Chapter 3 21
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USA TV CONTENT RATINGS
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FV V S L D
Content Ratings
Thefollowingisanexampleof whereitemsarelocatedwithintheUSA Content Ratingsscreen.
Rating Status Field
Lets you select whether to view
or block.
Rating Field
Lets you select from a list of
age-based ratings you can block or
view.
Content Themes
Lists the content themes you can block
or view. Refer to chart below.
Content Status Fields
Lets you select which content themes to
view for the selected rating and whether
the status of the content theme is
currently Unlocked or Locked.
Set V-Chip TV Programming Limits
1. ChooseParental ControlfromtheMain MenuandpresstheOKbutton.
2. Enteryourpassword.
3. HighlightV-chip Setting,thenpresstherightarrowbutton.
4. HighlightUSA TV Content Ratingsandpresstherightarrowbutton.
5. UsethearrowbuttonstonavigateandtheOKbuttontochangethestatus
of aTVcontentthemefromunlock( )tolock( ).
Downloadable V-chip
SincebroadcastershavetheabilitytoaddnewratingsforTVprograms,this
optionletsyoudenemoreparametersforyourTVviewing,likeparental
controls.Thisoptionanditsnamearedependentoncontentfromthe
broadcaster.
Note: Once acquired from a broadcaster, these ratings will be
available.
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Content Themes
D Sexually explicit dialogue
L Adult language
S Sexual situations
V Violence
FV Fantasy Violence
Blocking Specific Content Themes
Youcanlockprogramsbasedontheircontent.(Contentisrepresented
bytheD, L, S, VandFVonyourscreen).Whenyoulockacontent
themeforaparticularrating,youautomaticallylockthatcontenttheme
forhigherratedprogramsaswell.
Tolockprogramcontent:
1. Determinethecontentthemesyouwanttolock( ).
2. Pressthedownarrowbuttontoscrolltotheratingwhosecontent
themeyouwanttochange.
3. Presstherightarrowbuttontomovethehighlighttoaparticular
contentthemestatus.
PARENTAL CONTROL
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V-chip Setting
Master Enable
Front Panel
Change Password
Parental Control menu for an analog
signal.
PARENTAL CONTROL
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V-chip Setting
Downloadable V-chip
Master Enable
Front Panel
Change Password
Parental Control menu for a digital
signal.
Using the TV’s Features