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How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV Parental Guidelines”

The parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The “TV Parental Guidelines” or “MPAA Rating”.

1

Press the MENU button.

Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button.

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Setup

 

 

 

Plug & Play

 

 

 

Language

: English

 

Time

 

 

V-Chip

 

 

Caption

 

 

Menu Transparency : Medium

 

Function Help

: Off

 

 

 

 

 

2

Press the or button to select “V-Chip”, then press the ENTER button.

Press the number buttons to enter your current 4-digit PIN.

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V-Chip

Enter PIN

3

The “V-Chip” menu is displayed.

Press the or button to select “TV Parental Guidelines”, then press the ENTER button.

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TV Parental Guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL FV V S L D

 

 

TV-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allow All

 

TV-G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block All

 

TV-PG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

You can independently lock the TV ratings. The locked TV (FCC) ratings are indicated by the symbol

”.

Press the //œ/buttons and the ENTER button to activate the appropriate restrictions for TV (FCC) rating system.

Press the EXIT button to exit.

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TV Parental Guidelines

 

ALL FV V S L D

TV-Y

 

TV-Y7

Allow All

TV-G

Block All

TV-PG

TV-14

 

TV-MA

 

œAllow All :

Press to unlock all TV ratings. Block All :

Press to lock all TV ratings.

œTV-Y : Young children

TV-Y7 : Children 7 and over

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TV-G : General audience

TV-PG : Parent Guidance

TV-14 : Viewers 14 and over

TV-MA : Mature Audience

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 parental guidelines must be set up separately for each age group. (See page 62)

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Samsung TX-R3081W manual How to Set up Restrictions Using the TV Parental Guidelines

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