Toshiba 56HM66, 50HM66 manual Blocking TV programs and movies by rating V-Chip, TV-14, TV-Y7

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Chapter 5: Using the TV’s basic features

Blocking TV programs and movies by rating (V-Chip)

Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V-Chip feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs according to the ratings you select. (See the tables at below right for rating descriptions.)

Note: Rating blocking is a function of the V-Chip feature in this TV, which supports the U.S. V-Chip system only.

To block and unblock TV programs and movies:

1 Press Yand highlight the Locks menu icon.

2 Press b to display the PIN code entering screen. 3 Enter your four-digit PIN code and press T.

4 Press b to highlight Enable Rating Blocking. 5 Press c and b to select On, and press T.

Locks

Enable Rating Blocking	Off	Off
Edit Rating Limits		On
Channels Block
Input Lock	Off
Front Panel Lock	Off
New PIN Code
Navigate ENTER Select	MENU Back	EXIT Exit

6 Press b to highlight Edit Rating Limits and press T. The Edit Rating Limits screen (below) appears.

7 Press BbC c and then press Tto select the level of blocking you prefer. A box with an “5” is a rating that will be blocked. As you highlight a rating, a definition for the rating appears at the bottom of the screen.

8 When done selecting the ratings you want to block, highlight Done and press T.

Edit Rating Limits

TV (V-CHIP) FV D L S V		Movies
	TV-Y		G	Children
	TV-Y7		PG	Youth
	TV-G		PG-13
	TV-PG		R

TV-14	NC-17	Alt RS
TV-MA	X	Cancel
"None" Rated		Done

Blocking TV programs and movies by alternate ratings:

The alternate rating system is provided by some broadcasters as a supplement the standard V-Chip ratings. This system is dependant on the broadcaster’s information.

1 Repeat steps 1-6 above.

2 Highlight Alt RS and press T. The Edit Alternate Ratings screen will appear. (This button will only be available if your television has detected that the broadcaster is send alternate ratings with that program.)

3 Press B b C c and then press Tto select the level of blocking you prefer. A box with and “5” is a rating that will be blocked. (The information contained within this menu window will depend on what the broadcaster is providing.)

4 When done selecting the ratings you want to block, highlight Done and press T.

5 In the Edit Rating Limits screen, highlight Done and press T.

Edit Alternate Ratings

Humor Level		Intelligence level
	DH		VL
	MH		LL
	H		NL
	VH		HL
	EH		VH
			TEST-MAX

Cancel Done

Note: The above illustration is example data only. The Alternate Ratings screen on your TV may not look the same.

Independent rating system for broadcasters

Ratings	Description and Content themes
	Mature Audience Only (This program is specifically
TV-MA	designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may
	be unsuitable for children under 17.)
	L) Crude or indecent language S) Explicit sexual
	activity V) Graphic violence
	Parents Strongly Cautioned (This program contains
	some material that many parents would find
TV-14	unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.)
	D) Intensely suggestive dialog L) Strong, coarse
	language S) Intense sexual situations V) Intense
	violence
	Parental Guidance Suggested (This program
	contains material parents may find unsuitable for
TV-PG	younger children.)
	D) Some suggestive dialog L) Infrequent coarse
	language S) Some sexual situations V) Moderate
	violence
TV-G	General Audience (Most parents would find this
	program suitable for all ages.)
	Directed to Older Children (This program is designed
TV-Y7,	for children age 7 and above. Note: Programs in
	which fantasy violence may be more intense or more
TV-Y7FV
	combative than other programs in this category are
	designated Y7FV.)
TV-Y	All Children (This program is designed to be
	appropriate for all children.)

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