RCA 20F650T manual USA V-Chip TV Rating Limit

Using the TV’s Features

PARENTAL CONTROL
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V-Chip active
USA V-Chip					. . .
Canada V-Chip					. . .
	USA V-CHIP
Exempt Prgms.
KidPass Active
	Go Back				. . .
KidPass			. . .
	Movie Ratings
	TV Ratings		. . .		–
Change Passwd.
		TV RATING LIMIT
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			Status	D	L	S	V FV
		TV-MA	View		V	V	V
		TV-14	View	B	V	V	V
		TV-PG	View	B	V	V	V
		TV-G	View
		TV-Y7	View				V
		TV-Y	View

Press OK to view/block prog. with this rating.

USA V-Chip TV Rating Limit

The V-Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed.

To set TV programming limits:

1.Choose Parental Control from the MAIN MENU (the PASSWORD screen appears the first time you enter the Parental Control menu). Create your password using the number buttons on the remote.

2.Highlight and select USA V-Chip. Then select TV Ratings.

3.Once you get to the TV RATING LIMIT screen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from View to Block.

4.For TV rating limits to take effect, turn on V-Chip active in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu (box has check mark).

The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits.

Note: If you forget your password you can reset it. Make sure the TV is off. Simultaneously press and hold VOL< on the TV’s front panel and CLEAR on the remote for approximately 5 seconds. Enter a new password next time you access the PARENTAL CONTROL menu.

The V-Chip Rating Screen

The following is an example of where items are located within the TV RATING LIMIT screen.

Rating Status Field

Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the left is View or Block.

Rating Field

Lets you select from a list of age-based ratings you can block or view.

TV RATING LIMIT
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	Status	D	L	S	V FV
TV-MA	View		V	V	V
TV-14	View	B	V	V	V
TV-PG	View	B	V	V	V
TV-G	View
TV-Y7	View				V
TV-Y	View
Press OK to view/block
prog. with this rating.

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you can block or view.

Content Status Fields

Lets you select which content themes to view for the selected rating, and whether the status of the content theme is currently View (V) or Block

(B).

Rating Settings Area

Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and associated content.

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