Philips 15MF150V User Manual - Page 27
Blocking by Movie Rating, Blocking by TV Rating, Turning Block ON or OFF, Viewing Blocked
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Blocking by Movie Rating After your personal access code has been set you can select specific movie ratings that you want to censor. 1. Press MENU to activate the menu. 2. Use , to scroll the highlight FEATURE, and then press MENU. 3. Use , to highlight PARENTAL CONTROLS, and then press MENU. 4. Enter your confidential access code. CORRECT will flash very briefly and the Parental Controls menu will be shown. 5. Use , to MOVIE RATING highlight, and then press MENU. 6. Press or to highlight each rating you want. (See Movie Ratings) Then press MENU to turn the rating ON or OFF. Turning the rating ON will block programs with that rating so they cannot be viewed. 7. Use , to highlight EXIT and then press MENU to exit from the menu. Blocking by TV Rating You can also select specific TV ratings that you want to censor as follows: 1. Press MENU to activate the menu. 2. Use , to scroll the highlight FEATURE, and then press MENU. 3. Use , to highlight PARENTAL CONTROLS, and then press MENU. 4. Enter your confidential access code. CORRECT will flash very briefly and the Parental Controls menu will be shown. 5. Use , to MOVIE RATING highlight, and then press MENU. 6. Press or to highlight each rating you want. (See TV Ratings) Then press MENU to turn the rating ON or OFF. Turning the rating ON will block programs with that rating so they cannot be viewed. NOTE: More specific sub ratings (for violence, sexual content, dialogue, or fantasy violence) are available for TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA. 7. To access these sub ratings, press . Press or to select the sub rating that you want to block or unblock. Then press MENU to turn the block on the sub rating ON or OFF. 8. Use , to highlight EXIT and then press MENU to exit from the menu. Turning Block ON or OFF The BLOCKING control can be thought of as the 'master switch' for Parental Controls. This control affects the settings you have chosen to block programs in accordance with movie ratings or TV ratings, or to block programs that have no rating or are unrated. When the BLOCKING control is OFF, the blocking or censoring of programs is disabled. When the BLOCKING control is ON, programs will be blocked in accordance with the settings you have chosen. Follow these steps to toggle BLOCKING OFF or ON. 1. Press MENU to activate the menu. 2. Use , to scroll the highlight FEATURE, and then press MENU. 3. Use , to highlight PARENTAL CONTROLS, and then press MENU. 4. Enter your confidential access code. CORRECT will flash very briefly and the Parental Controls menu will be shown. 5. Use , to highlight BLOCK OPTIONS, and then press MENU. 6. Use , to highlight BLOCKING. 7. Press , to toggle BLOCKING ON or OFF. 8. Use , to highlight EXIT and then press MENU to exit from the menu. Viewing Blocked Programming Various on-screen messages will appear when someone tries to programs that have been blocked. The message depends on how the current program has been blocked. You may view the blocked program and turn OFF the Parental Controls feature by clearing all blocking options or by entering your access code. 1. Press MENU to activate the menu. 2. Use , to scroll the highlight FEATURE, and then press MENU. 3. Use , to highlight PARENTAL CONTROLS, and then press MENU. 4. Enter your confidential access code. CORRECT will flash very briefly and the Parental Controls menu will be shown. 26