Blocking Programming with Movie Ratings
There are two types of ratings for Parental Lock. One is based on movie industry ratings. The other is based on TV industry ratings. Both can be used to censor programming. Let first look at the MPAA Rating options of Parental Lock.
Press MENU to see the main menu.
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight
Preferences.
Press OK to enter the Preferences submenu.
Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight Par. (Parental) Control.
Press OK to display the password screen.
Press the number buttons to enter your
Press OK to display MPAA ratings (G, PG,
Press CH+ or CH- to select the rating you want to block.
Press OK to block (or unblock) the rating. A checkmark will appear to the left of the rating when blocked. When you block a rating, higher ratings are blocked automatically. To unblock all the ratings, select N/A.
Press MENU repeatedly to exit the menu or the menu will automatically disappear within a few seconds if no buttons are pressed on the remote control.
Models 20V412T and 20V500T: If you have one of these models you won’t see the Sound menu and your remote will not have the MTS or SOUND buttons.
Helpful Hints
Blocking any rating (ON) will block all the higher ratings automatically. For example, if R is blocked manually, NC17 and X will be blocked automatically. To turn a rating OFF, set each rating individually.
Main Menu
Picture
Sound
Preferences
Time
Setup
Main Menu
Picture
Sound
Preferences
Time
Setup
Preferences
Language
English
CCOff
Par. Control
FPA Lock | Off |
Enter Password:
MPAA rating
TV parental guidelines
Block unrated | off |
Block No Rating | off |
Master Enable | off |
N/A
G
PG
R
X
25