How to Set up Restrictions Using the TV Parental Guidelines
First, set up a personal identiīæcation 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 ā² or ā¼ button to select āSetupā, then press the ENTER button.
2. Press the ā² or ā¼ button to select āV-Chipā, then press the ENTER
button. The message āEnter PINā will appear. Enter your 4 digit PIN number.
3.
The āV-Chipā screen will appear. Press the ā² or ā¼ button to select āTV
Parental Guidelinesā, then press the ENTER button.
4. The āTV Parental Guidelinesā screen will appear.
Press the ā² or ā¼ button to select one of the six aged based categories:
TV-Y: Young children
TV-Y7: Children 7 and over
TV-G: General audience
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TV-PG: Parental guidance
TV-14: Viewers 14 and over
TV-MA: Mature audience
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5. At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected.
Press the ENTER button. Depending on your existing setup, the ā ā
symbol will be selected. (Blank = Unblocked, = Blocked)
While ā ā is selected, press the ENTER button to block or unblock the
category. To select a different TV-Rating, press the ā² or ā¼ 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 āmore
restrictiveā. For example, if you block āTV-Yā category, then TV-Y7 will
automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you block the TV-G category,
then all the categories in the āyoung adultā 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 āŗ button.
The ā ā symbol will be displayed for each sub-rating. While ā ā is
selected, press the ENTER button to go to a sub rating. Press ENTER
to block the sub rating. To select a different TV-Rating, press the ā² or ā¼
button and then repeat the process.
ALL: Lock all TV ratings.
FV: Fantasy violence
V: Violence
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S: Sexual situation
L: Adult Language
D: Sexually Suggestive Dialog
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The V-chip will automatically block certain categories that are āMore
restrictiveā. For example, if you block āLā sub-rating in TV-PG, then the āLā
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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Setup
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External Settings
Entertainment : Off
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PIP
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V-Chip
V-Chip Lock : On
TV Parental Guidelines āŗ
MPAA Rating
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Change PIN
ReturnEnter
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TV Parental Guidelines
ALL
FV V S L D
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Allow All
Block All
ReturnEnter
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TV Parental Guidelines
ALL
FV V S L D
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Allow All
Block All
ReturnEnter
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