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Channel Banner
There are several items that might appear on-screen when you press the IV or INFO button
on the
remote. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following
list describes the items on the Channel
Banner screen (left to
SAP
CC
Stereo or Mono
Skip: 0:30
06 ABCDEF
Mute
right and top to bottom).
Current channel is broadcasting
SAP (Second Audio Program) information.
Closed Captioning
is available on the current channel.
Stereo displayed when the current channel is broadcasting
in stereo.
Mono displayed when the current channel is broadcasting
in mono.
Corresponds to the SKIP button. Shows the amount of time left before the TV
switches back to the previous channel.
Current channel and label assigned to the channel.
Sound is muted.
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Parental Controls and V-Chip
The choices in the PARENTAL CONTROLSmenu involve software
inside your TV (referred to as V-Chip)
which allows you to block IV programs and movies based on violence, sex, or other content you may
believe children should not view.
Once you block programs, you can unblock programs by entering a password.
By default, the software inside your IV is turned "off." For instructions to turn on V-Chip, go to page xx.
How V-Chip Works
V-Chip reads the program's age-based rating (IV-MA, IV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V),
Adult Language (k), etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating andlor content themes that the program
contains, you will receivea messagethat it is not available.
Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs receivedwith no content themes
will only be blocked if you block their age-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been
given a rating of Not Rated, and programs that are considered unrated. The IV age-based ratings and
content themes you can block follow:
USA V-Chip Rating System
TV-MA (Mature
Audience Only) Specifically
designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable
for
children
under 17. It contains one or more of the following
content themes:
crude indecent
language
(k), explicit sexual activity
(S), or graphic violence (V).
TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable
for children
under 14. Parents are strongly
urged to exercise greater care in monitoring
this program
and are cautioned
against letting children
under the age of 14 watch unattended.
This program
contains one or more of the following
content themes:
intensely
suggestive dialogue (D), strong coarse
language (L), intense sexual situations
(S), or intense violence (V).
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