Setting Parental Controls - Dynex DX-L40-10A User Manual

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Setting parental controls

Setting parental controls
Parental controls let you prevent your children from
watching inappropriate material on your TV. When
set, parental controls read the rating of the program
(with some exceptions, such as news and sports) and
deny access to programs that exceed the ratings
level you select. To watch programs that exceed the
selected rating, you must enter a password.
Setting parental controls:
1 Press MENU. The Main menu opens.
2 Press
or to highlight Parental, then press
ENTER or . The Parental menu opens.
3 Press MENU to open the OSD option. When you
first access these submenus, you must enter a
password (default 0000). Once you have
entered the password, you can access parental
controls.
4 Press
or to highlight an option, then press
or to adjust the option. You can select:
• Channel Block–Lets you block any channel you
select.
• Program Block–
• A–Rating Enable is on.
• B–U.S. TV Ratings: You can choose TV ratings
according to the illustration on the screen.
• C–The settings for U.S. Movie Ratings,
Canada (English) Ratings, and Canada
(French) Ratings follow Step B. If you want to
block an unrated program, turn on this
function. You can select all the ratings listed
in the chart below.
• Input Block–Lets you block the input source
with this function. For example, if you want to
block AV input, just highlight AV and press
ENTER.The AV input will be blocked.
• Change Password–Lets you change the
password. The first time you use this function,
use the default password (0000). If you want to
change it, first enter the new password then
enter the same password again.
• Clean All–Lets you remove all the channels
stored on your TV. Note: If you choose this
function, all the programs you preset will be
lost.
Note: As you block ratings, all ratings higher than the ones
you select are blocked as well. For example, if you choose
to block the MPAA rating R, the higher ratings, NC-17 and
X, are automatically blocked too.
The following ratings can be selected:
U.S. TV ratings (age-based)
These ratings are determined by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
TV-Y All children.
TV-Y7 Suitable for children 7 and older.
TV-G General audiences.
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested.
TV-14 Parental guidance strongly suggested.
TV-MA Mature audiences only.
U. S. TV ratings (content-based)
FV Fantasy violence.
D Suggestive dialog.
L Strong language.
S Sexual situations.
V Violence.
U.S. movie (MPAA) ratings
These ratings are determined by the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA).
G General audiences.
PG Parental guidance suggested.
PG-13 Suitable for children 13 and older.
R Parental guidance suggested for children
under 17.
NC-17 Not suitable for children under 17.
X Adults only.
Canadian English ratings
These ratings are based on the Canadian Home Video
Rating System determined by the Canadian Motion
Picture Distributors Association (CMPDA).
C Suitable for all children.
C8+ Suitable for children 8 and older.
G General audiences.
PG Parental guidance suggested.
14+ Suitable for children 14 and older.
18+ Adults only.
Canadian French ratings
These ratings are based on the classification categories
determined by La Régie du cinéma du Québec.
G General audiences.
8 ans+ Suitable for children 8 and older.
13 ans+ Suitable for children 13 and older.
16 ans+ Suitable for children 16 and older.
18 ans+ Adults only.
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