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Watching TV
Parental
control
(V:CHIP)
V-CHIP might not function
according
to the condition
of the signal from the broadcasting
station.
V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over
broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing
while blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your
TV.
V-CHIP menu will not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your password.
(See page 23 for password setting for parental control.)
The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content: movie ratings and TV Parental Guidelines.
The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate television shows
from their children.
Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as watched on cable
TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies.
TV Parental Guidelines
TV-Y(All children)
TV-Y7(Directedto older children)
TV-G (General audience)
Suggested
age
TV-PG(ParentalGuidance suggested)
TV-14 (Parentsstrongly cautioned)
TV-MA (Mature audience only)
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LANGUAGE
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[]: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.
X: Content rating can be set.
If you select "TV-G", this will automatically block the higher ratings "TV-PG", "TV-14" and "TV-MA".
Voluntary
movie
rating
system
(MPAA)
G
General audiences.All ages admitted.
PG
Parental guidancesuggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13
Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriatefor children under 13.
Age
R
Restricted.Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions).
NC-17
No one 17 and under admitted.
X
X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded inthe data of older movies.
. If you select "PG-13", this will automatically block the higher ratings "R", "NC-17" and "X".
,, Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating.
TV Parental
Guidelines
(TV Guidelines)
1
2
3
4
5
In Lock menu, press A/T to select "V-Chip",
then
press -,I/_ to select "On".
Press A/T to select "V-Chip Set", then press _- or
ENTER.
Press A/T to select "TV Rating", then press _- or
ENTER.
Press A/T/4/_
to select the desired
rating, then
press ENTER.
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
Voluntary
movie rating system
(MPAA)
1
2
3
4
Repeat steps 1 and 2 in TV Parental Guidelines
(TV Guidelines).
Press A/T to select "Movie Rating", then press _-
or ENTER.
Press A/T to select the desired rating, then press
ENTER.
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
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