RCA HD30W854T User Manual - Page 26

Activate, Parental, Control

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Using 711 TV's Features How V-Chip Works V-Chip reads the program's age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes (Violence (10, Adult Language (Q, etc.). If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, you will receive the message: This channel has not been approvedfor viewing. Change channel orpress OK to enterpassword and temporarily deactivate the Parental Control. 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 out programs that have been given a rating of Not Rated and programs that are considered unrated. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can block are identified and explained in detail in Chapter 4. The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits. PARENTAL CONTROL Go Back Lock Settings Change Passwd Untacked- 'PC fbt active' Lock. 'PC are active' Parental Control is locked. A password is necessary to change settings. Activate Parental Control Note: The PASSWORD screen appears thefirst timeyou enter the Parental Control menu. Follow the on screen instructions to create your PASSWORD using the number buttons on the remote. Ifyouforget your password, page 29 has instructions on how to change it. This feature lets you activate and deactivate parental control features. From the PARENTAL CONTROL menu, press the down arrow button to highlight Lock. Press the right or left arrow button to activate (box has check mark) or deactivate (box doesn't have check mark) PARENTAL CONTROL features. Remember: If you do not activate Parental Control (by locking it), none of Parental Control features will take effect. 1'1 ell USA V-CHIP Go Back Movie Ratings TV Ratings > (O) 1 ** Set V-Chip TV Programming Limits 1. Choose Parental Control from the Main Menu and press the OK button. 2. Highlight Settings in the next Parental Control screen, then press the right arrow button. 3. Highlight USA v-chip. Press the right arrow button. Then select TVRatings and press the right arrow button. 4. Once you get to the TVRATING LIMITscreen, use the arrow buttons and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating from view ) ) to block ( i or content theme from View (V) to Block (B). 24 Chapter 2

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Using
711
TV's Features
How
V
-Chip
Works
V
-Chip
reads
the
program's
age
-based
rating
(TV
-MA,
TV
-14,
etc.)
and
content
themes
(Violence
(10,
Adult
Language
(Q,
etc.).
If
you
have
blocked
the
rating
and/or
content
themes
that
the
program
contains,
you
will
receive
the
message:
This
channel
has
not
been
approved
for
viewing.
Change
channel
or
press
OK
to
enter
password
and
temporarily
deactivate
the
Parental
Control.
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
out
programs
that
have
been
given
a
rating
of
Not
Rated
and
programs
that
are
considered
unrated.
The
TV
age
-based
ratings
and
content
themes
you
can
block
are
identified
and
explained
in
detail
in
Chapter
4.
The
following
sections
give
you
more
details
about
how
to
change the
status
of
TV
program
limits.
PARENTAL
CONTROL
Go
Back
Lock
Settings
Change
Passwd
Untacked-
'PC
fbt
active'
Lock.
'PC
are
active'
Parental
Control
is
locked.
A
password
is
necessary
to
change
settings.
USA
V
-CHIP
1'1
Go
Back
Movie
Ratings
1.
ell
TV
Ratings
>
2.
(O)
3.
1
**
4.
Activate
Parental
Control
Note:
The
PASSWORD
screen
appears
the
fi
rst
time
you
enter
the
Parental
Control
menu.
Follow
the
on
screen
instructions
to
create
your
PASSWORD
using
the
number
buttons
on
the
remote.
If
you
forget
your
password,
page
29
has
instructions
on
how
to
change
it.
This
feature
lets
you
activate
and
deactivate
parental
control
features.
From
the
PARENTAL
CONTROL
menu,
press
the
down
arrow
button
to
highlight
Lock.
Press
the
right
or
left
arrow
button
to
activate
(box
has
check
mark)
or
deactivate
(box
doesn't
have
check
mark)
PARENTAL
CONTROL
features.
Remember:
If
you
do
not
activate
Parental
Control
(by
locking
it),
none
of
Parental
Control
features
will
take
effect.
Set
V
-Chip
TV
Programming
Limits
Choose
Parental
Control
from
the
Main
Menu
and
press
the
OK
button.
Highlight
Settings
in
the
next
Parental
Control
screen,
then
press
the
right
arrow
button.
Highlight
USA
v
-chip.
Press
the
right
arrow
button.
Then
select
TV
Ratings
and
press
the
right
arrow
button.
Once
you
get
to
the
TV
RATING
LIMIT
screen,
use
the
arrow
buttons
and
OK
on
your
remote
to
change the
status
of
a
TV
program
rating
from
view
)
to
block
(
i
)
or
content
theme
from
View
(V)
to
Block
(B).
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2