3 Press / . The password entering menu displays.
4
5
• When you select TV-Y7,TV-PG,TV-14 or
TV-MA, “DISPLAY TO SET CONTENTS” will appear on the screen. Press DISPLAY to explain the rating. Press / to select the desired rating you want. Press / to select the setting “ON” or “OFF”. Then press
RETURN.
• See page 33 for setting details.
:SELECT
:ADJUST
LOCKS
V-CHIP SET
V-CHIP OFF
TV RATING OFF
OFF/TV-Y/TV-Y7/TV-G
TV-PG/TV-14/TV-MA
MOVIE RATING OFF NEW PASSWORD
Press / to select “TV RATING”. Then press / to select the desired rating.
The V-CHIP SET menu displays.
Input the 4-digit password by using 0–9.

Useful adjustment settings

TV Parental Guidelines

Voluntary movie rating system

(TV Guidelines)

(MPAA)

1

Press MENU and the MENU screen

displays.

2

Press

/

to select

(LOCKS).

1

Repeat steps 1 to 4 in TV Parental

Guidelines (TV Guidelines).

2

Press /

to select “MOVIE RATING”.

Then press

/ to display the desired

rating.

6

Press

/

to select “V-CHIP”.

 

 

 

7

Press

/

to select “ON”.

• If “V-CHIP” is not set to “ON” the V-CHIP

settings will not work.

8

Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.

Your setting are now set into memory.

 

LOCKS

 

V-CHIP SET

OFF

V-CHIP

TV RATING

OFF

MOVIE RATING

 

OFF

OFF/G/PG/PG-13/R/NC17/X

NEW PASSWORD

:SELECT :ADJUST

 

• See page 33 for setting details.

3

Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.

 

How to temporarily release the V-CHIP block

The V-CHIP block is working and censors a broadcast, “THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN BLOCKED!” displays.

1

Press MUTE while the V-CHIP is working

and then the password entering menu

 

displays.

2

Enter your 4-digit password with 0–9.

At this time V-CHIP block temporarily

releases.

Reactivating the temporarily released V-CHIP block

You can reactivate the temporarily released V-CHIP block as shown below.

Method 1:

Change to the other channel.

Method 2:

Switch off the TV power.

NOTE

•Performing any of the two above will activate the V-CHIP block.

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LC-26D40U, LC-32D40U specifications

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