Using the V-Chip, continued

How to Enable/Disable

the V-Chip

1Press the MENU button on
the remote control.
2Press CH button 6 times,
so that “V-Chip” is
highlighted. (When V-Chip is
highlighted, the letters
change to red.)
3Press the VOL+ button. The
“Enter PIN” screen will
appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN
number.
4The “V-Chip mode” screen
will appear, and “V-Chip
lock” will be highlighted (red
color).To enable the V-Chip
feature, press VOL+ so that
the “V-Chip lock” field is YES.
(Pressing VOL+ will alternate
between YES and NO.)

How to Set up

Restrictions Using the

“TV guidelines”

First, set up a personal
identification number (PIN),and
enable the V-Chip. (See last
sections.) Parental restrictions
can be set up using either of
two methods: The TV guidelines
or the MPAA rating.
1Press the MENU button on
the remote control.
2Press the CH button 6
times, so that “V-Chip” is
highlighted. (When V-Chip is
highlighted, the letters
change to red.)
3Press the VOL+ button. The
“Enter PIN” screen will
appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN
number.
4The “V-chip mode” screen
will appear. Press the CH
button, and highlight the field
for “TV guidelines.”
(Note:When a particular field
is highlighted, its color turns
RED.)
5Press VOL+. The “TV
guidelines” screen will
appear. Press the CH ,
CH buttons to
highlight one of the six age-
based categories:
TV-Y Young children
TV-Y7 Children 7 and over
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TV-G General audience
TV-PG Parental guidance
TV-14 Viewers 14 and over
TV-MA Mature audience
Note: 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
guidelines must be set up
separately for each age
group. (See next step.)
6At this point, one of the TV-
Ratings is highlighted (red
color).
Press the VOL+ button:
Depending on your existing
setup, either “U” or “B” will
start blinking.
(U= Unblocked, B=Blocked)
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