Onscreen Menus

Canadian V-Chip Ratings

❒E – Exempt

Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.

❒C – Programming Intended for Children

Violence Guidelines: There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive behavior will be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary, comedic or unrealistic in nature.

❒C8+ – Programming Intended for Children 8 and Over

Violence Guidelines: Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts. There will be no offensive language, nudity or sexual content.

❒G – General Audience

Programming will contain little violence and will be sensitive to themes which could affect younger children.

❒PG – Parental Guidance

Programming intended for a general audience, but which may not be suitable for younger children. Parents may consider some content not appropriate for children aged 8-13.

❒14+ – 14 Years and Older

Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens. Programming may contain mature themes and scenes of intense violence.

❒18+ – Adult

Material intended for mature audiences only.

Directions to set Canadian V-Chip Ratings

 

Press the MENU button

π†

To V-CHIP

è

To operate (lock icon appears)

Press ZERO to access V-Chip setup options

π† To SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG (for English) √® To enter ratings menu

For example: To block viewing of programming rated 14+ shows, move the cursor to the 14+ column and add a lock icon. Once you've put a lock on the 14+ column, 18+ column is automatically locked.

è To the 14+ Column

Press the OK button to lock Press the MENU button to finish

Notes:

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

18+

14+

PG

G

C8

C

SELECT OK OPERATE

MENU EXIT

•If you want to change the setup, move the cursor to the column and change the lock icon to “—” by pressing OK again.

•For instructions on “SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE (in French)”, please see page 37 in the French side of this user’s guide.

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