RCA L15D20 USA V-Chip TV Ratings, Blocking Age-Based Ratings, Blocking Specific Content Themes

Using the TV’s Features

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
USA Parental Locks
Movies (MPAA)			TV Ratings
		All	FV L S	V D
Reset		Reset
G		TV-Y
PG		TV-Y7
PG-13		TV-G
R		TV-PG
NC-17		TV-14
X		TV-MA
To Move		OK To Select	MENU	To Exit

USA V-Chip TV Ratings

Blocking Age-Based Ratings

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

1.Choose Options (lock icon) from the main menu, then highlight Parental Controls. Enter your password.

2.Highlight and select USA Parental Locks.

3.Press the left or right arrow button to highlight a TV Rating. 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. In the example to the left, highlight TV-Y.

4. Press the OK button to toggle between locked and unlocked. The status for the rating and all higher ratings automatically lock.

To view age-based ratings after you've locked them, follow the same steps as above to unlock.

Content Themes

DSexually explicit dialogue

L Adult language

S Sexual situations

V	Violence
FV	Fantasy Violence
USA Parental Locks
Movies (MPAA)			TV Ratings
		All	FV L S	V D
Reset		Reset
G		TV-Y
PG		TV-Y7
PG-13		TV-G
R		TV-PG
NC-17		TV-14
X		TV-MA
To Move		OK To Select	MENU	To Exit

Blocking Specific Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the FV, L, S, V and D on your screen.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.

To block program content:

1.Determine the content theme you want to block.

2.Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating whose content theme you want to change.

3.Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to a particular content theme. In the example to the left, highlight the language

(L) corresponding with TV-14.

4.Press the OK button to change its status to lock. The language for TV-MA is blocked as well.

Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or age-based ratings.

To view a content theme after it's been locked, follow the same steps as above to unlock. Note that if you unlock the language corresponding with TV-14, the language for TV-MA doesn't unlock. You have to unlock the content theme status for each rating separately.

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