V-CHIP MENU OPE RATION

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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 q to enter the BLOCK PROGRAMS field.
•Press tVOL or VOL u to select desired option: U.S.
TV Programs, U.S. Movies, Canadian English or
Canadian French.
•Press CH q to highlight STATUS.
•Press tVOL or VOL u to display desired rating chart:
U.S. TV Programs, U.S. Movies, Canadian English or
Canadian French.
•Press VOL uto select ON or OFF.
•Press CH qto 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 uto 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.

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

Procedure

•Press CH q to select SETTING.
•Press VOL u 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 q or CH p to move between different ratings.
•Use tVOL or VOL u to select ratings you want to
block (RED) and unblock (GREEN).
•Press twice to return to MODE in Lock menu.
•Press CH q to select HOW LONG?.
•Press tVOL or VOL u to select 12, 24, 48 hours or
ALWAYS.
U.S. TV Programs Rating Chart Description

U.S. MOVIES

This TV model features the “V-Chip technology” which

allows you to use Motion Picture Ratings when viewing

movies or video tapes. This innovation allows parents to

block various types of movies and video tapes at their

discretion.

ACTION
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
NR Not Rated. SEE CUSTOMER CAUTION on
previous page.
TV-Y All children. The themes and elements in this
program are specifically designed for a very young
audience, including children from ages 2-6.
TV-Y7
Directed to older children. Themes and elements
in this program may include mild physical or
comedic violence, or may frighten children under
the age of 7.
TV-G
General audience. It contains little or no violence,
no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue
or situations.
TV-PG
Parental guidance suggested. The program may
contain infrequent coarse language, limited
violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned. This program may
contain sophisticated themes, sexual content,
strong language and more intense violence.
TV-MA Mature audiences only. This program may
contain mature themes, profane language, graphic
violence, and explicit sexual content.
FV FANTASY/CARTOON VIOLENCE
VVIOLENCE
SSEX
LOFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
DDIALOGUE WITH SEXUAL CONTENT