4.19 CHAPTERFOUR:SPECIALFEATURES
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 button for an “emergency escape”:
Press the V.chip button on the remote control. Enter your PIN number, and press the VOL+ buttonto tem-
porarily disable the V-Chip Lock.
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Repeatedly press the CH
▼ button to select a par-
ticular MPAA category.
(When a category is
selected, its color
changes to blue.) Pressing
the CH ▼button will cycle
through the MPAA cate-
gories:
Function
Move Select Menu
GGeneral audience (no restrictions).
PG Parental guidance suggested.
PG-13 PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned).
RR (Restricted. Children under 17 should
be accompanied by an adult).
NC-17 No children under age 17.
XX (Adults only).
NR Not rated.
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Press the CH ▼button to
select “MPAA rating”,
then press the VOL+ but-
ton.
Function
V-Chip Lock Yes
TV GuideLines
MPAA Rating
Change Pin
Move Select Menu
SPECIAL FEATURES
While a particular category is highlighted, press the VOL+button to activate it.
A blinking letter (“U” or “B”) will be displayed. Press the CH▲or CH ▼buttons to
select “U” or”B”.
Press the MENUbutton three times to save the settings and to clear all screens.
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 auto-
matically be blocked also.