3 Press / . The password entering menu displays.
4 Input the 4-digit password by using 0–9, then press ENTER.
The LOCKS menu displays.
5 Press / to select “TV RATING”. Then press / to select the desired rating.
LOCKS
V-CHIP SET
V-CHIPTV-RATING
MOVIE RATING NEW PASSWORD

Useful adjustment settings

TV Parental Guidelines (TV Guidelines)

1

Press TV MENU and the MENU screen

displays.

2

Press / to select

 

 

(LOCKS).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)

1

Repeat steps 1 to 5 in TV Parental

Guidelines (TV Guidelines).

2

Press /

to select “MOVIE RATING”.

Then press

/ to select desired setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCKS

V-CHIP SET

V-CHIPOFF

TV-RATING OFF

MOVIE RATING

 

OFF

/G/PG/PG-13/R/NC-17/X

 

OFF

 

NEW PASSWORD

►

:SELECT

 

:ADJUST

OFF

OFF

OFF/TV-Y/TV-Y7/TV-G

TV-PG/TV-14/TV-MA

OFF

►

:SELECT :ADJUST

 

• See page 25 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.

 

•

When you select TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or

1

Press MUTE while the V-CHIP is working and

 

 

 

TV-MA, “DISPLAY TO SET CONTENTS”

then the password entering menu displays.

 

 

 

will appear on the screen. Press DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

to explain the rating. Press / to select

 

 

 

 

 

 

the desired rating you want. Press / to

2

Enter your 4-digit password with 0–9.

 

 

 

select the setting “ON” or “OFF”. Then press

 

 

 

At this time V-CHIP block temporarily

 

 

 

RETURN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

See page 25 for setting details.

 

 

releases.

 

 

 

 

 

6

Press / to select “V-CHIP”, then press

/

 

 

 

 

to select “ON”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reactivating the temporarily released

 

Your setting are now set into memory.

 

V-CHIP block

 

•

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

 

 

 

 

You can reactivate the temporarily released V-CHIP

 

 

 

setting will not work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

block as shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Method 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change to the other channel.

 

 

 

 

LOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Method 2:

 

 

 

 

V-CHIP

ON/ OFF

 

 

Switch off the TV power.

 

 

 

 

V-CHIP SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-RATING

OFF

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVIE RATING

OFF

 

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

 

 

 

 

NEW PASSWORD

►

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

block.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:SELECT

:ADJUST

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.

 

 

 

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