Samsung HCM4715W, HCM653WB, HCM553WB, HCM5525WB, HCM474W manual Mpaa rating screen will appear

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S

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Press the CH button to select the “V-chip”, then press the VOL + button.

The “Enter Pin” screen will appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN number,

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The “V-Chip” screen will appear.

Press the CH button to select “MPAA rating”, then press the VOL + button.

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The “MPAA rating” screen will appear.

Repeatedly press the CH button to select a particular MPAA category.

Pressing the CH button will cycle through the MPAA categories:

	V-Chip
V-Chip Lock	: No
TV Guidelines
MPAA Rating
Change Pin

TV Guidelines

B/U

B : Blocked

U : Unblocked

General audience

GGeneral audience (no restrictions).

PG Parental guidance suggested.

PG-13PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned).

RR (Restricted. Children under 17 should be accompanied by an adult).

NC-17No children under age 17.

XX (Adults only).

NR Not rated.

While a particular category is highlighted, move the joystick to the right to activate it.

A blinking letter (“U” or “B”) will be displayed. Press the CH or CH button to select “U” or”B”.

Press the VOL + button to save the settings.

Note: The V-Chip will automatically block any category that is “more restrictive.” For example, if you block the “PG- 13” category, then “R,” “NC-17,” and “X” will automatically be blocked also.

How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip

Blocks a Channel (“Emergency Escape”)

If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following message will appear: “Excessive rating.”

To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number buttons. Under certain conditions (depending on the rating of the local TV programs) the V-Chip might lock out all the channels. In this case, use the V-Chip function for an “emergency escape”:

Press the Menu button to display the menu. Press the CH button to select the “Function” menu and press the VOL + button.

Press the CH button to select the “V-Chip” menu and press the VOL + button. Enter your PIN number, and press the VOL + button to temporarily disable the V-Chip Lock.

Press the V-Chip button on the remote control. Enter your PIN number, and move the joystick to the right to temporarly disable the V-Chip Lock.

CHAPTER FOUR: SPECIAL FEATURES 4.18