RCA F25433 User Manual page 35

Using the TV's Features
Rating Rating Content
field status field status fields
When you change the status of a rating to
Block, the system will automatically block
higher ratings and all corresponding
content themes.
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
You can automatically block all prograln ratings ahove a specified age-based
rating level. For example, if you only want your chiM to watch programs that
have a "IWG rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to watch
TV-G, TV Y7, and "I*'-YL then you need to hlock out other programming with
higher ratings.
To block progntms with higher ratings:
1. First, determine the lowest level rating you don't want the child to watch
(see chart of age based ratings on next page).
2. Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the Ra/lng field.
3.
4.
Press the kip
and dov,,n
al+l'OX,V ])uttol-ls on the ielnote to scroll through the
age-based rating limits. Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with
the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch appears on the screen.
In the example discussed above, you would scroll through the Rating field
until TV-PG appears, since the highest rating you want the chikl to watch
is TV-G.
Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to the
Status field.
5,
.
7.
Press the up or down arrow button to toggle between Viewand Block. The
status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically
changes to Block (and B).
Press OK on the remote to return to the menu or exit the screen when you
are finished.
Select Lock Parental Controls from the Parental Controls menu. Enter a
password, and if you have not already set your password, you ,,viii be
prompted to enter it again to confirm.
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