RCA 20F524T manual Channel Banner, Parental Controls and V-Chip, How V-Chip Works

Chapter 2: Using the TV Features

TV-14 DSLV			CC
Analog	Skip: 0:30		7:18 AM
11 CNN		Normal	X

Channel Banner menu for an analog channel.

TV-14 DSLV		English	CC
Digital	Skip: 0:30		7:18 AM
11-2 CNN		Normal	X

Channel Banner menu for a digital channel.

Channel Banner

There are several items that might appear on-screen when you press the INFO button on the remote. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen.

TV-14  Displays current program’s rating. Refer to page 20 for more information.

  Parental Controls Master Enable shows either a lock or unlock icon. (Refer to page 19).

•The lock icon is displayed when the Parental Control (Master Enable) setting is active.

•The unlock icon is displayed when the Parental Control (Master Enable) setting is deactivated.

English  Displays the language currently being heard.

CC  Displayed when Closed Captioning is available on the current channel.

Analog/Digital  Indicates whether the current signal is analog or digital.

Skip: 0:30  Corresponds to the SKIP button. Shows the amount of time left before the TV switches back to the previous channel. (Refer to page 16).

7:18 AM  Displays the current time (entered in the Time menu).

11 CNN/11-2 CNN  Displays the current channel and label assigned to the channel. Digital channels also have a subchannel (e.g. -2) listing. Refer to page 25 for more information.

Normal  Displays the current screen format chosen from the Setup menu or when the /ZOOM–,/ZOOM+ buttons are used.

X  Displayed when you MUTE the sound.

Parental Controls and V-Chip

The choices in the USA V-CHIPmenu involve software inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which allows you to block TV programs and movies based on violence, sex or other content you may believe children should not view.

Once you set Parental Controls to block programs, you can unblock programs by entering a password.

By default, the software inside your TV is turned “off.” For instructions to turn on V-Chip, refer to Activate Parental Control below.

How V-Chip Works

V-Chip reads the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA,TV-14, etc.) and content themes (Violence (V), Adult Language

(L), etc.). 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.”

The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are identified and explained in detail in Chapter 4.

The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits.

18 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.