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Blocking Programming with TV Ratings

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Blocking Programming with TV Ratings Some program ratings are based on TV industry ratings as described below. 1 Press MENU to see the menu. 2 Press VOL+ or VOL- repeatedly to highlight SET. 3 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight PARENTAL CONTROL. 4 Press VOL+ or VOL- to see the SECRET CODE screen. 5 Press the Number buttons to enter your four-digit secret code. 6 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES. 7 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the Parental Guidelines (TV-Y,TV-Y7,TV-G, TV-PG,TV-14, or TV-MA). 8 Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating. 9 Press VOL+ or VOL- to turn the rating on or off. A checkmark appears when the rating is blocked.TV-Y and TV-G can be turned on (to block viewing) or off (to allow viewing) only. TV-Y7,TV-PG,TV-14, and TV-MA can be customized to block V (violence), F (fantasy), S (sexual situations), L (coarse language), or D (suggestive dialog). To do so, continue with these steps. 10 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight CONTENT. 11 Press VOL+ or VOL- to enter the CONTENT menu. 12 Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating, then press VOL+. 13 Press CH+ or CH- to select the subrating (FANTASY-V, VIOLENCE, SEXUAL, LANGUAGE, or DIALOG), then press VOL+ or VOL- to BLOCK or VIEW that subrating. 14 Press MENU to return to the PARENTAL GUIDELINES screen and check your settings. A checkmark appears when the subrating is blocked. 15 Press TV/AV/EXIT to remove the menu. SET PARENTAL CONTROL MPAA RATING TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES BLOCK UNRATED OFF BLOCK NO RATING OFF MASTER ENABLE OFF SET PARENTAL GUIDELINES CLEAR F V S L D TV-Y TV-Y7 TV-G TV-PG TV-14 TV-MA CONTENT ] STANDBY MUTE 1,14SLEEP SMART PICTURE SMART SOUND CALL BOOKMARK MTS TV/AV EXIT MENU CH VOL VOL CH 2-4 1 3 2 6-13 4 6 5 7 DISPLAY 8 9 100 0 15 SET PARENTAL GUIDELINES CLEAR F V S L D TV-Y TV-Y7 TV-G TV-PG TV-14 TV-MA CONTENT ] SET PARENTAL GUIDELINES CLEAR F V S L D TV-Y TV-Y7 TV-G TV-PG TV-14 TV-MA CONTENT ] SET PARENTAL GUIDELINES CONTENT TV-Y TV-Y7 FANTASY-V ----TV-G VIOLENCE VIEW TV-PG SEXUAL BLOCK TV-14 LANGUAGE BLOCK TV-MA DIALOG BLOCK Helpful Hints Blocking any rating will block higher ratings automatically. To unblock all the ratings, select CLEAR. 25

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Blocking Programming with TV Ratings
S
ome program ratings are based on TV industry
ratings as described below.
1
Press MENU
to see the menu.
2
Press VOL+ or VOL- repeatedly
to
highlight
SET.
3
Press CH+ or CH-
to highlight
PARENTAL CONTROL.
4
Press VOL+ or VOL-
to see the
SECRET CODE
screen.
5
Press the Number buttons
to enter
your four-digit secret code.
6
Press CH+ or CH-
to highlight
TV
PARENTAL GUIDELINES.
7
Press VOL+ or VOL-
to display the
Parental Guidelines
(TV-Y,TV-Y7,TV-G,
TV-PG,TV-14, or TV-MA).
8
Press CH+ or CH-
to select a rating.
9
Press VOL+ or VOL-
to turn the rating
on or off. A checkmark appears when the
rating is blocked.TV-Y and TV-G can be
turned on (to block viewing) or off (to
allow viewing) only.
TV-Y7,TV-PG,TV-14,and TV-MA can be
customized to block V (violence), F (fanta-
sy), S (sexual situations), L (coarse lan-
guage), or D (suggestive dialog).
To do so,continue with these steps.
10
Press CH+ or CH-
to highlight
CONTENT.
11
Press VOL+ or VOL-
to enter the
CONTENT
menu.
12
Press CH+ or CH-
to select a rating,
then
press VOL+.
13
Press CH+ or CH-
to select the sub-
rating (FANTASY-V, VIOLENCE,SEXU-
AL, LANGUAGE, or DIALOG),
then
press VOL+ or VOL-
to BLOCK or
VIEW that subrating.
14
Press MENU
to return to the
PARENTAL GUIDELINES screen and
check your settings. A checkmark
appears when the subrating is blocked.
15
Press TV/AV/EXIT
to remove the
menu.
Blocking any rating will block
higher ratings automatically.
To unblock all the ratings,
select CLEAR.
Helpful Hints
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
STANDBY
SMART
SOUND
SMART
PICTURE
MENU
EXIT
CALL
TV/AV
SLEEP
BOOKMARK
MTS
DISPLAY
100
MUTE
CH
CH
VOL
VOL
15
1,14
2-4
6-13
SET
PARENTAL CONTROL
BLOCK UNRATED
OFF
BLOCK NO RATING
OFF
MASTER ENABLE
OFF
MPAA RATING
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
SET
PARENTAL GUIDELINES
F
V
S
L
D
CONTENT
]
CLEAR
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
SET
PARENTAL GUIDELINES
F
V
S
L
D
CONTENT
]
CLEAR
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
SET
PARENTAL GUIDELINES
F
V
S
L
D
CLEAR
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
CONTENT
]
SET
PARENTAL GUIDELINES
CONTENT
TV-Y
TV-Y7
FANTASY-V
-----
TV-G
VIOLENCE
VIEW
TV-PG
SEXUAL
BLOCK
TV-14
LANGUAGE
BLOCK
TV-MA
DIALOG
BLOCK