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Rating field
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
Rating
PG-13
Press ^/v to view programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
RATING
NR
X
NC-17
R
PG-13
PG
G
Rating field
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
R a t i n g
N C - 1 7
P r e s s ^ / v t o b l o c k p r o g r a m s w i t h
t h i s r a t i n g . P r e s s M E N U t o e x i t .
R A T I N G
N R
X
N C - 1 7
R
P G - 1 3
P G
G
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
V-CHIP UNRATED PROGRAM BLOCK
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
1 View
0 Exit
2 Block
Chapter 3
Blocking Movie Ratings
Rating
status field
If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower
(in other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block
Status
out all other movies with higher ratings.
Block
^
To block movies:
STATUS
Block
1. Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down arrow buttons to find
Block
Block
the rating that is the lowest rating you don't want the child to watch. (In
Block
the example above, you would highlight the rating status button
Block
View
corresponding to PG-13, since the highest rating you want the child to
View
watch is PG.)
2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating Status field. Press the up
and down arrow buttons to change the button from View to Block. All
higher ratings automatically change to Block.
3. Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen.
4. If Parental Controls are not locked, you must lock them so the movie rating
limits will take effect.
Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking movie
ratings, you must set NR to View separately to view NR movies.
Viewing Movie Ratings
Rating
status field
After you block movie ratings, you have the option of changing some of the
rating status buttons back to View:
S t a t u s
V i e w
1. Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down arrow buttons to find
^
the rating you want to view.
S T A T U S
2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating Status field. Press the up
B l o c k
B l o c k
and down arrows to change the button from Block to View.
V i e w
B l o c k
B l o c k
For example, if movies with a rating of PG-13 and higher are blocked, you can
V i e w
V i e w
change the rating status corresponding with NC-17. Your child would then be
able to watch all movies with a G, PG, and NC-17 Rating.
3. Press OK to exit the screen, and be sure parental controls are locked.
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as
"unrated" can be viewed. Note that "unrated" TV programs may include news,
sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins,
public announcements, and programs without ratings.
View All unrated programs are available.
Block All unrated programs are not available.
Note: You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.
Using the TV's Features
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