Blocking unrated programs
Some
b roadcast
T V
s hows
a nd
m ovies
a re
a ssigned
a
r ating
o f
" Unrated".
W hether
o r
n ot
s uch
programs
c ontain
c ontent
t hat
i s
o bjectionable
t o
y ou
c annot
b e
d etermined.
H owever,
y ou
c an
c hoose
to
b lock
s uch
p rograms.
To
b lock
a ll
u nrated
b roadcasts:
1. From
t he
H ome
s creen
m enu,
n avigate
t o
S ettings
>
P arental
c ontrols,
a nd
t hen
e nter
y our
parental
c ontrol
P IN.
2. In
t he
P arental
c ontrols
s creen,
n avigate
t o
T V
t uner
>
B lock
a ll
u nrated
p rograms.
3. Highlight
U nrated
p rograms
a nd
p ress
O K.
W hen
b locking
i s
e nabled,
t he
a djacent
p adlock
i con
changes
f rom
u nlocked
t o
l ocked.
Tip:
B locking
p rograms
t hat
h ave
b een
a ssigned
a
r ating
o f
" Unrated"
d oes
n ot
b lock
p rograms
t hat
have
n o
r ating
a ssigned
t o
t hem
( for
e xample
a
b roadcast
o f
a
l ocal
t own
c ouncil
m eeting).
Programs
t hat
d o
n ot
h ave
a n
a ssigned
r ating
d isplay
R ating
N A
( for
" not
a pplicable,
m eaning
a
rating
i s
n ot
n eeded).
P rograms
t hat
h ave
n o
a ssigned
r ating
a re
c onsidered
" safe";
t herefore,
t here
is
n o
n eed
t o
b lock
t hem.
What happens when a TV show is blocked?
After
y ou've
s et
u p
p arental
c ontrols,
T V
s hows
a nd
m ovies
c an
b e
b locked:
• When
y ou
c hange
c hannels
a nd
t he
n ew
c hannel
i s
p laying
a
p rogram
w hose
r ating
e xceeds
your
s ettings.
• When
a
n ew
s how
c omes
o n
t he
c hannel
y ou
a re
w atching
a nd
i ts
r ating
e xceeds
y our
s ettings.
When
a
p rogram
i s
b locked
b y
p arental
c ontrol
s ettings,
t he
T V
d isplays
a
b locked
m essage:
Whenever
t his
b locked
m essage
a ppears,
b oth
t he
v ideo
a nd
a udio
o f
t he
s how
a re
b locked,
a s
w ell
a s
program
d ata
t hat
w ould
n ormally
a ppear
i n
t he
a rea
a t
t he
b ottom
o f
t he
s creen.
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