Parental Control And V-Chip; The Parentalguide Menus; Turn On Parentalguide - RCA 20F510TD User Manual

Parental Control and V=Chip
The PARENTALGUIDEmenu allows you to program your TV/DVD so that children cannot see certain programs
and channels. The software inside your IV/DVD [V-Chip) allows you to "block" IV programs and movies based
on violence, sex, or other content you think children should not view. It lets you program your ]Vso it will not
display certain programs. You can "unblock" programs by entering a password. Broadcasters are not required to
provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will only be blocked if you block their
age-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been given a rating of "not rated," and programs
that are considered "unrated" because no code has been sent by the broadcaster.
When the Parental Controls feature is turned ON the software reads a code that most broadcasters send
with programs. That code tells the software the program's age-based rating {IV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content
themes (Violence (V], Adult Language (L], etc.). See "Age-Based Ratings" tables on page 12.
The PARENTAL GUIDE Menus
The PARENTALGUIOEoptions allow you to limit viewing of certain channels, lock the control buttons on the
main unit, and change your password. You may want to remove the remote control to prevent any changes
to your parental control settings. To display one of the PARENTALGUIDE menus, you must first enter your
password in the PASSWORDmenu. With the Parental Guide menu turned OFF, only the basic menu appears.
With the PARENTALGUIDE turned ON, the TV and Movie Rating options are included.
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PARENTAL GUI DE OFF
CHILD LOCK OFF
CHANGE PASSWORD
Parental Guide OFF
PARENTAL GUIDE
TV RATING
MPAA RATING
Select OFFto turn off the GUIDE.
Select ON to activate V-CHIP.
Select the TVRATINGS and content
themes that you want to Unblock or
Block. See "Age-Based Ratings" and
"Content Themes" tables on page 12.
Select the MPAA (Movie) RATINGSthat
you want to Unblock or Block. See
MPAA Rating Table on page 13.
TV RATING
MPAA RATING
CHILD LOCK OFF
CHANGE PASSWORD
Parental Guide ON
CHILD LOCK
CHANGE PASSWORD
Disables the Iv's front panel controls.
Select OFFto turn CHILD LOCKoff.
Select ON to activate it. The CHILD
LOCK feature takes effect after the
IV is turned off and back on again.
Use this option to create a new
password after you've entered the
initial password.
Notes: If you do not octivote the PARENTALGUIDE, none of the
settings for V-Chip (Porentol Control) tokes eff:ecL
If you forget your possword, you con reset iL Enter 5898 os the
possword ond then ehonge it to o new one.
Turn On PARENTAL GUIDE
1. Press MENU {the PICTUREmenu appears).
2. Press the I_ button until the PASSWORD menu appears.
10 Using TV Menus