V-CHIP MENU OPERA TION
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 • to select desired option: U.S.
TV
Programs,
U.S.
Movies,
Canadian
English
or
Canadian French.
Press CH • to highlight STATUS.
Press < VOL or VOL • to display desired rating chart:
U.S. "IV 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 "IV model features
the "V-Chip technology"
which
allows you to use U.S. TV PROGRAMS
Guide ratings to
block various types of TV programs.
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LOCK SET
OFF
Note:
Selecting "Yes", NR programs will be received. Selecting
"NO", NR programs
will be blocked
(See Customer
Caution, right).
US'P/PROGRAMS
OFF_B_E_S _
VIEW NR PROGRi_tS?
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SETTING:
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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 • to move between different ratings.
Use •
VOL or
VOL • to select ratings you want to
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 • to select 12, 24, 48 hours or
ALWAYS.
Customer Caution
The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking
"NR" programs (non rated, not applicable and none) par 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 above.
All children.
The themes
and elements
in this
TV-Y
program are specifically designed for a very youn(,
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
coarse
language,
limited
"rV-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
, FANTASYICARTOON
VIOLENCE
V
VIOLENCE
S
_SEX
L
OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE
D
DIALOGUE WITH SEXUAL CONTENT
U.S,
MOVIES
This TV model features
the "V-Chip technology"
which
allows you to use Motion Picture Ratings when viewing
movies or video tapes. This innovation allows parents to
block various types of movies and video tapes at their
discretion.
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