Symphonic SC724FDF owner manual Chip SET UP, TV Rating SET UP, TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA

[VIEW]

[VIEW]

[BLOCK]

[BLOCK]

[BLOCK]

[BLOCK]

V-CHIP SET UP

TV/VCR

This feature enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. When you try to access a program which is blocked, “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” message appears on the TV screen.

NOTES:

• When you select a rating and set

it to [BLOCK], the higher ratings	TV–Y
will be blocked automatically.	TV–Y7 (	)
	B TV–G
The lower ratings will be avail-	TV–PG (DLSV )
	TV–MA (	LSV)
	TV–14 (DLSV )

able for viewing.

•When you set the lowest rating to

[VIEW], all other ratings will automatically be available for viewing.

V-CHIP SET UP

Make sure ...

• The unit must be turned on.

1 Select “V-CHIP SET UP”	- TV/VCR SETUP -
Hit [SETUP].	TIMER PROGRAMMING
	CHANNEL SET UP
	SETTING CLOCK
Press [K / L] to select “V-CHIP	USER’S SET UP
	B V-CHIP SET UP
SET UP”, then hit [ENTER].	LANGUAGE [ENGLISH]
	CAPTION [OFF]
	ZERO RETURN
	TIME SEARCH
	INDEX SEARCH

5Setting “Sub-Ratings”

When you select the ratings of TV- Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA you will have the option of setting sub rating categories.

Press [K / L] to select a rating with sub-ratings you wish to block, then hit [ENTER] twice.

Press [K / L] to select a sub-rating, then hit [ENTER] to set it to [BLOCK] or [VIEW].

TV–Y		[VIEW]
B TV–Y7 (	)	[VIEW]
TV–G		[VIEW]
TV–PG (	)	[VIEW]
TV–14 (	)	[VIEW]
TV–MA (	)	[VIEW]
TV–Y7		[BLOCK]
B FV		[BLOCK]

2Enter Access code

Press the Number buttons to

enter the access code.		ACCESS CODE
•	For the first time set-up or in the
			_ _ _ _
	event the unit has lost power,
	enter the default code of 0000.

3Select the desired item

Press [K / L] to select “TV RATING”, “MPAA RAT- ING” or “CHANGE CODE”, then hit [ENTER]. Refer to the pages below to set up each item.

– V-CHIP SET UP –	P 20	A	Step 4
B TV RATING	P 21		Step 4
CHANGE CODE		B
MPAA RATING	P 21		Step 4
		C

A TV RATING SET UP

TV–PG	[BLOCK]
B D	[BLOCK]
L	[BLOCK]
S	[BLOCK]
V	[BLOCK]

Selection	Rating Category Explanations
TV-Y7
FV	Fantasy Violence
TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA
D	Suggestive Dialog (TV-PG, TV-14 only)
L	Coarse Language

SSexual Situation

V Violence

NOTE:
• The blocked sub-ratings will	TV–Y		[VIEW]
appear next to the rating category	TV–G	)	[VIEW]
	TV–Y7 (		[VIEW]
in the “TV RATING” menu.	B TV–PG (DLSV )		[BLOCK]
	TV–MA (	LSV)	[BLOCK]
	TV–14 (DLSV )		[BLOCK]

Follow steps 1 to 3 in the “V-CHIP SET UP” sec- tion above.

4Blocking TV programs

Press [K / L] to select a rating that		B TV–Y		[VIEW]
you wish to block.		TV–Y7 (	)	[VIEW]
		TV–PG (	)	[VIEW]
		TV–G		[VIEW]
Hit [ENTER] repeatedly to set it to		TV–14 (	)	[VIEW]
		TV–MA (	)	[VIEW]
[BLOCK] or [VIEW].
Selection	Rating Category Explanations
TV-Y	Appropriate for all children
TV-Y7	Appropriate for children seven and older
TV-G	General Audience
TV-PG	Parental Guidance suggested.
TV-14	Unsuitable for children under 14
TV-MA	Mature audience only

6Exit the V-Chip setting mode

Hit [SETUP] to exit the menu.

NOTE:

•To change the rating, the TV must be turned to an unprotected pro- gram. If “PROTECTED PRO- GRAM by ...” appears on the screen, please change the channel to a station that is not protected.

PROTECTED PROGRAM

by TV-Y

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