Symphonic RSMSD520FE Owner's Manual - Page 17

V-CHIP SET UP TV V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. V-CHIP reads the ratings for programming (except for news and sports programs, unedited movies on premium cable channels, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies access to programming if the program's rating meets the limitations you select. In this case, "PROTECTED PROGRAM by ..." message appears on the TV screen. To block ratings, follow the steps below. • Programming may be rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) or according to the Television Parental Guidelines. In order to block any inappropriate programming, set your limits in both places (MPAA RATING and TV RATING). TV RATING SET UP Make sure ... • TV/DVD power must be turned on. 1 Select "V-CHIP SET UP" - TV SETUP - Press SETUP on the remote control. CHANNEL SET UP B V-CHIP SET UP Press Arrow (K/L) to point to "V- LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] CHIP SET UP". Then press ENTER. 2 Input Access code Press the number buttons to enter 4digit access code. The default code is 0000. ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ 3 Select "TV RATING" Press Arrow (K/L) to point to "TV RATING". Then press ENTER. - V-CHIP SET UP - B TV RATING MPAA RATING CHANGE CODE 4 Select your desired item Press Arrow (K/L) to point to your desired item. Then press ENTER to select B TV-Y [VIEW] TV-Y7 ( ) [VIEW] TV-G [VIEW] TV-PG ( ) [VIEW] TV-14 ( ) [VIEW] TV-MA ( ) [VIEW] [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. • When you select a rating category and turn it [BLOCK], the higher rating will turn [BLOCK] automatically. Also, the lower rating will turn [VIEW] automatically. • When you turn "TV-Y" to [VIEW], all ratings will turn to [VIEW] automatically. 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 When you select TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA and you press ENTER, the sub-ratings will appear on the TV screen. If you select the rating category (example: TV-PG) and turn it [BLOCK] or [VIEW], the sub-ratings (example: V for Violence) will turn [BLOCK] or [VIEW] automatically. You can set the sub-ratings to [BLOCK] or [VIEW] individually when the rating category is set to [BLOCK]. To set the sub-ratings individually, follow the steps below. • When you select [TV-Y7]: Press Arrow (K/L) to select "FV" (Fantasy Violence). TV-Y7 B FV [BLOCK] [BLOCK] Then press ENTER to select [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. • When you select [TV-PG], [TV-14] or [TV-MA]: Press Arrow (K/L) to select "D"(Suggestive Dialog), "L"(Coarse Language), "S"(Sexual Situation), or TV-PG BD L S V [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] "V"(Violence). Then press ENTER to select [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. NOTE: When you select [TV-MA], "D" does not appear on the TV screen. • The sub-ratings which set to B TV-Y [BLOCK] appears next to the rat- TV-Y7 ( TV-G ) TV-PG (DLSV ) ing category in the TV RATING TV-14 (DLSV ) TV-MA ( LSV ) [VIEW] [VIEW] [VIEW] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] [BLOCK] menu. 5 Exit the V-Chip setting mode Press SETUP on the remote control to return to original mode. - 17 - EN 0C28