Blocking Programming with TV Ratings
Some program ratings are based on TV
industry ratings as described below.
Press MENU to see the menu.
Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight
(Feature).
Press CH- to enter Feature submenus.
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight P.Lock.
Press OK to display the secret code
screen.
Press the Number buttons to enter
your four-digit code. The P.Lock setup
menu appears on the screen.
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight TV
parental guidelines.
Press OK to display the parental
guidelines (TV-Y, TV-Y7,TV-G, TV-
PG, TV-14, or TV-MA).
Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating.
Press OK to turn the rating on or off. A
checkmark appears when the rating is
blocked. TV-Y and TV-PG can be turned
on (to block viewing) or off (to allow view-
ing)only.
TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA can be
customized to block V (violence), F (fantasy),
S (sexual situations), L (coarse language),
or D (suggestive dialog).
To do so, continue with these steps.
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight Content.
Press OK button to enter the Content
menu.
Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating,
then press VOL+.
Press CH+ or CH- to select the sub-
ratings (Fantasy-V, Violence, Sexual,
Language, or Dialog), then press OK to
block or view that sub-rating.
Press M NU to return to the Parental
E
Guidelines screen and check your
settings. A checkmark appears when
the sub-rating is blocked.
Press MENU repeatedly to remove
the menu from the screen or the menu
will automatically disappear within a
few seconds if no buttons are pressed
on the remote control.
MPAA rating
TV parental guidelines
Block unrated
off
Block No Rating
off
Master Enable
off
,
,
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MPAA rating
TV parental guidelines
Block unrated
off
Block No Rating
off
Master Enable
off
NONE
F V S L D
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Content
,
NONE
F V S L D
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Content
Content
Content
TV-Y
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-Y7
Fantasy V
Fantasy V
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TV-G
TV-G
Violence
Violence
View
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TV-PG
TV-PG
Sexual
Sexual
View
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Language
Language
TV-14
TV-14
View
TV-MA
TV-MA
Dialog
Dialogue
Block
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Helpful Hints
Any rating will block higher
ratings automatically.
To unblock all the ratings,
select NONE.
Notes:
1. Blocking TV-Y , only TV-Y7
is blocked automatically.
2. Blocking TV-Y7, other
rating will not change any
more.
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