Blocking Age-Based Ratings And Content Themes; Viewing Age-Based Ratings And Content Themes - GE TV User Manual

The Menu System

Blocking Age-Based Ratings and Content Themes

You can automatically block all program ratings or content themes
above a specified age-based rating level using the V-Chip TV Rating
Limit screen.
Refer to the chart at the beginning of the section to learn about each
age-based rating and its associated content ratings.
• To block all programs above a certain rating level: Highlight
the Rating field, then scroll through the ratings using the CH^/v
buttons until the lowest unacceptable rating is highlighted. Then use
the VOL + button to highlight the Rating Status field and select
Block .
Note that when you change the status of an age-based rating to
Block , the system will automatically block that rating and all of its
content themes and all higher ratings and their content themes.
• To block all programs with specific content above a certain
rating level: Content themes are specific to the rating level.
Therefore, you must first highlight the Rating field and scroll
through the ratings using the CH ^/v buttons until the lowest rating
associated with the type of content you want to block is highlighted.
Then highlight the Content Status field and change the V to B under
the appropriate Content Theme.
Note that when you change the status of a Content Theme to B , the
system will automatically block that content theme in the current
rating and in all higher ratings.
• To lock your selection(s): Select Lock Parental Controls from the
Parental Controls menu. Enter your password (if you have not
already set your password, you will be prompted to enter it again to
confirm).

Viewing Age-Based Ratings and Content Themes

After you have blocked age-based ratings and content themes, you have
the option of selectively changing some of the ratings and themes back
to View .
• To view ratings: Use the VOL+/- buttons to highlight the Rating
Field, then use CH^/v to change its status from Block to View ( V ).
When you change a specific rating to View, all of its Content Theme
Status fields change to V as well. All higher ratings and content
themes remain the same.
• To view content: Highlight the Rating field, then use CH^/v to
find the rating whose content theme settings you want to change.
Next, highlight the Rating Status field using the VOL+ button; then
use CH^/v to change its status back to V . It is possible to block every
content theme in an age-based rating that is set to View .
Note that only the content theme status corresponding to the age-
based rating changes to View ( V ). Higher rated content themes do
not change.
Rating Status
field
Content
Rating field
Themes
TV Rating Limit
Rating Status
TV-PG View
Press MENU to exit.
Blocking age-based ratings and content themes
Rating Status
field
Content
Rating field
Themes
TV Rating Limit
Rating Status
TV-14 View
Press MENU to exit.
Viewing age-based ratings and content themes
Pressing RESET on the remote will reset all
ratings to View and V .
Content
Themes
Status field
Content
D L S V FV
V B V V
Content
Themes
Status field
Content
D L S V FV
V B B V
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