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This screen appears when you try to tune
to a channel or program
that's blocked by
Parental
Controls. Press DISPLAY on your
remote
to enter your password.
Important
Note About Parental
Controls
Once you've locked Parental Controls, the TV blocks the picture of all channels
and
programs
that you've set as blocked.
The screen to the left appears
when you try to tune to a
program
or channel that's blocked.
To temporarily
unlock
Parental
Controls
when
you see the screen
to the left:
1.
Press DISPLAY on your remote control.
Important: The on-screen display refers to an "INFO" button, which the remote that
comes with your TV does not have. Usethe DISPLAYbutton instead.
2.
Use the number
buttons
on your remote to enter your password.
If you want to cancel,
press CLEAR.
3.
Once you've successfully
entered your password,
press CLEAR to exit.
The Parental Controls function remains
unlocked
until the next time you turn on your TV.
How V-Chip Works
When turned "on," the V-Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters
send with
programs,
el_mt code tells the software
the program's
age-based
rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.)
and content
themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language
(L), etc.)]. If you have blocked
the rating
and/or
content
themes that the pro)gram contains, you will receive the message,
"This
channel is not approved
for viewing," when you tune to that particular channel.
Broadcasters
are not required
to provide
content themes, so pro)grams received with no
content
themes will only be blocked
if you block their age-based
rating. You can also block
out pro)grams that have been given a rating of "Not Rated," and pro)grams that are considered
"unmted"
because
no code has been sent by the broadcaster.
The TV age-based
ratings and
content
themes you can block are listed in the table on the following page.
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