GE 31GT750 User Manual page 44

Using the TV's Features
The V-Chip Rating Limit Screen
The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen.
Rating Field
Lets you select fi'om it
list ol age-based ratings
you can block or view.
Rating Status Field
Lets )ou sc:lect wheth(q" tile status o| the age-based rating linlit to
the left is View or Block.
Content Themes
Lis(s the COlltent l]letnc's _(}tl
cat] b]ock iir \'i('w.
Content Status Fields
Lets \ ou se]ect wideh
content then/es to _iew l()r
the selected rating, and
whedler the status of" tile
content theme is currently
View (V) or Block (B).
Rating Settings Area
Lets you see the current block/_iew state of age-based ratings and
associated content. The View (V) settings are coded in green, and the
Block (B) settings are coded in red.
Rating Rating Content
field status field status fields
When you change the status of a rating to
Block, the system will automaticafly block
higher ratings and all corresponding
content themes.
Blocking Age-Based Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based
rating level. For example, if yon only want your child to watch programs that
have a TV-G rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to watch
TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y), then you need to block out other programming with
higher ratings.
To block progra.ms with higher ratings:
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First, determine the lowest level ratmg you don t want the chtld to atch
(see chart of age-based ratings on next page).
Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the Ratingfield.
Press the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the
age-based rating limits. Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with
the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch appears on the screen.
In the example discussed above, you would scroll through the Ratingfield
nntil TV-PG appears, since the highest rating you want the child to watch is
TV-G.
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