Symphonic SC1304 Owner's Manual - Page 16

V-CHIP SET UP This feature enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. When you try to access a program which is blocked, "PROTECTED PROGRAM by ..." message appears on the TV screen. V-CHIP SET UP Make sure ... • The unit must be turned on. 1 Select "V-CHIP SET UP" Press [MENU]. Use [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select "V-CHIP SET UP", then press [F.FWD/ B]. - M E N U - TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER'S SET UP B V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH 2 Select the desired item Use [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select "TV RATING" or "MPAA RATING", then press [F.FWD/ B]. - V-CHIP SET UP - A B TV RATING MPAA RATING B A TV RATING SET UP Follow steps 1 to 2 in the "V-CHIP SET UP" section above. 3 Blocking TV programs Use [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select a rating that you wish to B TV-Y TV-Y7 ( [VIEW] ) [VIEW] block. TV-G TV-PG ( [VIEW] ) [VIEW] Press [F.FWD/ B] repeatedly to set TV-14 ( TV-MA ( ) [VIEW] ) [VIEW] it to [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. Selection Rating Category Explanations TV-Y Appropriate for all children TV-Y7 Appropriate for children seven and older TV-G General Audience TV-PG Parental Guidance suggested TV-14 Unsuitable for children under 14 TV-MA Mature audience only NOTES: • When you select a rating and set it to [BLOCK], the higher ratings will be blocked automatically. The lower ratings will be available for viewing. • When you set "TV-MA" to [VIEW], all ratings will turn to [VIEW] automatically. 4 Setting "Sub-Ratings" When you select the ratings of TV- Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA you TV-Y B TV-Y7 ( ) [VIEW] [VIEW] will have the option of setting sub TV-G TV-PG ( [VIEW] ) [VIEW] TV-14 ( ) [VIEW] rating categories. TV-MA ( ) [VIEW] Use [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select a rating with sub-ratings you TV-Y7 [BLOCK] wish to block, then press B FV [BLOCK] [F.FWD/ B] twice. Use [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to select a sub-rating, then press [F.FWD/ B] to set it to [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. TV-PG BD L S V [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] Selection Rating Category Explanations TV-Y7 FV Fantasy Violence TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA D Suggestive Dialogue (TV-PG, TV-14 only) L Coarse Language S Sexual Situation V Violence NOTE: • The blocked sub-ratings will appear next to the rating category in the "TV RATING" menu. TV-Y TV-Y7 ( ) TV-G B TV-PG (DLSV ) TV-14 (DLSV ) TV-MA ( LSV ) [VIEW] [VIEW] [VIEW] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] 5 Exit the V-Chip setting mode Press [MENU] to return to original mode. NOTE: • To change the rating, the TV must be turned to an unprotected PROTECTED PROGRAM by TV-Y program. If "PROTECTED PROGRAM by ..." appears on the screen, please change the channel to a station that is not protected. B MPAA RATING SET UP Follow steps 1 to 2 in the "V-CHIP SET UP". 3 Select your desired item Use [PLAY/K] or [STOP/L] to point to your desired item, then press [F.FWD/ B] to select [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. G PG PG-13 BR NC-17 X [VIEW] [VIEW] [VIEW] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] Selection Rating Category Explanations G General Audience PG Parental Guidance suggested PG-13 Unsuitable for children under 13 R Restricted; under 17 requires accompa- nying parent or adult guardian NC-17 No one under 17 admitted X Mature audience only • When you select a rating and set it to [BLOCK], the higher ratings will be blocked automatically. The lower ratings will be available for viewing. • When you set "X" to [VIEW], all ratings will turn to [VIEW] automatically. 4 Exit the V-Chip setting mode Press [MENU] to return to original mode. EN - 16 -