V-Chip
Set Ratings Guidelines
You can set your V-Chip to automatically block programming above a certain level using either
the television or motion picture ratings systems, or both. If a program contains a rating above
the levels you set, it will automatically be blocked from viewing unless the four-digit lock code
is entered.
Press the MENU button
To V -CHIP
¥
To operate (Lock icon will appear)
Press ZERO to access the V-Chip menu
¥
To turn V-Chip ON or OFF (V-Chip must be turned ON for rating settings to operate)
To move to SET US TV RATINGS, SET MOVIE RATINGS, or SET CANADIAN
RATINGS, (see following pages for descriptions of each item)
V-CHIP
SET US TV RATINGS
SET MOVIE RATINGS
UNRATED VIEW
V-CHIP ON
OPERATE BY EXIT BY
SELECT BY
EXIT
FINISH
SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG
SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE
V-CHIP Settings Menu
To Set TV Ratings Levels
Use the arrows to move to SET US TVRATINGS. Select this
option by pressing ¥or . The screen on the right will appear. Use
the arrows to move up and down the columns. Press ¥or
to turn the locking feature on or off. You may block an entire rating
category like TV-14, or you may block individual items, like TV-14
shows with V (violence).
To block an entire category, move the cursor to the top of a column,
for example TV-14. Press ¥or . Lock icons will appear down the
entire TV-14 column. All programs with a rating of TV-14 will be
blocked.
To block an individual item, use the  arrows to move to the mark
for the item you wish to block, for example TV-14 with Violence.
Press ¥or . The lock icon will appear in the TV-14 V space. All
programs with a TV-14 V rating will be blocked.
When you have finished setting your rating limits, press to move to FINISH. Press ¥or
to save your settings and exit.
V/FV
S
L
D
MA
T V
14
T V
PG
T V
G
T V
Y7
T V
Y
T V
FINISH
V/FV
S
L
D
MA
T V T V
PG
T V
G
T V
Y7
T V
Y
T V
14
FINISH
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