RCA 27V510T User Manual page 17

The V-Chip Rating Screen
The following is an example of where items are located within the TV RATING LIMIT
screen.
Rating Field
Lets you select from
a list of age-based
ratings you can
block or view.
Rating Settings Area
Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and
associated content.
Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings
TV-MA Mature Audience Only
TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned
TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested
TV-G General Audience
TV-Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and
older
TV-Y All Children
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Rating Status Field
Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit
to the left is View or Block.
TV RATING LIMIT
Go Back
Status
TV-MA View
TV-14 View
TV-PG View
TV-G View
TV-Y7 View
TV-Y View
Press OK to view/block
prog. with this rating.
Using the TV's Features
D L S V FV
V V V
B V V V
B V V V
V
Blocking Age-Based Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a
specified age-based rating level.
To block programs with higher ratings:
1. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating
corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want
the child to watch.
2. Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block.
The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher
ratings automatically changes to Block.
3. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Go back
and press OK.
4. Turn on V-Chip active in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu
(box has check mark) for rating limits to take effect.
Viewing Age-Based Ratings
After you block age-based ratings, you can change some of
the ratings back to View.
1. Press the up or down arrow button to select the rating
with a status of Block.
2. Press OK to select View.
Content Themes
Lists the content themes
you can block or view.
Content Status Fields
Lets you select which
content themes to view
for the selected rating,
and whether the status of
the content theme is
currently View (V) or Block
(B).
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