V-Chip
Your TV is equipped with V-Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for United States and Canada) and Movie (MPAA) Guideline controls. V-Chip technology allows you to program your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based on content according to the guidelines. Programs which exceed the ratings limits you set will be blocked. When a viewer attempts to watch a blocked channel, this message appears:
THIS PROGRAMMING EXCEEDS YOUR RATING LIMITS. PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY 10 KEY PAD TO UNLOCK IT.
NO. - - - -
The channel will remain blocked until the correct lock code is entered (see page 33 for informa- tion on setting your lock code).
You can customize the V-Chip settings of your television to match your personal tastes. The V-Chip menu below is the starting point for your V-Chip settings.
V-CHIP ON OFF
SET US TV RATINGS
SET MOVIE RATINGS
SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG
SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE
UNRATED VIEW BLOCK
FINISH
You can use US V-Chip settings (for programming broadcast from the United States), Canadian V-Chip settings (for programming broadcast from Canada), and movie ratings. You may use any or all of the settings (US V-Chip, Canada V-Chip, Movie ratings). Descriptions for setting each of the three V-Chip formats appear in the next seven pages along with descriptions of the rating categories.
To access the rating categories:
Press the MENU button
ToV-CHIP
To operate (Lock icon will appear)
Press ZERO to access the V-Chip menu
To turn V-Chip ON or OFF (V-Chip must be turned ON for rating settings to operate)
To move to SET US TV RATINGS, SETMOVIE RATINGS, or SET CANADIAN RATINGS (see following pages for descriptions of each item)
Special Note about Ratings
Some programs are not broadcast with a ratings signal. Therefore, even if you setup V-Chip ratings limits, these programs will not be blocked. Parents are cautioned to preview the con - tents of these programs or movies.
