Parental Controls And V-Chip; How V-Chip Works - RCA F26317YX51AA5 User Manual

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Parental Controls and V-Chip
"llle l)arentat ControL_ menu allows you to program your TV so that children
cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the lkont panel controls.
"llle first three choices in tile Parental ControL_ menu involve soflware inside
your TV (refl'rred to as V-Chip) which allows you to block TV programs and
movies based on violence, sex, or other conl*,nt you may believe children
should not view. In other words, it lets you program your TV so it won't display
certain programs.
Once you block programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by
enl_.ring a password.
By deftult, the software inside your TV is turned "off," so if you don't want to
use this t>ature, you can just ignore it.
How V-Chip Works
When turned "on," the V-Chip sol_vvare reads a code lhat most broadcaste_
send with programs. That code tells the software tile program's age-based rating
(TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(Violence (V), Adult Language (L),
etc.)]. If you have blocked tile rating and/or content themes that the program
contains, you ,,*,'ill receive tile message, "This channel is not approved tbr
viewing," when you tune to that particular channel.
Broadcasters are not required to provide
content
themes, so progranls 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
1,'ated," and programs that are considered 'unrated" because no code has been
sent by the broadcasl_,r, The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can
block are listed in the tk)llowing table.
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