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Parental, Rating Enable, Channel Block, US TV Rating

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VIZIO VF550M User Manual Parental If you want to restrict certain channel and program viewing, you can do this by turning on the Parental Control. Selected programs, movies and channels can then be made available only after an authorized password has been entered and accepted by the TV. To select the options in the Parental sub-menu, press the MENU button or the # button. Enter a password to access the Parental menu. The default password set in the factory is 0 0 0 0. Note: The Parental menu does not appear when the input mode is set to HDMI. A new menu will be displayed showing the following Parental settings: Rating Enable This is the master control for program blocking. When set to On, TV and Movie blocking can be set. If turned Off, you will not be able to access other rating options in this menu. Channel Block Block individual channels from being displayed. US TV Rating Press the MENU button to block (locked) or allow (unlocked) channels by the following US TV ratings: Y - All children Y7 - Older children G - General audience PG - Guidance suggested 14 - Strongly cautioned MA - Mature audience You can also customize the TV ratings for the following content: A - All sub-ratings D - Sexual dialog L - Adult language S - Sexual situations V - Violence FV - Fantasy violence 42 www.VIZIO.com

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VIZIO VF550M User Manual
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Parental
If you want to restrict certain channel and program viewing, you can do this by
turning on the Parental Control. Selected programs, movies and channels can
then be made available only after an authorized password has been entered
and accepted by the TV.
To select the options in the Parental sub-menu, press the
MENU
button or the
#
button. Enter a password to access the Parental menu. The default
password set in the factory is
0 0 0 0
.
Note:
The Parental menu does not appear when the input mode is set to
HDMI.
A new menu will be displayed showing the following Parental settings:
Rating Enable
This is the master control for program blocking. When set to On, TV and Movie blocking can be
set. If turned Off, you will not be able to access other rating options in this menu.
Channel Block
Block individual channels from being displayed.
US TV Rating
Press the
MENU
button to block (locked) or allow (unlocked) channels by the following US TV
ratings:
Y – All children
Y7 – Older children
G – General audience
PG – Guidance suggested
14 – Strongly cautioned
MA – Mature audience
You can also customize the TV ratings for the following content:
A – All sub-ratings
D – Sexual dialog
L – Adult language
S – Sexual situations
V - Violence
FV – Fantasy violence