V-Chip Menu Operation
Procedure
•
Use the numeric keypad to enter your four digit code.
(Use a code that is easy to remember and record it in
a safe place.)
•
Press CH
to enter the BLOCK PROGRAMS field.
•
Press
VOL or VOL
TV Programs, U.S. Movies, Canadian English or
Canadian French.
•
Press CH
to highlight STATUS.
•
Press
VOL or VOL
U.S. TV Programs, U.S. Movies, Canadian English or
Canadian French.
•
Press VOL
to select ON or OFF.
•
Press CH
to select VIEW NR PROGRAMS? for U.S.
TV Programs and U.S. Movies or VIEW E PROGRAMS
for Canadian English and Canadian French.
•
Press VOL
to select YES or NO.
U.S. TV PROGRAMS
This TV model features the "V-Chip technology" which
allows you to use U.S. TV PROGRAMS Guide ratings to
block various types of TV programs.
LOCK
MODE
HOW LONG?
Note:
Selecting "Yes", NR programs will be received. Selecting
"NO", NR programs will be blocked (See Customer
Caution right).
LOCK
U.S. TV PROGRAMS
VIEW NR PROGRAMS?
SETTING:
TV-Y
TV-Y7
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Procedure
•
Press CH
to select SETTING.
•
Press VOL
to select BASIC or DETAILED.
BASIC - Allows you to select only general ratings such
as TV-Y, TV-PG, etc.
DETAILED - Allows you to select both general ratings
and content such as V, L, etc.
•
Press CH
or CH
•
Use
VOL or VOL
block (RED) and unblock (GREEN).
ACTION
•
Press
twice to return to MODE in Lock menu.
•
Press CH
to select HOW LONG?.
•
Press
VOL or VOL
ALWAYS.
to select desired option: U.S.
to display desired rating chart:
LOCK SET
OFF
BLOCK PROGRAMS:
U.S. TV PROGRAMS
STATUS
OFF
ENTER CODE
* * * *
FIRST
OFF
YES
BASIC
FV
V S L D
V S L D
V S L
to move between different ratings.
to select ratings you want to
to select 12, 24, 48 hours or
Customer Caution
The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking
"NR" programs (non rated, not applicable and none) per FCC
Rules Section 15.120(e)(2). If the option of blocking "NR"
programs is chosen "unexpected and possibly confusing
results may occur, and you may not receive emergency
bulletins or any of the following types of programming:"
•
Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages,
weather warnings and others)
•
Locally originated programming
•
News
•
Political
•
Public Service Announcements
•
Religious
•
Sports
•
Weather
U.S. TV Programs Rating Chart Description
NR
Not Rated. SEE CUSTOMER CAUTION.
All children. The themes and elements in this
TV-Y
program are specifically designed for a very young
audience, including children from ages 2-6.
Directed to older children. Themes and elements
in this program may include mild physical or
TV-Y7
comedic violence, or may frighten children under
the age of 7.
General audience. It contains little or no violence,
TV-G
no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue
or situations.
Parental guidance suggested. The program may
contain
infrequent
TV-PG
violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
Parents strongly cautioned. This program may
TV-14
contain sophisticated themes, sexual content,
strong language and more intense violence.
Mature audiences only. This program may contain
TV-MA
mature themes, profane language, graphic violence,
and explicit sexual content.
FV
FANTASY/CARTOON VIOLENCE
V
VIOLENCE
S
SEX
L
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
D
DIALOGUE WITH SEXUAL CONTENT
V-C
M
O
HIP
ENU
PERATION
coarse
language,
limited
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