SP E C I A L FE AT U R E S

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TV Parental Guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

FV

V

S

L

D

 

Press the ▲ or ▼ button to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y

œ U

 

 

 

 

√

 

select the “TV Parental

 

 

TV-Y7

:

U

U

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines”, then press the ENTER

 

 

TV-G

:

U

 

U

U

U

U

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

TV-PG

:

U

 

 

 

 

TV-14

:

U

 

U

U

U

U

 

 

 

 

TV-MA

:

U

 

U

U

U

 

 

 

 

 

B: Blocked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U: Unblocked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

 

Adjust

 

 

Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

▼ Note: These categories consist of

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The “TV Parental Guidelines” screen will appear.

Press the ▲, ▼ buttons to select one of the six age-based cate- gories:

TV-Y Young children

TV-Y7 Children 7 and over

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TV-G

General gudience

TV-PG

Parent Guidance

TV-14

Viewers 14 and over

TV-MA

Mature Audience

TV Parental Guidelines

 

 

All

FV V

S

L

D

TV-Y

œ U

 

 

 

√

TV-Y7

:

U

U

 

 

 

TV-G

:

U

 

 

 

 

TV-PG

:

U

U

U

U

U

TV-14

:

U

U

U

U

U

TV-MA

:

U

U

U

U

 

B: Blocked

U:Unblocked Young Children

Move Adjust Return

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 next step.)

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At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected.

Press the √button: Depending on your existing setup, a letter “U” or “B” will be selected. (U= Unblocked, B= Blocked)

While the “U” or ”B” is red, press the ▲ or ▼ button to block or unblock the category.

Press the √button once to save the TV Parental Guidelines. A TV-Rating will be selected, and no letters will be selected. To exit this screen, press the MENU button again. 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: 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.)

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