH ^/v to set channel, MENU to exit.

V-Chip Movie Rating Limit

Set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level.

To access the V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT menu:

1.Press MENU on the remote control (the TV MAIN MENU appears).

2.Select Parental Controls.

3.Select V-Chip Movie Rating Limit .

Blocking Movie Ratings

Once you are in the Movie Ratings menu, follow the same steps described for blocking TV ratings.

V-Chip Unrated Program Block

This option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as “unrated” can be viewed. “Unrated” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, and programs without ratings.

View All unrated programs are available.

Block All unrated programs are not available.

Note: You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.

Channel Block

Selecting this option lets you decide what channels can be viewed.

View Makes the selected channel viewable.

Block The front panel and remote control CH (channel) buttons will tune only to channels that you have marked as View. The remote will still tune to the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the channel, but the channel will be blocked.

Don’t forget to lock parental controls after you change the status of Channel Block. If you don’t, the channel block will not take effect.

Note: If you have a digital cable box channels 126-999 can be blocked but will not be removable from your scan list.

Chapter 3