How to Set up Restrictions Using the TV Parental Guidelines
First, set up a personal identiication number (PIN) and enable the V-Chip. (See previous section.) Parental restrictions can
be set up using either of two methods: The TV guidelines or the MPAA rating.
1.
Press the MENU button to display the menu.
Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select "Setup", then press the ENTER
Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select "V-Chip", then press the ENTER
2.
button. The message "Enter PIN" will appear. Enter your 4 digit PIN number.
The "V-Chip" screen will appear. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select "TV
3.
Parental Guidelines", then press the ENTER
4.
The "TV Parental Guidelines" screen will appear.
Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select one of the six aged based categories:
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TV-Y: Young children
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TV-Y7: Children 7 and over
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TV-G: General audience
5.
At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected.
Press the ENTER
symbol will be selected. (Blank = Unblocked,
While "
" is selected, press the ENTER
category. To select a different TV-Rating, press the ▲ or ▼ button and then
repeat the process.
➣
Allow all: Press to unlock all TV ratings.
Block all: Press to lock all TV ratings.
➣
The TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA have additional
options. See the next step to change any of the following sub-ratings:
ALL / FV / V / S / L / D
➣
The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories that are "more
restrictive". For example, if you block "TV-Y" category, then TV-Y7 will
automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you block the TV-G category,
then all the categories in the "young adult" group will be blocked (TV-G,
TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA). The sub-ratings (D, L, S, V) work together
similarly. (See next section.)
6.
How to set the FV, D, L, S and V sub-ratings.
First, select one of these TV-Ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 or
TV-MA (See Step 4) and press the ► button.
The "
" symbol will be displayed for each sub-rating. While "
selected, press the ENTER
to block the sub rating. To select a different TV-Rating, press the ▲ or ▼
button and then repeat the process.
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ALL: Lock all TV ratings.
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FV: Fantasy violence
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V: Violence
➣
The V-chip will automatically block certain categories that are "More
restrictive". For example, if you block "L" sub-rating in TV-PG, then the "L"
sub-ratings in TV-14 and TV-MA will automatically be blocked.
7.
Press the EXIT button to clear all the screens. (Or proceed to the next
section, and set up additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes.)
➣
These categories consist of two separate groups: TV-Y and TV-Y7 (young
children through age 7) and TV-G through TV-MA (everybody else).
The restrictions for these two groups work independently: If a household
includes very young children as well as young adults, the TV guidelines
must be set up separately for each age group. (See next step.)
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TV-PG: Parental guidance
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TV-14: Viewers 14 and over
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TV-MA: Mature audience
button. Depending on your existing setup, the "
button to block or unblock the
button to go to a sub rating. Press ENTER
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S: Sexual situation
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L: Adult Language
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D: Sexually Suggestive Dialog
button.
button.
"
= Blocked)
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