RCA 15491880 manual Using TVs Features, Parental Controls and V-Chip, How V-Chip Works

Using	the TV's Features
	Parental Controls and V-Chip
	The Parental	Controls menu		allows you		1o progranl		your	TV so that chiMren
	cannot see certain		programs,	channels,		or use	[he	fi_)n_ pane] coiltrols.
	The first three choices in the Parental Controls menu involve software inside
	your "IX_ (referred		to as V-Chip)		which	allows yon		to block	TV programs and
	movies based	on	violence,	sex,	or other	content	you may		believe children

should not view. In other words, it lets you program your TV so it won't displa 3 certain programs.

Once yoLI block programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by entering a password.

By defimlt, the software inside your T_' is turned 'off," so if you don't wa]1t to use this feature, yotl can iust ignore it.

How V-Chip Works

When turned "on," the V-Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters

send with programs. That code tells the software the program's age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, you will receive the message, "This channel is not approved for viewing," when you tune to that particular channel.

Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will only be blocked if you block their age-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been given a rating of "Not Rated," and programs that are considered "unrated" because no code has been sent by the broadcaster. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are listed in the following table.

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