FU N C T I O N DE S C R I P T I O N
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At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected. Press the ENTER button. Depending on your existing setup, a symbol will be selected.
(Blank = Unblocked, = Blocked)
While “ ” is selected, press the ENTER button to block or unblock the category.
To select a different TV-Rating, press the
UP/DOWN buttons and then repeat the process.
Note 1: The TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA have additional options. See the next step to change any of the following sub-ratings:
FV: Fantasy violence
D:Sexually Suggestive Dialog
L:Adult Language
S:Sexual situation
V:Violence
Note 2: The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories that are “more restrictive”. For example, if you block “TV-Y” category, then TV-Y7 will automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you block the TV-G category, then all the categories in the “young adult” group will be blocked (TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA). The sub-rat ings (D, L, S, V) work together similarly. (See next section.)
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How to set the FV, D, L, S and V sub-ratings.
First, select one of these TV-Ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA (See Step 4, on previous page), and press the RIGHT button. A symbol “ ” will be displayed for each sub-rating. While “ ” is selected, press the ENTER button to go to a sub rating. Press ENTER to block the sub rating. To select a different
TV-Rating, press the UP/DOWN buttons and then repeat the process.
Note: The V-chip will automatically block certain categories
that are “More restrictive” .For example, if you block “L” sub-rating in TV-PG, then the “L” sub-ratings in TV-14 and TV-MA will automatically be blocked.
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Press the MENU button to clear all the screens. (Or proceed to the next section, and set up additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes.)