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T V	TV Parental Guidelines

Allow All

Block All

Move Enter Return

5.At 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.

➢Allow all: Press to unlock all TV ratings. / Block all: Press to lock all TV ratings.

➢The TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA have additional options. See the next step to change any of the following sub-ratings:

FV: Fantasy violence / D: Sexually suggestive dialog / L: Adult language /

S: Sexual situation / V: Violence

➢The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories that are “more restrictive”. For example, if you block “TV-Y” category, then TV-Y7 will automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you block the TV-G category, then all the categories in the “young adult” group will be blocked (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA). The subratings (D, L, S, V) work together similarly. (See next section.)

6.How to set the FV, D, L, S and V sub-ratings.

First, select one of these TV-Ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA (See Step 4, on page 54), and press the ENTER button.

The “ ” symbol will be displayed for each sub-rating.

While “ ” is selected, press the √ button to go to a sub rating.

Press the ENTER to block the sub rating. To select a different TV-Rating, press the … or † button and then repeat the process.

➢The V-chip will automatically block certain categories that are “More restrictive”.

For example, if you block “L” sub-rating in TV-PG, then the “L” sub-ratings in TV-14 and TV-MA will automatically be blocked.

7.Press the EXIT button to clear all the screens. (Or proceed to the next section, and set up additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes.)

➢These categories consist of two separate groups: TV-Y and TV-Y7

(young children through age 7), and TV-G through TV-MA (everybody else).

The restrictions for these two groups work independently: If a household includes very young children as well as young adults, the TV guidelines must be set up separately for each age group. (See next step.)

How to Set up Restrictions Using the MPAA Ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X, NR

The MPAA rating system uses the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) system, and its main application is for movies. When the V-Chip lock is on, the TV will automatically block any programs that are coded with objectionable ratings (either MPAA or TV-Ratings).