Acer AT4220A Parental Control, Setting Up Your Personal ID Number PIN, Enable/Disable the V-Chip

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Parental Control

Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN)

When in TV, AV, you can find the Parental Control feature by entering the Settings menu. The first time you use the Parental Control feature, enter the default PIN number, 0000, to activate the V-CHIP. This prevents children from accessing restricted content and channels.

To change your PIN, follow these steps:

Menu > Settings > TV Rating System > Set PIN > Enter New PIN > Confirm

If you forget your PIN, enter 6163 to reset the feature.

Enable/Disable the V-Chip:

The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content: TV parental guidelines and movie ratings.

Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings

The MPAA system is used mainly for rating movies.

The categories are as follows:

1. To set MPAA, use the following method to access:

Rating

Description

 

 

G

General audiences.

 

 

PG

Parental guidance suggested.

 

 

PG-13

Parents guidance for children

under 13.

 

 

 

 

Restricted. Under 17 requires

Raccompanying parent or adult guardian

NC-17

No one 17 and under admitted.

 

 

X

X (Adults only)

Menu > Settings > TV Rating System > MPAA > Set Rating

( indicates the item is blocked)

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AT3220A, AT3720A, AT4220A specifications

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