Standard - AT1302, AT2002, AT2402, AT2702

FUNCTIONS & FEATURES (continued)

System Menu (continued)

Parental Guide

This feature allows parents to block certain programs from being viewed, based on the programs’ rating. In order to access this menu, you must first enter a pass code. The factory default is 6688. With “Parental Guide” highlighted in red, use the numeric keypad to enter the pass code. If this turns the Parental Guide “Off,” press the right arrow key until Parental Guide in “On.” With Parental Guide “On,” press the right arrow key to access the TV Rating grid.

TV Rating Grid

Using the up & down arrow keys to navigate between the ratings, press the “Menu” key to block out a particular rating completely. Or, if you wish, press the down arrow key to highlight an individual rating (anywhere a “U” is displayed in the middle of the grid.) Pressing the “Menu” key with one of these individual ratings highlighted will block only programs that feature that particular aspect. See the TV rating diagram at right for an example. TV ratings are defined in the charts below:

TV Rating Grid

TV-Rating

Rating FV D L S V

TV-Y

U

 

TV-Y7 U U

 

TV-G

U

 

TV-PG

U

U U U U

Age

 

Defined as

TV - Y

All Children

TV - Y7

Directed to Older Children (over 7)

TV - G

General Audience

TV - PG

Parental Guidance Suggested

TV - 14

Parents Strongly Cautioned

TV - MA

Mature Audience Only

Contents

Defined as

FV

Fantasy Violence

DSexual Dialogue

LAdult Language

SSexual Situations

V Violence

TV-14

U

U U

U

U

TV-MA

U

U

U

U

MPAA Rating Grid

Press the right arrow key while in the TV Rating grid to access this grid. Use the up & down arrow keys to navigate between the MPAA ratings. Pressing the “Menu” key with a rating highlighted will block that particular rating from being shown on this TV. A “B” will show in red next to the blocked rating. Please note that blocking a lower rating (for example, PG) will block all higher ratings (PG-13, R, NC-17, X.)

Pass Code Menu

This menu allows you to change the access code for the Parental Guide functions of the TV set. Pressing the “Menu” key when Pass Code Control is highlighted. This will turn on or off the Pass Code function. With the Pass Code function ON, you can also change the Pass Code. Use the down arrow key to highlight “Pass Code,” then enter the new Pass Code using the numeric keypad. Press the left arrow key when finished.

1.The factory default pass code of 6688 is also the override code, in case you forget your new pass code.

2.The factory defaults have TV-MA and MPAA-X ratings blocked.

MPAA Rating Grid

MPAA - Rating

Movie Rating

GU

PG U PG-13 U

R U NC-17 U

X U

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Apex Digital AT2402, AT2002, AT2702 instruction manual Parental Guide, TV Rating Grid, Mpaa Rating Grid, Pass Code Menu