Samsung HL-T5655W 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
		V-Chip
1	Press the MENU button to display the menu.	V-Chip Lock	Off: Off
		TV Parental Guidelines	On
	Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Setup, then press the ENTER button.	MPAA Rating
		Downloadable U.S. Rating
2	Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select V-Chip, then press the ENTER button. The message	Change PIN
	Enter PIN will appear. Enter your 4 digit PIN.

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

3	The V-Chipscreen will appear.	Move		Enter	Return
		<for USA models only>
	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.	V-Chip Lock		V-Chip	Off: Off
		TV Parental Guidelines			On
		MPAA Rating
		Canadian English
		Canadian French
		Downloadable U.S. Rating
		Change PIN
Setting Up Your Personal ID Number(PIN)		Move		Enter	Return
		<for Canada models only>
4 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Change PIN, then press the ENTER button.				Change PIN
5	The Change PIN screen will appear. Choose any 4 digits for your PIN and enter them.	Enter new PIN.
		*	*	* *
	Re-enter the same 4 digits. When the Confirm screen disappears, your PIN has been
		Confirm new PIN.
	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.
			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 Parental Guidelines

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

Move Enter Return

•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.

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