RCA L40HD36 warranty Lock/Unlock Parental Controls, Chip Rating Screen, US V-Chip TV Ratings

Note: If you do not lock parental controls, none of the settings for V-Chip, Button Block or Block Channel will take effect.

Lock/Unlock Parental Controls

•When the Parental Control Menu is accessed from the Main Menu and the parental controls are permanently unlocked, the following message is displayed:

“Parental Controls are UNLOCKED. Rating limits and Channel Block will NOT require a password to view the picture. Use ‘Lock Parental Control’” to lock. Press OK key to continue.”

•Pressing the OK key displays the Parental Control Menu and highlights Lock Parental Control.

•To lock parental controls, enter a four-digit password using the digit keys.

Note: When you enter the correct password, the Password menu is cleared and you enter the Parental Control Menu. If an invalid password is entered, you must enter your password again. If you forget your password, enter the factory default code: 4116. If you want to change the password, see page 35 for more information.

V-Chip Rating Screen

The following graphic details where items are located within the TV Ratings option with the US V-Chip menu.

Rating Status Field

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

Rating Field

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

Content Status Fields

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you can block or view

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

US V-Chip TV Ratings

Blocking Age-Based Ratings

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

1.Choose Parental Control from the Main Menu. If parental controls have previously been locked, you must enter your password.

2.Highlight and select V-Chip. Then highlight and select US V-Chip.

3.Highlight and select TV Ratings.

4.Press the up or down arrow to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you wish to block.

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

6.Use the MENU button repeatedly to get return to the Parental Control Menu.

7.Select Lock Parental Control from the Parental Control Menu. For rating limits to take effect, press OK and enter a four-digit password.

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

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