Initial Setup

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 "Initial Setup"

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To enter

π†

To "V-Chip"

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To operate (Password input screen will appear)

 

Enter the password by using the 10 button keypad

 

The V-Chip main screen will appear

è To turn V-Chip "On" or "Off"

π† To "Set Canadian Ratings English" √® To enter ratings menu

For example:

To block viewing of programming rated 18+ and 14+: è To the 18+ Column

Set Canadian Ratings English

18+

 

14+

 

PG

 

G

 

C8+

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Press the OK button to lock

 

OK

 

BACK

MENU

 

 

Select

Operate

Back

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

è To the 14+ Column Press the OK button to lock

Press the MENU button to finish

Note:

•For instructions on “Set Canadian Ratings French”, please see page 33 in the French user’s guide.

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