V-CHIP MENU OPERATION

V-Chip Menu Operation

Procedure

Use the numeric keypad to enter your four digit code.

(Use a code that is easy to remember and record it in a safe place.)

Press CH to enter the BLOCK PROGRAMS field.

• Press VOL or VOL to select desired option: U.S. TV Programs, U.S. Movies, Canadian English or Canadian French.

Press CH to highlight STATUS.

• Press VOL or VOL to display desired rating chart: U.S. TV Programs, U.S. Movies, Canadian English or Canadian French.

Press VOL to select ON or OFF.

Press CH to select VIEW NR PROGRAMS? for U.S. TV Programs and U.S. Movies or VIEW E PROGRAMS for Canadian English and Canadian French.

Press VOL to select YES or NO.

U.S. TV PROGRAMS

This TV model features the “V-Chip technology” which allows you to use U.S. TV PROGRAMS Guide ratings to block various types of TV programs.

LOCK

 

 

 

LOCK SET

OFF

 

MODE

 

BLOCK PROGRAMS:

 

HOW LONG?

 

 

 

U.S. TV PROGRAMS

 

 

 

STATUS

OFF

 

 

 

ENTER CODE

* * * *

 

 

 

FIRST

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Selecting “Yes”, NR programs will be received. Selecting “NO”, NR programs will be blocked (See Customer Caution right).

LOCK

 

U.S. TV PROGRAMS

OFF

￿

VIEW NR PROGRAMS?

YES

￿

SETTING:

BASIC

TV-Y

 

 

 

TV-Y7

FV

 

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

 

 

TV-G

 

 

 

 

TV-PG

V S L D

 

 

 

TV-14

V S L D

 

 

 

TV-MA

V S L

 

 

Procedure

Press CH to select SETTING.

Press VOL to select BASIC or DETAILED.

BASIC - Allows you to select only general ratings such as TV-Y, TV-PG, etc.

DETAILED - Allows you to select both general ratings

 

and content such as V, L, etc.

Press CH or CH

to move between different ratings.

Use

VOL or VOL

to select ratings you want to

block (RED) and unblock (GREEN).

Press ACTION twice to return to MODE in Lock menu.

Press CH to select HOW LONG?.

• Press VOL or VOL to select 12, 24, 48 hours or

ALWAYS.

Customer Caution

The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking “NR” programs (non rated, not applicable and none) per FCC Rules Section 15.120(e)(2). If the option of blocking “NR” programs is chosen unexpected and possibly confusing results may occur, and you may not receive emergency bulletins or any of the following types of programming:

Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather warnings and others)

Locally originated programming

News

Political

Public Service Announcements

Religious

Sports

Weather

U.S. TV Programs Rating Chart Description

 

NR

Not Rated. SEE CUSTOMER CAUTION.

 

 

 

All children. The themes and elements in this

 

 

TV-Y

program are specifically designed for a very young

 

 

 

audience, including children from ages 2-6.

 

 

 

Directed to older children. Themes and elements

 

 

TV-Y7

in this

program may include

mild physical or

 

 

comedic violence, or may frighten children under

 

 

 

 

 

 

the age of 7.

 

 

 

 

General audience. It contains little or no violence,

 

 

TV-G

no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue

 

 

 

or situations.

 

 

 

 

Parental guidance suggested. The program may

 

 

TV-PG

contain

infrequent coarse

language, limited

 

 

violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and

 

 

 

 

 

 

situations.

 

 

 

 

Parents strongly cautioned. This program may

 

 

TV-14

contain sophisticated themes, sexual content,

 

 

 

strong language and more intense violence.

 

 

 

Mature audiences only. This program may contain

 

 

TV-MA

mature themes, profane language, graphic violence,

 

 

 

and explicit sexual content.

 

 

 

FV

FANTASY/CARTOON VIOLENCE

 

 

V

VIOLENCE

 

 

 

S

SEX

 

 

 

 

L

OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE

 

 

 

D

DIALOGUE WITH SEXUAL CONTENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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