Magnavox 27MS343S Blocking Programming with Movie Ratings, Helpful Hint, Parental Control, Timer

Blocking Programming with Movie Ratings

T here are two types of ratings for Parental Control. One is based on movie industry ratings.

The other is based on TV industry ratings. Both can be used to censor programming.

Let’s first look at the MPAA Rating options of Parental Control.

1 Press MENU to show the on-screen menu.

2 Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight SET.

3 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight

PARENTAL CONTROL.

4 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the SECRET CODE screen.

5 Press the Number buttons to enter your four-digit secret code.

6 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight MPAA

RATING.

7 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the MPAA ratings (G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, and X).

8 Press CH+ or CH- to select the rating you want to block.

9 Press VOL+ or VOL- to block (or unblock) the rating. A checkmark will appear to the left of the rating when blocked.

When you block a rating, higher ratings are blocked automatically. To unblock all the ratings, select CLEAR.

10Press TV/AV/EXIT to remove the menu.

Helpful Hint

Blocking any rating (ON) will block all the higher ratings automatically. For example, if R is blocked manually, NC 17 and X will be blocked auto- matically.

To turn a rating OFF, set each rating individually.

PIC.	SND	SET		TUN.
COLOR			50
BRIGHTNESS			50
						SND			TUN.
					PIC.		SET
CONTRAST			50
SHARPNESS			50		CLOSED CAPTION			]
TINT			0		PARENTAL CONTROL ]
BLUE BACK				ON	TIMER			]
					LANGUAGE			]
					CHILD LOCK				ON

	STANDBY		MUTE		PIC. SND SET	TUN.
	SLEEP	CALL	BOOKMARK	10	CLOSED CAPTION	]
	SMART				PARENTAL CONTROL ]
	PICTURE	MTS	TV/AV		TIMER	]
	SOUND		MENU		LANGUAGE	]
	SMART		EXIT
					CHILD LOCK	ON
		CH		1
	VOL	CH	VOL
2-4	1	2	3		SET PARENTAL CONTROL
6-9	4	5	6

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DISPLAY	8	100	ENTER SECRET CODE:
	0

SET PARENTAL CONTROL

MPAA RATING

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

BLOCK UNRATED	OFF
BLOCK NO RATING	OFF
MASTER ENABLE	OFF

SET MPAA

CLEAR

G

PG

PG-13

R

NC-17

X

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