Us Tv Ratings - RCA L23W10 User Manual

Using the TV's Features
MAIN MENU

US TV RATINGS

Status
TV-MA View...
TV-14 View...
TV-PG View...
TV-G View...
TV-Y7 View...
TV-Y View...
▼ ▲
NAVIGATE VIEW/BLOCK OK
The US Rating Limit Screen
The following is an example of where items are located within the V-Chip TV Ratings screen.
Rating Field
Lets you select the age-based
rating you want to block or view.
Rating Status Field
Lets you select whether the status
of the age-based rating limit to
the left is View or Block.
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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US TV Ratings
The US TV Ratings lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot
Content
be viewed. To set TV programming limits:
L S V
D L S V
D L S V
1. Press MENU to bring up the menu system.
FV
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P.C. MENU MENU
3. Highlight and press the right arrow to display US TV Rating.
4. Once you get to the US TV Ratings screen, use the up and down
Proceed to the next sections for more details about how to change the
status of TV program ratings.
MAIN MENU
TV-MA
TV-14
TV-PG
TV-G
TV-Y7
TV-Y
▼ ▲
NAVIGATE
Blocking Age-Based Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a specifi ed age-
based rating level. For example, if you only want your child to watch
programs that have a TV-G rating and lower (in other words, you want
the child to watch TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y), then you need to block
out higher ratings.
To block programs with higher ratings:
1. First, determine the lowest level rating you don't want the child to
2. Highlight the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch. In
3. Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block. The
4. To lock the settings, exit the Parental Control menu or menu
Choose the Parental Control icon. Enter the 1111 default password
or the password you chose and press OK to continue.
arrow buttons to highlight a rating.
US TV RATINGS
Status Content
View... L S
View... D L S
View... D L S
View...
View...
View...
VIEW/BLOCK OK P.C. MENU
watch.
the example discussed above, you would highlight TV-PG, since
the highest rating you want the child to watch is TV-G.
status for the rating you chose and all higher ratings automatically
change to Block.
system and the password screen appears. Enter your password
and press OK. If you exit the menu system without entering your
password, the settings you changed won't take effect.
Content Themes
Lists the content themes you
V
can block or view.
V
V
Content Status Fields
Displays whether the status of the
FV
content theme is currently Locked
or Unlocked.
MENU
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