Setting parental controls |
Setting parental control levels
You can set parental controls for the U.S. and Canada.
The following task shows how to set controls for U.S. TV ratings. You use similar steps for setting U.S. movie and Canadian TV ratings.
To set parental control levels:
1Press MENU. The
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Picture Mode |
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Select | Move |
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2Press or to highlight Setup, then press . The Setup menu opens.
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OSD Language |
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DPMS |
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Time Setup |
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Caption |
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Parental |
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Reset Default |
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Select | Enter |
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3Press to highlight Parental, then press ENTER. The Input Password screen opens.
Input Password
Return
4Press the number buttons to enter the
Video Audio Setup TV
Channel Block
Program Block
Input Block
Change Password
Clean All
Button Lock
5Press or to highlight Program Block. The Program Block menu opens with Rating Enable highlighted.
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Rating Enable |
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U.S TV Ratings |
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U.S Movie Ratings |
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Canadian French Ratings |
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Open |
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Block Unrated |
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Select | Adjust |
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6Press or to select On or Off.
7Press or to highlight US TV Ratings, US Movie Ratings, Canadian English Ratings, or Canadian French Ratings, then press or ENTER. The TV Rating
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□ Allowed Rating |
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Set | Select |
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8Press or to highlight the rating you want to block, then press ENTER. A lock symbol appears when a rating is blocked.
Note
When you block a rating, that rating and all higher ratings are blocked.
9Press EXIT to close the menu.
U.S. TV ratings (age-based)
All children | |
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Children over seven years | |
| of age |
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General audiences | |
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Parental guidance | |
| suggested |
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Parents strongly cautioned | |
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Mature audiences only | |
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Select | Enter | Back | Exit |