Samsung HL-S5686C manual How to Set up Restrictions Using TV Parental Guidelines

How to Set up Restrictions Using “TV Parental Guidelines”

The parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The “TV Parental Guidelines” or “MPAA Rating”.

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TV Parental Guidelines		√
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1Press the MENU button. Press the or button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button.

Press the or button to select “V-Chip”, then press the ENTER button.

2Press the button. Press the number buttons to enter your current 4-digit PIN. (The default PIN for a new TV set is “0000”.)

The “V-Chip” menu is displayed.

3Press the or button to select “TV Parental Guidelines”, then press the ENTER button.

Setup

Enter

TV Parental Guidelines

Return

4You can independently lock the TV ratings.

The locked TV (FCC) ratings are indicated by the symbol “ ”. Press the / / / buttons and the ENTER button to activate the appropriate restrictions for TV (FCC) rating system.

To unlock items that are locked, press the ENTER button again.

Setup

Enter

Allow All : Press to unlock all TV ratings.

Block All : Press to lock all TV ratings.

TV-Y : Young children

TV-Y7 : Children 7 and over

TV-G : General audience

TV-PG : Parent guidance

TV-14 : Viewers 14 and over

TV-MA : Mature audience

Select “Return” by pressing the or button, then press the ENTER button to return to the previous menu. Press the EXIT button to exit.

These categories consist of two separate groups: “TV-Y” and “TV-Y7” (young children through age 7), and “TV-G” through “TV-MA” (everybody else).

The restrictions for these two groups work independently: If a household includes very young children as well as young adults, the TV parental guidelines must be set up separately for each age group. (See page 70)

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