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Parental Control Menu
If used, this feature can "block" undesirable programming from appearing on the TV.
Parental Control offers the user a wide variety of options and settings that restrict or "block"
the programming that can appear on the TV. Parental control allows the user the capability of
defining which program rating they consider acceptable, to the younger or more sensitive
viewer. It can be preset and turned either on or off by the user who specifies a secret 4
number code, the password. The number of hours blocked are specified. General audience
and children viewer blocks should both be programmed into the TV's memory. Viewer ratings
are specified for both TV and the motion picture industry; both rating systems should be
used, for complete coverage. The ratings are based on the ages of children.
Overview
To insure complete coverage for all TV programs, (movies and regular TV shows) choose a
rating for MPAA from the selections, below AND choose ratings from the TV Parental
Guidelines Rating System on the next page, using the Age Block option for General
Audiences and for Children. In addition to those, you may wish to add additional restrictions
from the Content Block menu. See the Parental Control menu and submenus example on
the following pages.
Things to Consider before Setting Up Parental Control
Determine which rating you consider acceptable to the viewer. (For example, if you choose
TV-PG, all more restrictive ratings will be automatically blocked; the viewer will not be able to
see: TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA rated programming.)
Do you want to block the auxiliary video source entirely? (Blocks the signal sent by the
equipment, such as a VCR, connected to the TV Audio/Video input jacks; in the Aux.
Sources option.) Or leave unblocked, then choose allowable ratings.
Block program "Content" based on individual parameters such as: Strong Dialog, Bad
Language, Sex Scenes, Violence Scenes, or Fantasy Violence Scenes; in the Content Blk
option.
How many hours do you want Parental Control to be active? You can set the Hours option
for up to 99 hours.
Select a password; in the Set Password option. Use the number keys on the remote. Don't
forget the password, it is the only way you can access the Parental Control menu and
change rating selections, or turn Parental Control off.
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