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Blocking Programming with Movie Ratings - tv code

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Blocking Programming with Movie Ratings T here are two types of ratings for Parental Control. One is based on movie industry ratings. The other is based on TV industry ratings. Both can be used to censor programming. Let's first look at the MPAA Rating options of Parental Control. 1 Press MENU to show the on-screen menu. 2 Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight SET. 3 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight PARENTAL CONTROL. 4 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the SECRET CODE screen. 5 Press the Number buttons to enter your four-digit secret code. 6 Press CH+ or CH- to highlight MPAA RATING. 7 Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the MPAA ratings (G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, and X). 8 Press CH+ or CH- to select the rating you want to block. 9 Press VOL+ or VOL- to block (or unblock) the rating. A checkmark will appear to the left of the rating when blocked. When you block a rating, higher ratings are blocked automatically. To unblock all the ratings, select CLEAR. 10Press TV/AV/EXIT to remove the menu. PIC. SND SET TUN. COLOR 50 BRIGHTNESS 50 CONTRAST 50 SHARPNESS 50 TINT 0 BLUE BACK ON PIC. SND SET TUN. CLOSED CAPTION ] PARENTAL CONTROL ] TIMER ] LANGUAGE ] CHILD LOCK ON STANDBY MUTE SLEEP CALL BOOKMARK SMART PICTURE MTS SMART SOUND TV/AV EXIT MENU CH VOL VOL CH 2-4 1 3 6-9 2 4 6 5 7 DISPLAY 8 9 100 0 10 1 PIC. SND SET TUN. CLOSED CAPTION ] PARENTAL CONTROL ] TIMER ] LANGUAGE ] CHILD LOCK ON SET PARENTAL CONTROL ENTER SECRET CODE: SET PARENTAL CONTROL MPAA RATING TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES BLOCK UNRATED OFF BLOCK NO RATING OFF MASTER ENABLE OFF SET MPAA CLEAR G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X Helpful Hint Blocking any rating (ON) will block all the higher ratings automatically. For example, if R is blocked manually, NC 17 and X will be blocked automatically. To turn a rating OFF, set each rating individually. 24

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Blocking Programming with Movie Ratings
T
here are two types of ratings for Parental
Control. One is based on movie industry ratings.
The other is based on TV industry ratings. Both can
be used to censor programming.
Let’s first look at the MPAA Rating options of
Parental Control.
1
Press MENU
to show the on-screen
menu.
2
Press VOL+ or VOL-
to highlight
SET.
3
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight
PARENTAL CONTROL.
4
Press VOL+ or VOL- to
display the
SECRET CODE
screen.
5
Press the Number buttons
to enter
your four-digit secret code.
6
Press CH+ or CH-
to highlight
MPAA
RATING.
7
Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the
MPAA ratings (G, PG, PG-13, R,
NC-17, and X).
8
Press CH+ or CH-
to select the rating
you want to block.
9
Press VOL+ or VOL-
to block (or
unblock) the rating. A checkmark will
appear to the left of the rating when
blocked.
When you block a rating, higher ratings
are blocked automatically. To unblock all
the ratings, select
CLEAR.
10
Press TV/AV/EXIT
to remove the
menu.
Blocking any rating (ON) will
block all the higher ratings
automatically. For example, if
R is blocked manually, NC 17
and X will be blocked auto-
matically.
To turn a rating OFF,set
each rating individually.
Helpful Hint
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
10
1
2-4
6-9
PIC.
SND
SET
TUN.
COLOR
BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
TINT
BLUE BACK
50
50
50
50
0
ON
PIC.
SND
SET
TUN.
CLOSED CAPTION
PARENTAL CONTROL
TIMER
LANGUAGE
CHILD LOCK
]
]
]
]
ON
PIC.
SND
SET
TUN.
CLOSED CAPTION
PARENTAL CONTROL
TIMER
LANGUAGE
CHILD LOCK
]
]
]
]
ON
SET
PARENTAL CONTROL
ENTER SECRET CODE:
SET
SET
PARENTAL CONTROL
MPAA
MPAA RATING
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
BLOCK UNRATED
OFF
BLOCK NO RATING
OFF
MASTER ENABLE
OFF
CLEAR
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X