Blocking Specific Content Themes - RCA Alert Guard 27V570T User Manual

Using the TV's Features
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
Content Themes
D Sexually explicit dialogue
L Adult language
S Sexual situations
V Violence
FV Fantasy Violence
TV RATING LIMIT
Go Back
Status D L
TV-MA View B
TV-14 View
V B
TV-PG View V
V
TV-G View
TV-Y7 View
TV-Y View
Press OK to view/block
prog. containing adult language.
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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
2. Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block.
3. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Go back
4. Turn on V-Chip active in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu
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
2. Press OK to select View.

Blocking Specific Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. (Content is
represented by the D, L, S, V and FV on your screen.) When
you block a content theme for a particular rating, you
automatically block that content theme for higher rated
programs as well.
To block program content:
1. Determine the content themes you want to block.
2. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating
3. Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to a
S V FV
V V
V V
4. Press the OK button to change its status to B. (In the
V V
V
corresponding with the lowest rating you don't want the
child to watch.
The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher
ratings automatically changes to Block.
and press OK.
(box has check mark) for rating limits to take effect.
with a status of Block.
whose content theme you want to change.
particular content theme status.
example to the left, you block the language (L)
corresponding with TV-14. The language for TV-MA is
blocked as well).
Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or
age-based ratings.
You must remember to activate Parental Controls for rating limits to
take effect.
Chapter 3