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5At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected.
Press the ENTER button. Depending on your existing
setup, a 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.
Note 1: The TV-Y7, 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
Note 2: 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 sub-ratings (D, L, S, V) work together
similarly. (See next section.)
6How to set the FV, D, L, S and V sub-ratings.
First, select one of these TV-Ratings: TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA (See Step 4, on previous
page).
Next, while the TV-Rating is selected, repeatedly press the button.
This will cycle through the available sub-ratings (FV, L, S, D or V).
A symbol “ ” will be displayed for each sub-rating.
While “ ” is selected, press the ENTER button to change the sub-rating.
To select a different TV-Rating, press the or button and then repeat the process.
Note: 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.
7Press the MENU button to clear all the screens. (Or proceed to the next section, and set up
additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes).
Note
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.)
TV Parental Guidelines
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