Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
Independent rating system for broadcasters
Ratings | Description and Content themes | |
| Mature Audience Only (This program is specifically | |
| designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may | |
be unsuitable for children under 17.) | ||
| L) Crude or indecent language S) Explicit sexual | |
| activity V) Graphic violence | |
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| Parents Strongly Cautioned (This program contains | |
| some material that many parents would find | |
| unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.) | |
D) Intensely suggestive dialog L) Strong, coarse | ||
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| language S) Intense sexual situations V) Intense | |
| violence | |
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| Parental Guidance Suggested (This program | |
| contains material parents may find unsuitable for | |
| younger children.) | |
D) Some suggestive dialog L) Infrequent coarse | ||
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| language S) Some sexual situations V) Moderate | |
| violence | |
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| General Audience (Most parents would find this | |
program suitable for all ages.) | ||
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| Directed to Older Children (This program is designed | |
| for children age 7 and above. Note: Programs in | |
which fantasy violence may be more intense or more | ||
combative than other programs in this category are | ||
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| All Children (This program is designed to be | |
appropriate for all children.) | ||
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Independent rating system for movies | ||
Ratings | Description and Content themes | |
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X
| Not intended for anyone 17 and under | |
R | Restricted (Under 17 requires accompanying parent | |
or adult) | ||
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| Parents Strongly Cautioned (Some material may be | |
inappropriate for children under 13) | ||
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PG | Parental Guidance Suggested (Some material may | |
not be suitable for children) | ||
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GGeneral Audience (Appropriate for all ages)
Note:
•If you place an “5” in the box next to “ ‘None’ Rated,” programs rated “None” will be blocked; however, programs that do not provide any rating information will not be blocked.
•To display the rating of the program you are watching, press Eon the remote control. If it is rated “None,” the word “NONE” appears in the RECALL screen (as shown below right). If rating information is not provided, no rating will appear in the RECALL screen.
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Blocking channels
With the Channels Block feature, you can block specific channels. You will not be able to tune blocked channels unless you unlock them.
To block channels:
1 From the Locks menu, press b to display the PIN code entering screen.
2 Enter your
3 Press b to highlight Channels Block and then press T. A list of the channels available for that input will be displayed along with the call letters for each channel, if available.
4 Press Bb to highlight the channel you want to block and press T, which puts an “5” in the box next to that channel.
5 Repeat step 4 for other channels you want to block.
6 Highlight Done and press T.
To unblock individual channels:
In step 4 above, press Bb to highlight the channel you want to unblock, press Tto remove the “5” from the box, highlight Done and press T.
To block all channels at once:
Highlight Block All in step 4 above and then highlight Done and press T.
To unblock all locked channels at once:
Highlight Allow All in step 4 above and then highlight Done and press T.
Unlocking programs temporarily
If you try to tune the TV to a program that exceeds the rating limits you set, the TV will enter program lock mode and the following message will appear
This program exceeds the rating limit you set.
Push 'mute' to enter PIN.
You can either temporarily unlock the program or select an unlocked program to watch.
To temporarily unlock the program:
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2 Enter your
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