Useful adjustment settings

Parental control (V-CHIP)

NOTE

V-CHIP might not function according to the condition of the signal from the broadcasting station.

V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your TV.

V-CHIP SET menu will not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your password. (See page 28 for password setting for parental control.)

•The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content: movie ratings and TV Parental Guidelines.

•The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate television shows from their children.

•Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as watched on cable TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies.

TV Parental Guidelines

 

TV RATING

 

 

Content

 

 

 

FANTASY

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL

ADULT

SEXUAL

 

 

VIOLENCE

 

SITUATIONS

LANGUAGE

DIALOG

 

TV-Y (All children)

6

6

6

6

6

 

TV-Y7 (Directed to older children)

X

6

6

6

6

Suggested

TV-G (General audience)

 

6

6

6

6

age

TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested)

 

X

X

X

X

 

TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned)

 

X

X

X

X

 

TV-MA (Mature audience only)

 

X

X

X

 

6: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.

X: Content rating can be set.

EXAMPLE

• If you select “TV-G”, this will automatically block the higher ratings “TV-PG”, “TV-14” and “TV-MA”.

Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)

MOVIE RATING

Description

 

G

General audiences. All ages admitted.

 

PG

Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

Age

PG-13

Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

R

Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions).

 

 

NC-17

No one 17 and under admitted.

 

X

X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies.

EXAMPLE

• If you select “PG-13”, this will automatically block the higher ratings “R”, “NC-17” and “X”.

NOTE

• Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating.

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