On-Screen Display Menu
V-Chip
V-CHIP is an electronic fi ltering device built into your
■TV Parental Guidelines
Example
TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically once you activate the
• The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content: TV |
Parental Guidelines and movie ratings. |
MPAA
TV Guidelines
Can. English Ratings
Can. French Ratings
NONE
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• The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the |
shows from their children. |
• Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the |
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as watched |
on cable TV and not edited for television. The |
also be set to block |
• The setting automatically enters "Block" for any ratings |
below your selection. |
• If Status is not set to "On", the confi guration settings will |
not work. |
Press a/b to adjust the item to your desired position. "" indicates the item is blocked. Press MENU to exit.
Suggested age
Example
■MPAA (Voluntary movie rating system)
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TV Guidelines
Can. English Ratings
Can. French Ratings
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Press a/b to adjust the item to your desired position. "" indicates the item is blocked. Press MENU to exit.
G:General audiences. All ages admitted.
PG: Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
R:Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions).
X:X is an older rating that is unifi ed with
•Voluntary movie rating system only uses an
When setting an individual content-based rating item:
1Press d or ENTER to access blocked content items from the currently selected
2Press a/b to select an individual item, and then press ENTER to unblock it ("" is removed). Repeat the same steps for the other items.
3Press c or RETURN to register after all individual content rating items are set.
Content
FV: Fantasy violence.
V:Violence.
S:Sexual situation.
L:Adult language.
D:Sexually suggestive dialog.
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: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.
: Content rating can be set.
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