Curtis Mathes CMC13003 owner manual Excessive rating

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Using the V-Chip, continued

4The “V-chip mode” screen will appear. Press the CH button, and highlight the field for “MPAA rating” and “to begin.”

5While “MPAA rating” is highlighted, press the VOL + button. The “MPAA rating” screen will appear.

6Repeatedly press the CH button to highlight aparticular MPAA category. Pressing the CH button will cycle through the MPAA categories:

G:General audience (no restrictions).

PG: Parental guidance suggested.

PG-13: PG-13(Parents strongly cautioned).

R:R(Restricted. Children under

17 should be accompanied by an adult).

NC-17: No children under age 17.

X:X (Adults only). NR: Not rated.

Next, press the VOL + button to activate the category.

A blinking letter “U” or “B” will be displayed.

While a particular category is highlighted, press VOL + to activate it. A blinking letter (“U” or “B”) will be displayed.

Press MENU twice to exit the V-Chip menu.

Note: The V-Chip will automatically block any category that is “more restrictive”.

For example, if you block the “PG-13” category, then “R”, “NC-17” and “X” will automatically be blocked also.

How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip Blocks a Channel(“Emergency Escape”)

If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following message will appear:

“Excessive rating.”

To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number buttons. Under certain conditions (depending on the rating of the local TV programs) the V-Chip might lock out all the channels.

In this case, use the V-Chip function for an “emergency escape”:

Press MENU and the blue MENU field will appear.

Press the CH button 6 times so that “V-Chip” is highlighted. (When “V-Chip” is highlighted, the letters become red.)

Press VOL+: The V-Chip lock field will appear, and “V-Chip lock” will be highlighted.

Press VOL+ to switch V-Chip off. (Repeatedly pressing VOL+ will alternate between yes and no.)

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