Toshiba 42LX177 manual Blocking TV programs and movies by rating V-Chip

Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features

Blocking TV programs and movies by rating (V-Chip)

Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V-Chip feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs according to the ratings you select. (For rating descriptions, see the tables on the next page.)

Note: Rating blocking is a function of the V-Chip feature in this TV, which supports the U.S. V-Chip system only.

To block and unblock TV programs and movies:

1 Press Yand highlight the Locks menu icon. 2 Press b to display the PIN code entering screen. 3 Enter your four-digit PIN code and press T.

4 Press b to highlight Enable Rating Blocking. 5 Press c and b to select On, and then press T.

Locks
Enable Rating Blocking	Off	Off
Edit Rating Limits		On

Channels Block
Input Lock	Off
Front Panel Lock	Off
Game Timer	Off
New PIN Code

6 Press b to highlight Edit Rating Limits and press T. The Edit Rating Limits screen (below) appears.

7 Press BbC c and then press Tto select the level of blocking you prefer. A box with an “5” is a rating that will be blocked. As you highlight a rating, a definition for the rating appears at the bottom of the screen.

8 When done selecting the ratings you want to block, highlight Done and press T.

Edit Rating Limits

TV (V-CHIP) FV D L S V		Movies
	TV-Y		G	Children
	TV-Y7		PG	Youth
	TV-G		PG-13
	TV-PG		R
	TV-14		NC-17	Alt RS
	TV-MA		X	Cancel
	"None" Rated or "No Rating"			Done

Downloading an additional rating system for blocking TV programs and movies

In the future, an additional rating system may become available for use in selectively blocking programs.

Note: The currently tuned station must be receiving a digital signal before an additional rating system can be downloaded.

To download the additional rating system (if available):

1 Press Yand highlight the Locks menu icon. 2 Press b to display the PIN code entering screen. 3 Enter your four-digit PIN code and press T.

4 Press b to highlight Enable Rating Blocking.

5 Press c and b to select On, and press T.

6 Press b to highlight Edit Rating Limits and press T. The Edit Rating Limits screen appears.

7 Highlight Alt RS and press T. The Edit Alternate Ratings screen will appear.

Note:

•The Alt RS button will only be available if an additional rating system is currently available.

•It may take several minutes for the TV to download the additional rating system.

•The information displayed in the Alternate Ratings screen will depend on the configuration of the additional rating system available at the time of download.

8 Press B b C c and then press Tto select the level of blocking you prefer. A box with an “5” is a rating that will be blocked.

9 When you are finished selecting the ratings you want to block, highlight Done and press T.

10 In the Edit Rating Limits screen, highlight Done and press T.

Note:

•The additional rating system can only be downloaded one time. You will not be able to download any updates to the rating system should such updates become available.

•The additional rating system is not designed, transmitted, or controlled by the TV or Toshiba, nor is the availability of an additional rating system determined or controlled by Toshiba. Similarly, the rating of programs in an additional rating system is not determined, transmitted, or controlled by the TV or Toshiba.

•The additional rating system is an evolving technology; therefore, availability, content, and format may vary.

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