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2.
Enter you PIN.
Settings
3.
Press
Î or ï to select the channel or device
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you want to lock or unlock.
Channel lock
US TV ratings lock
4.
At each selection, press
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the channel or device.
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Canada French ratings lock
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An box with
X indicates that the channel is
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locked.
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An empty box indicates that the channel is
not locked.
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5.
Press
MENU to quit.
Use the TV ratings lock
Settings
Your TV is equipped with a V-chip that allows you to
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control access to individual programs based on their
Channel lock
age rating and content rating. The program content
US TV ratings lock
advisory data are sent by the broadcaster or by the
US Movie ratings lock
program provider.
Canada English ratings lock
Canada French ratings lock
If you are receiving channels through a set-top box
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or cable receiver box connected by HDMI, you
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cannot use the TV ratings lock. Your set-top box or
cable receiver box must be connected through RF or
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AV connectors.
1.
Press
MENU on the remote control and select
Parental control > US TV ratings lock.
Settings I Parental control
US TV ratings lock
All
None
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
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2.
Enter your PIN.
If you do not have a PIN, set one as described in
Set or change you PIN on the previous page.
Settings
3.
Press
Î or ï and then press OK to lock or
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unlock one or more ratings.
Channel lock
US TV ratings lock
Each rating has a box-graphic in front of it to
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indicate whether programs carrying that rating
Canada English ratings lock
are currently locked:
Canada French ratings lock
•
A box with
X indicates that all items in the
Region ratings lock
content ratings list are locked.
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•
An empty box indicates that the item is not
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selected.
•
A box with
/ indicates that some content
ratings are deselected. For example, for
EN-18
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Please enter your current
PIN
OK to lock or unlock
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TV
AV1
AV2
Side AV
HDMI 1
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
2
(D) Dialog
(L) Language
(S) Sex
(V) Violence
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ALL
NR
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
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rating TV-14, you can deselect one or more
of the following content ratings: Dialog (D),
Language (L), Sex (S), or Violence (V).
•
When you select
list are locked.
•
When you select
rating and programs with a rating of None
are locked.
•
When you lock a rating, all ratings in the
younger age categories are automatically
locked.
4.
Press
MENU to exit.
Summary of TV ratings
Age rating
All
None
TV-Y
Appropriate for children of all
ages with themes and elements
suitable for children aged 2-6.
TV-Y7
Programs designed for children
age 7 and older.
TV-G
Programs suitable for all ages.
These programs contain little or
no violence, no strong language
and little or no sexual dialog or
situations.
TV-PG
Programs contain elements that
some parents may find unsuitable
for younger children and which
may need parental guidance. The
program may contain moderate
violence, sexual dialog and/
or situations and some strong
language.
TV-14
Programs contain elements
that may not be suitable for
children under 14 years of age.
These programs include one or
more of the following: intense
violence, intense sexual situations,
suggestive dialog and strong
language.
TV-MA
Programs are designed to be
viewed by adults and may be
unsuitable for children under the
age of 17. These programs may
contain graphical violence, explicit
sexual activity and/or crude or
indecent language.
All, all items in the ratings
None, programs with no
Content rating
None
None
None
Fantasy Violence (FV)
None
Dialog (D)
Language (L)
Sex (S)
Violence (V)
Dialog (D)
Language (L)
Sex (S)
Violence (V)
Language (L)
Sex (S)
Violence (V)
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