RCA 27V514T Set V-Chip TV Programming Limits, V-Chip Rating Screen, Blocking Age-Based Ratings

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Using the TV’s Features

USA V-CHIP

Go Back

 

Movie Ratings

...

TV Ratings

> ...

Set V-Chip TV Programming Limits

1.Choose Parental Control from the Main Menu and press the OK button.

2.Highlight Settings in the next Parental Control screen; then, press the right arrow button.

3.Highlight USA V-Chip. Press the right arrow button. Then select TV Ratings and press the right arrow button.

4.Once you get to the TV RATING LIMIT screen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating from view ( ) to block ( ) or content theme from View (V) to Block (B).

The V-Chip Rating Screen

The following is an example of where items are located within the TV RATING LIMIT screen.

Rating Status Field

Lets you select whether to view ( ) or block ( ).

Rating Field

Lets you select from a list of age- based ratings you can block or view. Refer to chart below.

 

TV RATING LIMIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

D

L

S

V FV

 

 

 

TV-MA

 

 

 

B

V

V

 

 

 

TV-14

 

 

 

V

B

V

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-PG

 

 

V

V

V

V

 

 

TV-G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7

 

 

 

 

 

V

TV-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press OK to view/block prog. containing adult language.

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you can block or view. Refer to chart at top of next page.

Content Status Fields

Lets you select which content themes to view for the selected rating and whether the status of the content theme is currently View (V) or Block (B).

Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA

Mature Audience Only

 

 

TV-14

Parents Strongly

 

Cautioned

 

 

TV-PG

Parental Guidance

 

Suggested

 

 

TV-G

General Audience

 

 

TV-Y7

Directed to Children 7

 

years and older

 

 

TV-Y

All Children

Blocking Age-Based Ratings

You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age- based rating level.

To block programs with higher ratings:

1.Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch.

2.Press the OK button to toggle between view ( ) and

block ( ). The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically changes to block ( ).

3.Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Go Back and press OK.

4.After you Block age-based ratings, you can change some of the ratings back to view ( ).

Note: You must remember to activate Parental Control for rating limits to take effect. Refer to page 18.

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