Program Rating Lock

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The Program Rating Lock feature lets you block programs based on their ratings. This is useful for controlling what children watch on TV. Program Rating Lock does not block programs originating from external sources, such as Blu-ray players, DVD players, or USB files.

Every time you access the Program Rating Lock feature, you must enter the security PIN. You must also enter this PIN to watch a blocked program. The default PIN is 0000. To change the PIN, go to System > Change PIN.

The Program Rating Lock is available only in TV mode.

Blocking Programs Using the TV Rating

To block content, select a rating category to lock. All programs at that level and higher are blocked and require the PIN to watch. To unblock a category, select the lock icon. To unblock all the categories in a row, select the lock under ALL.

Categories on the left:

●● TV-Y: Young children

●● TV-Y7: Children 7 and over

●● TV-G: General audience

●● TV-PG: Parental guidance

●● TV-14: Viewers 14 and over

●● TV-MA: Mature audience

Categories on the top:

●● ALL: Lock all TV ratings.

●● FV: Fantasy violence

●● V: Violence

●● S: Sexual situations

●● L: Adult Language

●● D: Sexually Suggestive Dialog

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Samsung UN85HU8550 manual Program Rating Lock, Blocking Programs Using the TV Rating

Models: UN85HU8550