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V-Chip
Your TV is equipped with V-Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for United
States and Canada) and Movie (MPAA) Guideline controls. V-Chip technology allows you to
program your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based oi! content according to the
guidelines.
Programs which exceed the ratings limits you set will be blocked. When a viewer
attempts to watch a blocked channel, this message appears:
THIS PROGRAMMING EXCEEDS
YOUR RATING LIMITS.
PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY
10 KEYPAD TO UNLOCK IT.
NO.----
The channel
will remain
blocked
until the correct
lock
code
is entered
(see
page
36 for informa-
tion
on setting
your
lock
code).
You can customize
the V-Chip
settings
of your
television
to match
your
personal
tastes.
The
V-Chip
menu
below
is the staring
point
for your
V-Chip
settings
INITIAL
SETUP>
J1/1¢
V--CHIP
V--CHIP
4OFF"
SET
US
TV
RATINGS"
SET
MOVIE
RATINGS"
SET
CANADIAN
RATINGS
ENG"
SET
CANADIAN
RATINGS
FRE"
UNRATED
4VIEW"
FINISH
SELECT
BYDQ
OPERATE
BYe[]
EXIT
BYI_B_I
You can use US V-Chip settings (for programming
broadcast from the United States), Canadian
V-Chip settings (for programming
broadcast from Canada), and movie ratings. You may use
any or all of the settings (US V-Chip, Canada V-Chip, Movie ratings). Descriptions for setting
each of the three V-Chip formats appear in the next seven pages along with descriptions
of the
rating categories.
To access the rating categories:
(_
Press the MENUbutton
Ay
To V-CHIP
41•
To operate (Lock icon I_ will appear)
(_
Press ZeRO to access the V-Chip menu
41•
To turn V-Chip ON or OFF (V-Chip must be turned ON for rating settings to operate)
Ay
To move to SET US TV RATINGS, SET MOVIE RATINGS, or SET CANADIAN
RAT-
INGS (see following pages for descriptions
of each item)
I
SpeciaI Note about Ratings
I
Some programs are not broadcast with a ratings signal. Therefore,
even if you setup V-Chip
ratings !imits, these progra ms will not be blocked. Parents are cautioned to preview the con
tents of these programs or moves.
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