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USING THE V-CHIP MOVIE RATINGS CONTROL
Movie Ratings set viewing access levels for TV pro-
gramming according to current Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings. These ratings are similar to the cate- gories used with the rated movies appearing in cinema theaters and with video rental material.
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1With the
2Press the Cursor Right (▶) or Left (◀ ) button on the remote to use the MOVIE RATINGS selection chart.
3Press the Menu button repeatedly, or use the Cursor (▲) Up and Down (▼) buttons, to select the desired MOVIE RATINGS level. For example, R.
4Press the Cursor Right (▶) or Left (◀ ) button on the remote
to BLOCK (or VIEW) the select- ed Movie category.
Note: When a selected Movie Rating is “BLOCKED” all higher level ratings are automatically blocked as well (although each individual Movie Rating can be manually selected and turned On or Off as desired). Programs with lower than the selected rating level are allowed for viewing or unblocked.
5Press STATUS/EXIT to save the Movie Ratings settings and return to the
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V - CHIP SETUP |
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MASTER DISABLE | OFF |
TV RATINGS |
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MOVIE RATINGS |
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EXIT |
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| VOLUME | CHANNEL |
POWER | VIDEO | L AUDIO R | A V SWITCH |
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| POWER | 4 |
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| A/CH | STATUS/EXIT | CC |
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1 | TV | RECORD | 5 | TV/VCR | 2 |
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| VCR | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| SMART | SMART |
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| SOUND | PICTURE |
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| MENU | SURF |
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VOL | CH |
MUTE
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| MOVIE RATINGS |
G | VIEW |
PG | VIEW |
PG - 13 | VIEW |
R | BLOCKED |
NC - 17 | BLOCKED |
X | BLOCKED |
NR | BLOCKED |
EXIT |
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•G - General Audience: Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. This type of programming contains lit- tle or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
•PG - Parental Guidance: This program- ming contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. It may con- tain one or more of the following: Moderate violence, some sexual situations, infrequent coarse language, or some suggestive dialogue.
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al that parents | may find unsuitable for | |
children under the age of 13. It | con- |
tains one or more of the following: violence, sexual situations, coarse language, or sugges- tive dialogue.
•R - Restricted: This programming is specifically designed for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should only view this programming with an accompanying parent or adult guardian. It contains one or more of the following: intense violence, intense sexual situations, strong coarse language, or intense- ly suggestive dialogue.
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•X - Mature audience only: This type of programming contains one or more of the fol- lowing: very graphic violence, very graphic and explicit or indecent sexual acts, very coarse and intensely suggestive language.
•NR - No Rating: Broadcasters can decide not to encode any kind of content advisory ratings with their programming. The NO RATING (NR) Movie category allows the viewer the option to block any movie broadcast without content advisory data included.
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