RCA LCD FLAT PANEL HDTV Lock/Unlock Parental Controls, Chip Rating Screen, US V-Chip TV Ratings

Parental Control
Go Back
Lock Parental Control
Select Channel	51 MTV
Block Channel
Button Block
V-Chip	...
Change Password	...

To lock parental controls,

enter 4 digit password using the digit keys.

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 pass- word to view the picture. Use “Lock parental controls” to lock. Press OK key to continue.”

•Pressing OK displays the Parental Control menu and highlight Lock Parental Control.

•To lock/unlock parental controls, press OK, then enter a 4 digit password using the digit keys.

Note: When you enter the correct password, the Password menu is cleared and you will enter the Parental Control menu. If an invalid password is entered, you must enter again. If you forget your password, you can enter the factory default code: 4116. If you want to change the password, go to page 39 for more information.

V-Chip Rating Screen

The following is an example of 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 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 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 button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch.

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

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