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Parental Control

Setting the Rating

You can change the Rating by selecting one of the Parental Lock options.

Analog

1With Lock highlighted, press .

If you are not familiar with Parental Guideline rating system, use one of the following preset categories to simplify the rating selection: Child, Youth, Young Adult.

2Use the V or v to highlight the desired rating and press .

Parental Control

Lock: Off

Change Password

Country: USA

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Select

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Rating

TV will allow a maximum rating of

Off

No rating limit

 

 

Child

TV-Y, TV-G, G (U.S.), G, C (Canada)

 

 

Youth

TV-PG, PG (U.S.), 8 ans + (Canada)

 

 

Young Adult

TV-14, PG-13 (U.S.), 14+ (Canada)

 

 

Custom

Select to set more restrictive ratings (see next section)

 

 

Changing your Password

1Use the V or v buttons to highlight Change Password and press .

2Follow steps 1 and 2 for “Using the Parental Control Menu” on page 23.

Select a Country

Select U.S.A. to use US ratings (see pages 25-26)or select Canada to use Canadian ratings

(see page 26). If you select a Country (U.S. or Canada) that is not where you live, the rating you select will not be activated.

1Press v to highlight Country, then press .

2Use the V or v to highlight the desired country and press .

Information for Parents

To view a program that exceeds the TV rating

❏Press , then use the --9 buttons to enter your password.

✍Entering your password to view a blocked program will temporarily turn Lock to Off. To reactivate your Lock settings, turn the TV off then back on; the TV will return to the settings that you have selected.

Using the Custom Menu

Follow the instructions on the screen to make your custom settings. Select the country desired for your TV’s rating limit. For more information see page 25 for (U.S. models) and page 26 for (Canadian models).

✍Once you have blocked a rating or content, all higher ratings or content will be automatically blocked.

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