GE 19GT270 User Guide - Page 12

V-Chip Unrated Program Block, Lock/Unlock Parental Controls, The Time Menu, Not Rated vs. Unrated

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The Menu System V-Chip Unrated Program Block Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as "unrated" can be viewed. View All unrated programs are available. Block No unrated programs are available. "Unrated" TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local, and weather programs, and public announcements. Also, the first few seconds of a channel with rated programming may be blocked (due to a brief delay in transmission of the rating information). "Not Rated" vs. "Unrated" All movies are assigned a rating. Some movies are given a rating of Not Rated (NR). You can assign Block or View status to the NR rating in the V-Chip Movie Rating Limit screen. Not all television programs are assigned a rating (age-based rating). To Block or View unrated television programs, you must use the Unrated Programs option from the V-Chip Parental Controls menu. Lock/Unlock Parental Controls Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using a password. If you forget your password, press the following buttons on the remote, one by one: MUTE, DISPLAY, CLEAR, and RESET (while in the password entry screen). Parental controls will then unlock and you can re-enter a password via Lock Parental Controls. Remember! When you want to watch a blocked program, press the DISPLAY button on the remote to enter your password. You must lock Parental Controls for TV rating and content, movie rating, and unrated program blocks to take effect. The Time Menu The Time menu contains the controls that let you set the Sleep Timer and Set Time functions. Sleep Timer Displays a control panel that lets you select the amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself off. Use the VOL ^/v buttons to increase or decrease the sleep timer by 15 minute increments. Press MENU to exit. Set Time Displays a control panel that lets you enter the current time. Use the VOL ^/v buttons and number buttons to set the time. Press MENU to exit. Time 1 Sleep Timer 2 Set Time 0 Exit The Time menu 10

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The Menu System
The Time Menu
The Time menu contains the controls that let you set the Sleep Timer
and Set Time functions.
Sleep Timer
Displays a control panel that lets you select the
amount of time you want to give the TV before it shuts itself off.
Use the VOL ^/v buttons to increase or decrease the sleep timer by
15 minute increments.
Press MENU to exit.
Set Time
Displays a control panel that lets you enter the current
time. Use the VOL ^/v buttons and number buttons to set the time.
Press MENU to exit.
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip
recognizes as “unrated” can be viewed.
View
All unrated programs are available.
Block
No unrated programs are available.
“Unrated” TV programs may include news, sports, political, religious,
local, and weather programs, and public announcements. Also, the first
few seconds of a channel with rated programming may be blocked
(due to a brief delay in transmission of the rating information).
“Not Rated” vs. “Unrated”
All movies are assigned a rating. Some
movies are given a rating of Not Rated
(NR). You can assign Block or View status
to the NR rating in the V-Chip Movie
Rating Limit screen.
Not all television programs are assigned a
rating (age-based rating). To Block or
View unrated television programs, you
must use the Unrated Programs option
from the V-Chip Parental Controls menu.
Time
1 Sleep Timer
2 Set Time
0 Exit
The Time menu
Remember!
When you want to watch a blocked
program, press the DISPLAY button on
the remote to enter your password.
You must lock Parental Controls for TV
rating and content, movie rating, and
unrated program blocks to take effect.
Lock/Unlock Parental Controls
Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings
using a password.
If you forget your password, press the following buttons on the remote,
one by one: MUTE, DISPLAY, CLEAR, and RESET (while in the password
entry screen). Parental controls will then unlock and you can re-enter a
password via
Lock Parental Controls
.