Using the TV’s Features

The V-Chip Rating Screen

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

Rating Status Field

Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the left is View or

Block.

Rating Field

Lets you select from a list of age-based ratings you can block

or view.

TV RATING LIMIT

 

 

 

 

 

Go Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

D

L

S

V FV

TV-MA

View

 

 

V

V

V

TV-14

View

B

V

V

V

 

 

TV-PG

View

B

V

V

V

TV-G

View

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7

View

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

TV-Y

View

 

 

 

 

 

Press OK to view/block

 

 

 

 

prog. with this rating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you can block or view.

Content Status Fields

Lets you select which content themes to view for the selected rating, and whether the status of the content theme is currently View (V) or Block (B).

Rating Settings Area

Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and associated content.

Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA

Mature Audience Only

 

 

TV-14

Parents Strongly Cautioned

 

 

TV-PG

Parental Guidance Suggested

 

 

TV-G

General Audience

 

 

TV-Y7

Directed to Children 7 years and older

 

 

TV-Y

All Children

 

 

Blocking Age-Based Ratings

You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level.

To block programs with higher ratings:

1.Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch.

2.Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block. The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically changes to Block.

3.Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Go back and press OK.

4.Turn on V-Chip active in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu (box has check mark) for rating limits to take effect.

Viewing Age-Based Ratings

After you block age-based ratings, you can change some of the ratings back to View.

1.Press the up or down arrow button to select the rating with a status of Block.

2.Press OK to select View.

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RCA J27F636 manual V-Chip Rating Screen, Blocking Age-Based Ratings, Viewing Age-Based Ratings