Watching TV
V-CHIP might not function according to the condition of the signal from the broadcasting station.
V-CHIP
is
an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over
broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing
while blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature
in
your
TV.
V-CHIP
menu
will
not
be
selectable
from
the
menu
if
you
do
not
first
configure
your
password.
(See page 22 for password setting for parental control.)
•
The
U.S.
has
two
rating
systems for viewing content:
movie
ratings
and
TV
Parental
Guidelines.
•
The
TV
Parental
Guidelines
work
in
conjunction
with
the
V-CHIP
to
help parents
screen
out inappropriate television
shows
from
their children.
•
Movie
ratings
are
used
for original movies
rated
by
the
Motion
Picture Association of
America
(MPAA)
as
watched
on
cable
TV
and
not
edited for television.
The
V-CHIP
can
also
be
set
to
block MPAA-rated
movies.
TV
Parental
Guidelines
Content
FANTASY
VIOLENCE SEXUAL
ADULT
SEXUAL
VIOLENCE
SITUATIONS
LANGUAGE DIALOG
TV-Y
(All
children)
181
181
181
181
181
TV-Y7
(Directed
to
older children)
X
181
181
181 181
Suggested
TV-G
(General audience)
181
181
181
181
age
TV-PG
(Parental Guidance suggested)
X X X X
TV-14
(Parents strongly cautioned)
X X X X
TV-MA
(Mature audience only)
X X X
181:
The
content
rating
can
be
set,
but
this
rating
is
not
normally broadcast
by
TV
stations.
X:
Content
rating
can
be
set.
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•
If
you
select
''TV-G'',
this
will automatically
block
the
higher
ratings
''TV-PG'',
''TV-14''
and
"TV-MA".
Voluntary
movie
rating
system
(MPAA)
•
Age
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
General audiences.
All
ages admitted.
Parental
guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
Parents strongly cautioned.
Some
material
may
be
inappropriate for children under
13.
Restricted. Under
17
requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies
in
some jurisdictions).
No
one
17
and
under admitted.
X
is
an
older
rating
that
is
unified with NC-17 but may be encoded
in
the data of older movies.
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•
If
you
select
"PG-13",
this will automatically block
the
higher
ratings
"R",
"NC-17"
and
"X".
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•
Voluntary
movie
rating
system
only
uses
an
age-based
rating.
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1
In
Lock menu, press
A/~
to select "V-Chip", then
press
~/~
to select "On" .
2 Press
A/~
to select "V-Chip Set", then press
~
or
ENTER.
3 Press
A/~
to select "TV Rating", then press
~
or
ENTER.
4 Press
A/~
/
~/~
to select the desired rating, then
press ENTER.
S Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
1 Repeat steps
1 and 2
in
TV Parental
Guidelines
(TV
Guidelines).
2 Press
A/~
to select "Movie Rating", then press
~
or ENTER.
3 Press
A/~
to select the desired rating, then press
ENTER.
4 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
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