QuickTips

■ The TV will automati-

cally block (B)

ratings above or

unblock (U) ratings

below selection. For

example, if you block

rating R, NC17 and

V-GUIDE OPERATION

Use this feature to supervise television viewing for children. This television can be set to automatically block programs with content you deem as inappropriate for your children to view, including: suggestive dialog, adult language, sexual situations, violence, and fantasy violence.

The ability of the television to block the reception of specific programming content depends upon several conditions: 1) The program must be rated, 2) Networks must broadcast the rating code data, 3) Cable companies must transmit the rating code signal, and 4) The TV must be properly setup to decode the signal.

The TV guidelines rating icon appears at the upper left hand corner of your TV screen.

X will be blocked as

well.

■ Blocking TVY7

does not block higher

ratings.

■ You can block a

content rating such

as TVPG-Vand still

be able to watch

TVPG programs with

ratings of S-L-D

provided TVPG is

unblocked (U).

SETTING MPAA MOVIE RATING

1. Press the V-GUIDEkey on the remote control to display menu.

2.Press the key to switch V-Guide ON.

3.Press the key again. Then use the / keys to highlight rating.

4. Press the MENU key to BLOCK (B) or UNBLOCK (U) selected rating. (➡ Arrow indicates selection.)

5.Press the key to return to the V-Guide Options menu.

V-GUIDE

MPAA Movie Ratings

TV Parental Guidelines

Press MENU key to BLOCK Use ▲▼ , – + keys to select Press V-GUIDE key to exit

XB NC17 B➡R B PG13 U PG U

GU

■ To view Blocked (B)

programs, set

V-GUIDE to OFF, or

press the RESET key

twice to clear all

Blocked (B) ratings

and customized

settings.

■ When in the V-Guide

menu system, the

/ keys allows

you to navigate

SETTING AGE-BASED TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

6. Use the / keys to highlight

TV Parental Guidelines .

7.Press the key. Then use the / keys to highlight rating.

8. Press the MENU key to BLOCK (B) or UNBLOCK (U) selected rating. (➡ Arrow indicates selection.)

V-GUIDE

TVMA B

MPAA Movie Ratings

TV14

B

TVPG B

 

TV Parental Guidelines

➡TV-G B

 

TVY7

U

 

TV-Y

U

 

Content

 

 

 

Press MENU key to BLOCK

Use ▲▼ , – + keys to select

Press V-GUIDE key to exit

between the ratings

and the options

menu.

SETTING CONTENT-BASED TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

9.Follow steps 6 and 7. Use the / keys to highlight Content .

10. Press the MENU key to display the Content Option menu.

11.Use the / keys to highlight a category (D-Suggestive Dialog, L-Adult Language, S-Sexual Situations, V-Violence, FV-Fantasy Violence).

V-GUIDE

MPAA Movie Ratings

TV Parental Guidelines

Press MENU key to set Use ▲▼ , – + keys to select Press V-GUIDE key to exit

TVMA B TV14 B TVPG B TV-G B TVY7 U TV-Y U➡Content

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