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Age-Based
Ratings
After you block age-based
ratings, you have the option of
changing
some of the ratings backto
View.
I.
Determine
which blocked rating you want to view.
2.
Use the left and right arrows to highlight
the Rating Field.
3.
Use the up and down arrows to select the rating whose
status is Block.
4.
Press the right arrow to move the yellow highlight
to the
rating status field.
5.
Press the up/down
arrows to toggle from Viewto
Block.
Note that the content status fields corresponding
to the
unblocked
rating become Viewas well.They
and the age-
based rating status are the only fields that automatically
change back to Viewwhen
you complete
this process.
Blocking
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Content
Themes
You can block programs
based on their content. (Content
is
represented
by the D, L, S,V, and FV on your screen. See the
beginning
of this section for details.) When you block a
content theme for a particular
rating, you automatically
block
that content
theme for higher rated programs
as well.
For example,
if you do not want your child to watch programs
that have adult language (L) ratedTV-PG or higher, then you
could block out all programmingTV-PG
and above containing
adult language.
To block program
content:
I.
Determine
the lowest level of content you do not want the
child to watch.
2.
3.
4.
.
Use the left and right arrows to highlight
the Rating Field.
Use the up and down arrows on the remote to scroll
through
the age-based
ratings until the rating that
corresponds
with the lowest content you do not want the
child to watch appears.
(In the example
above, you would
scroll through
the ratings until theTV-PG
rating appeared.)
Press the right arrow to move the highlight
to the field
corresponding
with the content theme you wish to block.
Press the up or down arrow to change content
status from
Vto B. All higher ratings" content theme will automatically
change to B.
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Rating
stetus
field
Centant
stetue
fields
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You must remember to Lock
Parental Controls for rating
limits to take effect.
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Content
Themes
D
Sexually Explicit Dialogue
L
Adult Language
S
Sexual Situations
V
Violence
FV
Fantasy Violence
Broadcasters are not required
to provide content themes or
provide age-based ratings.
Programs received with no
content themes will only be
blocked if you block their age-
based rating.
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