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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 Menu button for an “emergency escape”:
Select the V-Chip on the Menu. Enter your Pin number, and press the ENTER buttonto
temporarily disable the V-Chip Lock.
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Repeatedly press the
UP/DOWN buttons to
select a particular MPAA
category. (When a category
is selected, its color changes
to blue.) Pressing the
UP/DOWN buttons will
cycle through the MPAA
categories:
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 UP/DOWN
buttons to select “MPAA
Rating”, then press the
ENTER buttons.
OPERATION
Press the UP/DOWN buttons to select a category.
Press the ENTER( )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
automatically be blocked also.
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