Using the TV’s Features

V-Chip TV Rating Limit

The V-Chip TV Rating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:

1.Choose Parental Controls from the Main menu. If Parental Controls are locked, you must enter your password. If they are not locked, you will get a message reminding you that your limits will not be effective until you lock Parental Controls.

2.Press MENU to continue.

3.Highlight and select V-Chip TV Rating Limit.

4.Use the arrow buttons and the OK button on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from View to Block.

Changing the status of TV program limits is described in more detail later in the chapter.

The V-Chip Rating Limit Screen

The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen.

Rating Field

Rating Status Field

Lets you select whether the status of

Lets you select from a list of

the age-based rating limit to the left is

age-based ratings you can block

View or Block.

or view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content Themes

 

 

 

 

 

Lists the content themes

V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT

you can block or view.

 

Rating

Status

- - Content - -

 

 

D L S V FV

 

 

 

TV-MA

VIEW

V V V

 

 

^

 

 

 

 

 

Press ^/v to select rating.

 

 

Press MENU to exit.

 

 

 

 

RATING

STATUS

D L S V FV

Content Status Fields

 

TV-MA

View

V V V

 

Lets you select which

 

TV-14

View

V V V V

content themes to view for

 

TV-PG

View

V V V V

the selected rating, and

 

TV-G

View

V

whether the status of the

 

TV-Y7

View

content theme is currently

 

TV-Y

View

 

 

View (V) or Block (B).

Rating Settings Area

Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and associated content. The View (V) settings are coded in green, and the Block (B) settings are coded in red.

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Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.

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RCA F27550, F32550 manual Chip TV Rating Limit, V-Chip Rating Limit Screen