Symphonic SC313E owner manual Chip SET UP, TV Rating SET UP, Mpaa Rating SET UP

PROTECTED PROGRAM

by TV-Y

V-CHIP SET UP

This feature enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. When you try to access a program which is blocked, “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” message appears on the TV screen.

V-CHIP SET UP

Make sure ...

• The unit must be turned on.

Press [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select a rating with sub-ratings you wish to block, then hit [F.FWD/ B] twice.

Press [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select a sub-rating, then hit [F.FWD/ B] to set it to [BLOCK] or [VIEW].

TV–Y7[BLOCK]

B FV [BLOCK]

TV–PG	[BLOCK]
B D	[BLOCK]
L	[BLOCK]
S	[BLOCK]
V	[BLOCK]

1 Select “V-CHIP SET UP”	– M E N U –
Hit [MENU].	TIMER PROGRAMMING
	PICTURE CONTROL
Press [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to	SETTING CLOCK
	USER’S SET UP
	CHANNEL SET UP
select “V-CHIP SET UP”, then hit	B V-CHIP SET UP
	LANGUAGE [ENGLISH]
[F.FWD/ B].	CAPTION [OFF]
	TIME SEARCH
	ZERO RETURN

2Select the desired item

Press [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select “TV RAT- ING” or “MPAA RATING”, then hit [F.FWD/ B].

– V-CHIP SET UP – A Step 3

BTV RATING MPAA RATING

B Step 3

A TV RATING SET UP

Follow steps 1 to 2 in the “V-CHIP SET UP” section above.

3Blocking TV programs

Press [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to

select a rating that you wish to			TV–Y7 (	)	[VIEW]
		B	TV–Y		[VIEW]
block.			TV–G		[VIEW]
			TV–PG (	)	[VIEW]
Hit [F.FWD/ B] repeatedly to set it			TV–14 (	)	[VIEW]
			TV–MA (	)	[VIEW]
to [BLOCK] or [VIEW].
Selection	Rating Category Explanations
TV-Y	Appropriate for all children
TV-Y7	Appropriate for children seven and older
TV-G	General Audience
TV-PG	Parental Guidance suggested.
TV-14	Unsuitable for children under 14
TV-MA	Mature audience only

NOTE:

•When you select a rating and set it to [BLOCK], the higher ratings will be blocked automatically. The lower ratings will be available for viewing.

•When you set the lowest rating to [VIEW], all other ratings will automatically be available for viewing.

4Setting “Sub-Ratings”

When you select the ratings of TV-

Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA you		TV–Y	)	[VIEW]
		TV–G		[VIEW]
	B	TV–Y7 (		[VIEW]
will have the option of setting sub		TV–PG (	)	[VIEW]
		TV–14 (	)	[VIEW]
		TV–MA (	)	[VIEW]

Selection	Rating Category Explanations
TV-Y7
FV	Fantasy Violence
TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA
D	Suggestive Dialog (TV-PG, TV-14 only)
L	Coarse Language

SSexual Situation

V Violence

NOTE:
• The blocked sub-ratings will	TV–Y7 (	)	[VIEW]
appear next to the rating category	TV–Y		[VIEW]
	B TV–PG (DLSV )		[BLOCK]
	TV–G		[VIEW]
in the “TV RATING” menu.	TV–14 (DLSV )		[BLOCK]
	TV–MA (	LSV)	[BLOCK]

5Exit the V-Chip setting mode

Press [MENU] to return to original mode.

NOTE:

• To change the rating, the TV must be turned to an unprotected program. If “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” appears on the screen, please change the

channel to a station that is not protected.

B MPAA RATING SET UP

Follow steps 1 to 2 in the “V-CHIP SET UP”.

3Select your desired item

Press [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to		G	[VIEW]
point to your desired item, then hit		PG–13	[VIEW]
		PG	[VIEW]
[F.FWD/ B] to select [BLOCK] or		B R	[BLOCK]
		NC–17	[BLOCK]
[VIEW].		X	[BLOCK]
Selection	Rating Category Explanations
G	General Audience
PG	Parental Guidance suggested.
PG-13	Unsuitable for children under 13
R	Restricted; under 17 requires accompa-
	nying parent or adult guardian
NC-17	No one under 17 admitted
X	Mature audience only

•When you select a rating and set it to [BLOCK], the higher ratings will be blocked automatically. The lower ratings will be available for viewing.

•When you set the lowest rating to [VIEW], all other ratings will automatically be available for viewing.

rating categories.		4 Exit the V-Chip setting mode
	Hit [MENU] to return to original mode.
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