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 CHor 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.