Blocking Programming with TV Ratings

Some program ratings are based on TV industry ratings as described below.

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 four-digit code. The Parental Lock setup menu appears on the screen.

Press CH+ or CH- to highlight TV parental guidelines.

Press OK to display the parental guidelines (TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA).

Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating.

Press OK to turn the rating on or off. A checkmark appears when the rating is blocked. TV-Y and TV-G can be turned on (to block viewing) or off (to allow viewing) only.

TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA can be customized to block V (violence), F (fantasy violence), S (sexual situations), L (coarse language), or D (suggestive dialog).

To do so, continue with these steps.

Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Content.

Press OK to enter the Content menu.

Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating, then press VOL+.

Press CH+ or CH- to select the sub- ratings (Fantasy-V, Violence, Sexual, Language, or Dialog), then press OK to block or view it.

MPAA rating

TV parental guidelines

Block unrated	off
Block No Rating	off
Master Enable	off

MPAA rating

TV parental guidelines

Block unrated	off
Block No Rating	off
Master Enable	off

NONE	F	V	S	L	D
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Content
NONE	F	V	S	L	D
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14

TV-MA

Content

	Content
TV-Y
TV-Y7	Fantasy V	---
TV-G	Violence	View
TV-PG	Sexual	View
TV-14	Language	View
TV-MA	Dialogue	Block

Press MENU to return to the Parental Guidelines screen and check your settings. A checkmark appears when the sub-rating is blocked.

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.

Helpful Hints

Any rating will block higher ratings automatically.

To unblock all the ratings, select NONE.

Notes:

1.Blocking TV-Y, only TV-Y7 is blocked automatically.

2.Blocking TV-Y7, other ratings will not change.