TV Rating Explanations
•TV-Y - Appropriate for all chil-
dren
•TV-Y7 - Appropriate for chil-
dren seven and older
•TV-G - General Audience
• TV-PG - Parental Guidance
suggested.
•TV-14 - Unsuitable for children
under 14
•TV-MA - Mature audience only
20 Setting V-Chip
TV Ratings
V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children from
watching inappropriate material on TV. V-CHIP reads the rat-
ings for most TV programming (except news, sports, unedit-
ed movies, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then
denies viewing if the program’s rating meets the limitations
you select. A “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” message
appears on the screen. You must select a different TV chan-
nel or play a Disc instead.
V-CHIP affects only TV channels. It does not block DVD play.
To block DVD viewing, change the PARENTAL feature. See
pages 34-35.
TV programming is rated by the Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA) or according to the Television Parental
Guidelines. In order to block any inappropriate programming,
set your limits in both places (MPAA RATING and TV RAT-
ING).
Before you begin, make sure ...
●The TV/DVD power is on.
●The unit is in TV mode. Press SELECT to put the
TV/DVD in TV mode.
1Press SETUP. Press ▲or ▼to select V-CHIP
SET UP. Then, press ENTER.
2Press the Number buttons to enter the four-
digit access code. When entering the access code
for the first time or if there has been a power failure,
enter default code 0000.
3Press ▲or ▼to select TV RATING. Then,
press ENTER.
PREV NEXT
OPEN/CLOSE
1,3
2
1
•You cannot use the default access
code (0000) after you set a differ-
ent code. However, a power fail-
ure will reset the access code to
0000. See page 23.
Helpful Hint
— TV SETUP —
CHANNEL SET UP
V-CHIP SET UP
LANGUAGE [ENGLISH]
CAPTION [OFF]
B
ACCESS CODE
– – – –
– V-CHIP SET UP –
TV RATING
MPAA RATING
CHANGE CODE
B