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How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip, Blocks a Channel Emergency Escape

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SPECIAL FEATURES 3 The "V-chip" screen will appear. Press the CH w button twice, and select "MPAA rating." 4 While "MPAA rating" is selected, press the VOL + button. The "MPAA rating" screen will appear. 5 Repeatedly press the CH w button to select a particular MPAA category. (When a category is selected, its color changes to blue.) Pressing the CH w button will cycle through the MPAA categories: G General audience (no restrictions). PG Parental guidance suggested. PG-13 PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). R R (Restricted. Children under 17 should be accompanied by an adult). NC-17 No children under age 17. X X (Adults only). NR Not rated. While a particular category is selected, press VOL + to activate it. A letter ("U" or "B") will be displayed. Press CH v or CH w to select "U" or"B". Press MENU four times to save the settings and to clear all screens. Note: The V-Chip will automatically block any category that is "more restrictive." For example, if you block the "PG-13" category, then "R," "NC-17," and "X" will automatically be blocked also. How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip Blocks a Channel ("Emergency Escape") If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following message will appear: "Excessive rating." To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number buttons. Under certain conditions (depending on the rating of the local TV programs) the V-Chip might lock out all the channels. In this case, use the V-Chip function for an "emergency escape": Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH w three times to select the "Function" menu and press VOL +. Press CH w five times to highlight the "V-chip" menu and press VOL +. Enter your PIN number, and press VOL + to temporarily disable the V-Chip Lock. 4.17 CHAPTER FOUR: SPECIAL FEATURES

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PECIAL
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EATURES
How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip
Blocks a Channel (“Emergency Escape”)
If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following
message will appear: “Excessive rating.”
To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number buttons. Under certain conditions
(depending on the rating of the local TV programs) the V-Chip might lock out all the channels. In this case, use
the V-Chip function for an “emergency escape”:
Press
MENU
to display the menu
.
Press
CH
three times to select the “Function” menu and press
VOL +
.
Press
CH
five times to highlight the “V-chip” menu and press
VOL +
. Enter your PIN number, and press
VOL +
to temporarily disable the V-Chip Lock.
5
Repeatedly press the
CH
button to select a
particular MPAA category.
(When a category is
selected, its color changes to
blue.) Pressing the
CH
button
will cycle through the MPAA
categories:
G
General audience (no restrictions).
PG
Parental guidance suggested.
PG-13
PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned).
R
R (Restricted. Children under 17 should
be accompanied by an adult).
NC-17
No children under age 17.
X
X (Adults only).
NR
Not rated.
3
The “V-chip” screen will appear. Press the
CH
button twice, and select
“MPAA rat-
ing.”
S
PECIAL
F
EATURES
4
While “MPAA rating” is selected, press
the
VOL +
button.
The “MPAA rating”
screen will appear.
While a particular category is selected, press
VOL +
to activate it.
A letter (“U” or “B”) will be displayed. Press
CH
or
CH
to select “U” or”B”.
Press MENU four times to save the settings and to clear all screens.
Note: The V-Chip will automatically block any category that is “more restrictive.” For example, if you
block the “PG-13” category, then “R,” “NC-17,” and “X” will automatically be blocked also.