Activating The Parental Control; System (Mpaa) - Pioneer PDP-5040HD Operating Instructions Manual

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Usefum Adjustment Settings
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Parenta[ Contro[
(setting the VoCHUP [eve[)
The V-CHIP is an electronic filtering devkse built into
your system, This tool gives parents a great degree of
control over broadcasts accessed by their children, It
allows parents to select programs judged suitable for
child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable,
It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP
feature in your Plasma Display,
This tool functions for both conventional and digital 'fV
channels,
The U,S, has two rating systems for viewing content;
TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings,
The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with
the \/-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate
television shows from their children,
Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by
the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as
watched on cable TV and not edited for television, The
V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies,
Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)
G General audiences. All ages admitted,
PG Parental guidance suggested. Some
material may not be suitable for children.
PG-]3 Parents strongly cautioned, Some material
may be inappropriate for children under
13,
Age-Base R Restricted. Under !7 requires accompany-
ing parent or aduff guardian (age varies in
some jurisdictions).
NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted,
X A rating that has now been superseded by
NC-1Z
NR Not rated.
NOTE
o The voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-
based rating.
TV Parental Guidelines
T_t¥
(All o h@an)
TV¥7
(Direded toelder children}
TV-6
Age-Base (General aodieneet
TV-P6
(hrental guidane sugested)
T_tl4
(Parents strongly cautioned)
T_tMA
(Mature a_dieece oely}
X: Content rating can be set,
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Activating the Parental Control
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Press 41,/,I,to select "Setup", and tl_en press
ENTER.
3 Press 41"/,1, to select "Parental Control", and ti_en
press ENTER.
, If you I_ave set a password (page 95), tl_e
password entry screen appears. Enter your 4-
digit password using buttons e - 9,
4 Press ÷/÷ to select "Status", and tl_en press
ENTER.
5 Press ÷/_ to select "On", and ti_en press ENTER.
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Ti_e factory default is "Off".
(} Press HOME MENU to exit ti_e menu.
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