Samsung HL-T5675S, HL-T5075S manual Using the V-Chip, How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip

Using the V-Chip

The V-Chip feature automatically locks out programs that are deemed inappropriate for children.

The user must enter a PIN (Personal ID number) before any of the V-Chip restrictions are set up or changed.

How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip

1Press the MENU button to display the menu.

Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Setup, then press the ENTER button.

2Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select V-Chip, then press the ENTER button. The message Enter PIN will appear. Enter your 4 digit PIN.

➢ The default PIN of a new TV set is “0-0-0-0”.

3The V-Chipscreen will appear.

To enable the V-Chip feature, press the ENTER button so that the V-Chip Lock field is On. (Pressing the ▲ or ▼ button will alternate between Off and On.) Press the ENTER button.

Setting Up Your Personal ID Number(PIN)

4Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Change PIN, then press the ENTER button.

5The Change PIN screen will appear. Choose any 4 digits for your PIN and enter them. Re-enter the same 4 digits. When the Confirm screen disappears, your PIN has been memorized.

➢If you forget the PIN, press the remote control buttons in the following sequence, which resets the pin to 0-0-0-0 : Power Off → MUTE → 8 → 2 → 4 → Power On.

	V-Chip
V-Chip Lock		Off: Off
TV Parental Guidelines		On
MPAA Rating
Downloadable U.S. Rating
Change PIN
Move	Enter	Return
<for USA models only>
	V-Chip
V-Chip Lock		Off: Off
TV Parental Guidelines		On
MPAA Rating
Canadian English

Canadian French

Downloadable U.S. Rating

Change PIN

Move Enter Return

<for Canada models only>

Change PIN

Enter new PIN.

* * * *

Confirm new PIN.

** *

Enter PIN Return

How to Set up Restrictions Using “TV Parental Guidelines”

First, set up a personal identification number(PIN), and enable the V-Chip.

(See previous section.) Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV guidelines or the MPAA rating.

6Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select TV Parental Guidelines, then press the ENTER button.

7The TV Parental Guidelines screen will appear.

Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select one of the six aged based categories:

•TV-Y:All children. The themes and elements in this program are specifically designed for a very young audience, including children from ages two to six.

•TV-Y7:Directed to older children. The themes and elements in this program may include mild physical or comedic violence, or may frighten children under the age of seven.

•TV-G:General audience. It contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialog or situations.

•TV-PG:Parental guidance suggested. This program may contain infrequent coarse language, limited violence, some suggestive sexual dialog and situations.

•TV-14:Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated themes, sexual content, strong language and more intense violence..

•TV-MA:Mature audiences only. This program may contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence and explicit sexual content.

8At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected. Press the ENTER button. Depending on your existing setup, the “ ” symbol will be selected. (Blank = Unblocked, = Blocked) While “ ” is selected, press the ENTER button to block or unblock the category.

To select a different TV-Rating, press the ▲ or ▼ button and then repeat the process.

TV Parental Guidelines

ALLFV V S L D	Allow All
TV-Y	Block All
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA

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