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PARENTAL
CONTROLS
MENU
The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that
children
cannot see certain programs,
channels, or use the front panel
controls.
The choices in the Parental Controls menu involve software
inside your
TV (dubbed
V-Chip) which allows you to block TV programs and movies
containing
violence, sex, or other content
you believe children should
not view. Programs can be unblocked
by entering
a password.
The software
inside your TV comes turned
"off,"
so if you choose not to
implement
it, you can just ignore it. Note however, that in the default
state, basic users have no access to Parental Controls (see the description
of "Parental
Controls"
under "Access and Power Options"
for more
information).
When turned
"on," the software
reads a code that most broadcasters
send with programs.
That 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 or content
themes that the program
contains, you will receive the message, "This channel is not approved
for
viewing."
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 movies that have been
given a rating of "Not Rated," and programs that are considered
"unrated"
because no code has been sent by the broadcaster.
7 Parental
Controls
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ovie and TV rating access can also be
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limited
in the Access and Power Options
menu.
LOCKED/UNLOCKED
Selecting this option
lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings
using a password.
Follow the on-screen
instructions
to lock or unlock
blocked
programming
(the default
password is 5625).
If :you do not lock parental
controls,
none of the settings
for V-
Chip, Channel
Block, or Front Panel Block will take effect.
Master users can enter a new password at any time through
the
Password menu option.
I UNLOCKED (No BLockinc
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