Usa V-Chip Tv Ratings - RCA Scenium M50WH187 User Manual

Using the TV's Features
Main Menu Parental Controls
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The V-Chip TV rating limits are set with this screen.
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The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.
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V-Chip TV Rating
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V-Chip Movie Rating
Rating Status
"TV-MA" Blocked
"TV-14" Blocked
Blocked
"TV-PG"
Blocked
"TV-G"
"TV-Y7" Blocked
"TV-Y" Blocked
Press OK to set the age-based TV rating limit and content
theme limit.
Hierarchy of age-Based ratings
TV-MA Mature Audience Only
TV- Parents Strongly Cautioned
TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested
TV-G General Audience
TV-Y Directed to Children  years
and older
TV-Y All Children


USa V-Chip TV ratings

USA V-Chip
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The USA V-Chip TV Rating lets you decide which TV programs can and
cannot be viewed. To set TV programming limits:
Rating Content
D L S V FV
1. Choose Channel Setup from the Main menu. If Channel Setup has
B B B
V V V V
V V V V
B
2. Then select Parental Controls.
3. Highlight and select USA V-Chip.
4. Highlight and select V-Chip TV Rating.
5. Once you get to the V-Chip TV Rating screen, use the arrow buttons
Proceed to the next sections for more details about how to change the
status of TV program limits.
Blocking age-Based ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified 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 Viewable and Blocked.
4. Select Lock TV from the Parental Controls menu. Enter a password
To view age-based ratings after you've blocked them, follow the same
steps as above to make the rating Viewable (V).
previously been locked, you must enter your password.
and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating
or content theme from Viewable to Blocked.
watch (see chart of age-based ratings on previous page).
the example discussed above, you would highlight TV-PG, since the
highest rating you want the child to watch is TV-G.
The status for the rating listed to the right and all higher ratings
automatically change to Blocked (and B).
and re-enter password a second time to confirm the password.
Notes: The content status fields corresponding to the unblocked
rating become Viewable as well. They and the age-based rating
status are the only fields that automatically change back to
Viewable when you complete this process.
You must remember to lock the TV as described above for rating
limits to take effect.
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