User's Manual

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Parental Menu
The choices in the US V-Chip and Canada V-Chip
menus involve software inside your TV, referred to as
V-Chip, which allows you to block TV programs and
movies. TV programs can be blocked by age-based
ratings, such as TV-MA . If available, TV programs can
also be blocked by content, such as adult language (L) .
Movies can only be blocked by age-based ratings . Once
you block programs, you can unblock them by entering
a password. By default, the software inside your TV is
turned off or unlocked.
V-Chip - US and Canada
V-Chip reads the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA,
TV-14, etc.) and content themes (Violence (V), Adult
Language (L), etc.). If you have blocked the rating
and/or content themes that the program contains, you
receive a message that the channel is currently blocked.
Change the channel or press OK to enter your password
and temporarily deactivate the parental controls.
Broadcasters are not required to provide content
themes, so programs received with no content themes
are blocked only if you block their age-based rating.
You can also block programs that have been given
an Exempt rating, and programs that are considered
unrated.
Change V-Chip Password
The rst time you enter the Parental menu, you must set a
password in order to adjust other parental control settings.
To enter a V-Chip Password, follow these steps:
1. Selelct Parental> Change Password, press OK/► to
enter the Change Password screen.
5. Use the number button to enter the four-digit number
for your password.
6. Re-enter the same code to conrm the password.
Note: The Password must be entered before the TV will
continue with Parental settings next time. The super
password is 2458, If you forget your password, enter it
to override any existing password.
Channel Block
To block a specic channel, follow these steps:
1. Select Parental > Channel Block, press OK/► to
enter the next screen with channnel list on.
2. Press ▲/▼ to select the channel you wish to block.
3. Press OK to place a checkmark in the box to
block that channel. When you tune to that channel,
you will need to enter a password to view the channel
programming.
V-Chip Rating Enable
You must remember to set Rating Enable to On mode
to have the following V-Chip rating limits to take effect.
Select Parental>V-Chip>Rating Enable, then press to
turn this option on or off.
US V-Chip TV Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a
specied age-based rating level.
Select Parental>V-Chip>Rating Enable, press OK/> to
enter the US TV Ratings screen.
In the Block TV Rating panel you can customize the
program blocking of the following TV ratings:
TV –Y – All children
TV –Y7 – Older children
TV –G – General audience
TV –PG – Guidance suggested
TV –14 – Strongly cautioned
TV –MA – Mature audience
You can also customize the TV ratings for the following
content:
A – Sexual dialog
D – Sexual dialog
L – Adult language
S – Sexual situations
V - Violence
FV – Fantasy violence
Press ▲/▼/◄/► to navigate through the TV rating
options. Press the OK button to block (locked) or allow
(unlocked).
Menu Operation