Setting V-Chip (TV) (cont’d) 43

MPAA Rating Settings

You can block TV channel viewing according to the Motion Picture Association ratings. To do so, follow these steps.

Before you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/VCR/DVD in TV/VCR mode. The red VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD.

1 Press SETUP.

2 Press or to select V-CHIP SET UP. Then, press B.

– TV/VCR SETUP –

TIMER PROGRAMMING

SETTING CLOCK

CHANNEL SET UP

USER’S SET UP

BV-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN

TIME SEARCH INDEX SEARCH

3

2,4,5

1,6

POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT

1 2 3

CH.

4 5 6

7 8 9

+100 VOL.

0 +10

SPEED C.RESET ZOOM

MUTE

PLAY

STOP

DISC

RECORDMENU

DISPLAY

 

ENTER

 

SETUP

TITLE

RETURN

CLEAR

SEARCH MODE REPEAT

REPEAT

 

 

A-B

MODE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE

3 Press the Number buttons to enter the access code. (The default code is 0000 if you have not set up your own code yet.)

ACCESS CODE

_ _ _ _

4 Press or to select MPAA RATING. Then, press B.

V-CHIP SET UP –

TV RATING

BMPAA RATING CHANGE CODE

Press or to select the level at which you

want to block viewing. Then, press B to select

5 BLOCK or VIEW.

When you Block a category, higher ratings turn to

BLOCK automatically. Lower ratings turn to VIEW

automatically.

 

When you set G to VIEW or BLOCK, all ratings turn

to VIEW or BLOCK automatically.

G

[VIEW]

PG

[VIEW]

PG-13

[VIEW]

B R

[BLOCK]

NC-17

[BLOCK]

X

[BLOCK]

6 Press SETUP to save your settings.

MPAA Rating Explanations

G - General Audience

PG - Parental Guidance suggested.

PG-13 - Unsuitable for children under 13

R - Restricted; under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian

NC-17 - No one under 17 admitted

X - Mature audience only

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Magnavox 27MDTR10S owner manual Setting V-Chip TV cont’d, Mpaa Rating Settings, Mpaa Rating Explanations

27MDTR10S specifications

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