Using the TV/VCR’s Features, Parental Controls and V-Chip

Using the TV/VCR’s Features

TIME

VIDEO ADJUST

AUDIO ADJUST

CLOSED CAPTION

TIMER RECORDINGS

LANGUAGE

SETTING

V-CHIP BLOCK


SELECT		V-CHIP BLOCK		OK
SELECT		/	: SET	OK
PREVIOUS			: QUIT	MENU
		MPAA
		TV GUIDELINES
		DOWNLOAD		OFF
		STATUS		OFF
	SELECT		/ : SET		OK
	PREVIOUS		: QUIT		MENU

TV GUIDELINES
	AGE D L	S V FV
TV-Y	- -	- - -
TV-Y7	- -	- -
TV-G	- -	- - -
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA	-

:VIEW

			:BLOCK
SELECT	/	: SET	OK
PREVIOUS		: QUIT	MENU

MPAA

G--

PG --

PG-13 --

R	BLOCK
NC-17	BLOCK
X	BLOCK
SELECT	/ : SET	OK
PREVIOUS	: QUIT	MENU

Parental Controls and V-Chip

The V-CHIP BLOCK feature allows you to program your TV/VCR so that children can’t see certain programs or channels.

•TV GUIDELINES menu allows you to block TV programs based on age, violence, sex, or other content you don’t want your children to view.

•MPAA menu allows you to block movies and TV programs according to the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) ratings system.

You block and unblock programs by turning the V-Chip feature on or off in the V-CHIP BLOCK menu, and using password you create. Be sure to remember your password.

By default, the software inside your TV is turned off, so if you don’t want to use this feature, you don’t need to do anything.

How V-Chip Works

When the V-Chip software is activated (or turned on), it reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs. That code tells the software the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, a message will appear and the channel won’t be available for viewing.

Broadcasters aren’t required to provide content themes, so programs that aren’t tagged with a content theme can only be blocked if you block their age-based rating.

The TV age-based ratings and content themes and MPAA ratings are listed on the following pages.

New Rating Systems

The TV/VCR allows you to download additional new rating systems. If you watch a program with the new system, you can download the new V-Chip data for that program.

Chapter 3

TV/VCR specifications

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