Toshiba 42HP83P Owner's Manual - English - Page 44

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Using the V-CHIP menu Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (dialog, language, sex, violence). The V-CHIP control feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs according to your selections. To use this feature, perform the following setup. ENABLE BLOCKING 1. From the LOCKS menu, select ENABLE BLOCKING. 2. Press x or • to select ON or OFF. ON : To enable your V-CHIP setting (Lock) OFF: To release your V-CHIP setting (Unlock) Note: The CH LOCK function is not affected by the ENABLE BLOCKING setting. TV RATING (Independent rating system for broadcasters) 1. From the LOCKS menu, select TV RATING. 2. Press x or • to display the TV RATING menu. 3. Press z or y to select item. 4. Press • to lock (displays "X" ) Press x to unlock (displays "✓ ") 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the next item. LOCKS TV RAT I NG MA 1 4 PG G D I ALOG LANGUAGE SEX V I OLENCE NO D L S V YOUTH TV RAT I NG Y7FV Y7 Y V CH I P MENU The age-based TV ratings and content themes you can lock are listed in the table below. Ratings MA 14 PG G Y7, Y7FV Y Description and Content themes Mature Audience Only (This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.) L) Crude or indecent language S) Explicit sexual activity V) Graphic violence Parents Strongly Cautioned (This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.) D) Intensely suggestive dialog L) Strong, coarse language S) Intense sexual situations V) Intense violence Parental Guidance Suggested (This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.) D) Some suggestive dialog L) Infrequent coarse language S) Some sexual situations V) Moderate violence General Audience (Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.) Directed to Older Children (This program is designed for children age 7 and above. Note: Programs in which fantasy violence may be more intense or more combative than other programs in this category are designated Y7FV.) All Children (This program is designed to be appropriate for all children) Note: The V-Chip function is available only for the U.S. V-Chip system. The Canadian V-Chip system is not supported. LOCKS menu LOCKS V CH I P ENABLE BLOCK I NG TV RAT I NG MPAA RAT I NG BLOCK I NG OPT I ON CH LOCK V I DEO LOCK GAME TIMER FRONT PANEL LOCK NEW P I N CODE ON / OFF OFF OFF OFF To select each item: Press z or y . POWER TV CABLE/SAT LIGHT SLEEP VCR DVD 123 AUDIO1 AUDIO2 MODE 456 789 PIC SIZE ACTION MENU GUIDE ETUP +10 100/ 0 ENT INFO FAVORITE TLHINEKATER TITLE SUB TITLE FAV AUDI O ENTER FAV CH VOL EXIT DVD RTN DVD CLEAR CH RTN INPUT RECALL MUTE SLOW/DIR SKIP/SEARCH yzx • RECALL Press RECALL to display the rating of the TV program you are currently watching. PG L V STEREO SAP TV PG FULL L V 9 : 25 ANT 1 CABLE 4 Using the TV's Features S 44

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Using the TV’s
F
eatures
Using the V-CHIP menu
Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the
content of the program (dialog, language, sex, violence). The V-CHIP
control feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs
according to your selections. To use this feature, perform the
following setup.
ENABLE BLOCKING
1.
From the LOCKS menu, select ENABLE BLOCKING.
2. Press
x
or
to select ON or OFF.
ON
: To enable your V-CHIP setting (Lock)
OFF: To release your V-CHIP setting (Unlock)
Note:
The CH LOCK function is not affected by the ENABLE BLOCKING
setting.
TV RATING (Independent rating system for
broadcasters)
1.
From the LOCKS menu, select TV RATING.
2. Press
x
or
to display
the TV RATING menu.
3. Press
z
or
y
to select item.
4. Press
to lock (displays “
X
)
Press
x
to unlock (displays
”)
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set
the next item.
The age-based TV ratings and content themes you can lock are listed
in the table below.
Ratings
Description and Content themes
MA
Mature Audience Only (This program is specifically
designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be
unsuitable for children under 17.)
L) Crude or indecent language
S) Explicit sexual activity
V) Graphic violence
14
Parents Strongly Cautioned (This program contains some
material that many parents would find unsuitable for
children under 14 years of age.)
D) Intensely suggestive dialog
L) Strong, coarse language
S) Intense sexual situations
V) Intense violence
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested (This program contains
material that parents may find unsuitable for younger
children.)
D) Some suggestive dialog
L) Infrequent coarse
language
S) Some sexual situations
V) Moderate
violence
G
General Audience (Most parents would find this program
suitable for all ages.)
Y7,
Directed to Older Children (This program is designed for
Y7FV
children age 7 and above. Note: Programs in which fantasy
violence may be more intense or more combative than other
programs in this category are designated Y7FV.)
Y
All Children (This program is designed to be appropriate for
all children)
Press RECALL to display the rating of
the TV program you are currently
watching.
ANT
FULL
STEREO
SAP
TV
L
V
PG
CABLE
1
4
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yzx
LOCKS
TV
RAT I NG
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YOUTH TV
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Y7FV
Y7
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NO
D I ALOG
LANGUAGE
SEX
VI
OLENCE
V CHIP
MENU
TV
CABLE/SAT
VCR
DVD
AUDIO1
AUDIO2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
100/
0
ENT
POWER
+10
ACTION
MODE
PIC SIZE
MENU
LIGHT
SLEEP
ENTER
FAV
CH
VOL
EXIT
CH RTN
DVD RTN
DVD CLEAR
SLOW/DIR
SKIP/SEARCH
INPUT
RECALL
MUTE
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Note:
The V-Chip function is available only for the
U.S. V-Chip system. The Canadian V-Chip
system is not supported.
RECALL
LOCKS menu
LOCKS
V CHI
P
VI
LOCK
DEO
LOCK
CH
ENABLE
TV
RAT
MPAA
I NG
RAT I NG
BLOCK I NG
BLOCK I NG OPT I ON
ON
/
OFF
NEW
GAME
TIMER
PIN
CODE
OFF
FRONT PANEL
LOCK
OFF
OFF
To select each item:
Press
z
or
y
.