V-Guide

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Press the V-Guide; then press the DISPLAY key to temporarily override the restriction settings and instantly return to normal viewing.

V-Guide restrictions will be restored when power is reapplied.

The V-Guide feature is used to access the parental control restrictions. This Sanyo Digital Box is equipped with a V-Chip that can be programmed to block shows with content you deem as inappropriate for your children to view. There are three guidelines to choose: Movies, TV Age, and TV Content. Each category is blocked as rating information is received and decoded. The V-Guide blocked rating restricts the viewing of Digital and NTSC channels.

BLOCKING MOVIES

1.Press V-GUIDEkey on the remote control once, the entry page of the V-Guide (parental control) setup OSD will appear.

2.Press the ENTER key to proceed to the main option selection page.

3.Use the / keys to choose Movies.

4.Use the / keys to highlight your choice, (such as, R).

Figure 54—V-Guide

5.Press ENTER key to switch between the Blocked and Unblocked option rating.

Figure 55—V-Guide Main Option Display

Figure 56—Movie Rating R, blocked

NOTES—As a Rating Limit is selected:

Block action will block all higher rated limits. For example, Setting the limit to Block an “R” rating automatically blocks the ratings NC-17 and X.

Unblock action will unlock all lower rated limits. For example, Setting the limit to Unblock a “PG-13” rating automatically unblocks the ratings “PG” and “G.”

For complete V-Chip operation and function capabilities, please refer to EIA-744A Standard (U.S. requirements only) on Web site http://www.tvguidelines.org.

BLOCKING TV PROGRAMS

TV Age Based

1.Press V-GUIDEkey.

2.Press the ENTER key to proceed to the main option selection page.

3.Use the / keys to choose TV Age.

4.Use the / keys to highlight your choice, (such as, TV-PG).

5.Press ENTER key to switch between the Blocked and Unblocked rating option.

TV Content Based

1.Press V-GUIDEkey.

2.Press the ENTER key to proceed to the main option selection page.

3.Use the / keys to choose TV Content.

4.Use the / keys to highlight a content option, (such as, D-Suggestive Dialog).

5.Use the / then / keys to high- light your choice (such as, TV14).

6.Press ENTER key to switch between the Blocked and Unblocked rating option.

7.Use the key to select another category. Repeat steps above.

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Figure 57—TV Age, TVPG rating

Figure 58—TV Content, D-Suggestive

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Dialog TV14, blocked