To select the channel or the rating of the program to be locked

Select up to 7 (1-7) channels to be blocked out. These channels will be blocked out regardless of the program rating.

Select “CH” in on p. 22

Channel

Select “Channel”

Select channel to lock

 

Lock

Lock

next

Channel lock

select

 

“CH1-7”

 

Mode

CH 1

3 - 0

 

CH

select

 

Channel

select

CH 2

 

 

 

channel

 

 

 

 

To set rating level

“V-chip” technology enables restricted shows to be locked according to TV ratings.

 

Select “Program”

 

Select the rating to be locked

 

Lock

next

 

 

 

select

 

Mode

CH

 

 

 

 

Channel

select

 

 

 

 

 

Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example of “MPAA” (U.S movie ratings)

 

Change password

 

 

Off

 

No rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the rating category you wish

 

G

 

General Audience: All ages admitted

 

to follow

 

 

PG

 

Parental Guidance Suggested

 

 

 

PG-13

 

Parents Strongly Cautioned: Inappropriate

 

Program lock

 

 

 

 

set

 

 

for children under 13

 

MPAA

 

 

R

 

Restricted: Under 17 requires

Block

U.S.TV

select

 

 

accompanying parent or adult guardian

 

NC-17

 

C.E.L.R.

 

 

No one 17 and under admitted

program

C.F.L.R.

 

 

X

 

Adults only

 

Monitor out

On

To get other information (p. 35)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPAA : U.S movie ratings

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.TV : U.S TV program ratings

 

 

 

 

 

C.E.L.R : Canadian English ratings

 

 

 

 

 

••C.F.L.R : Canadian French ratings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To disable recording of the locked program

Select “Monitor out” in “Program lock” menu ()

Program lock

On :

Turns on the monitor terminal output for programs that

MPAA

 

have been set to “Blocked.”

Off :

Turns off the monitor terminal output for programs that

U.S.TV

 

have been set to “Blocked.”

C.E.L.R.

 

 

 

C.F.L.R.

 

 

Monitor out

Off

 

Channel Lock

Advanced

Caution

The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking “NR” programs (non rated, not applicable and none) as per FCC Rules Section15.120(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

Note

The Off rating is independent of other ratings.

 

When placing a block on a specific age based rating level, the Off rating and any other more restrictive ratings will

 

also be blocked.

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