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Viewing
Age-Based
Ratings
After
you block
age-based
ratings,
you have the option
of
changing
some
of the ratings
back to 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 clown
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
View to 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
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. 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) rated TV-PG or higher, then you
could block out all programming
TV-PG and above containing
adult language,
To block program
content:
1.
Determine
the lowest level of content you do not want the
child to watch.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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 the TV-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
status
field
Content
fields
I
You must remember
to lock
1
Parental
Controls
for rating
limits
to take effect.
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 providq
age-based ratings. Programs
received with no content themes
will only be blocked if you block
their age-based rating,
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