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Using the V-Chip, continued
While the “U” or ”B” is
blinking, press the CH or
CH button to block or
unblock the category.
Press MENU once to save
the TV guidelines. A TV-
Rating will be highlighted
(RED), and no letters will
blink. To exit this screen,
press MENU again. To select
a different TV-Rating, press
CH or CH and then
repeat the process.
Note 1: The TV-Y7, TV-PG,
TV-14 and TV-MA have
additional options. See the
next step to change any of
the following sub-rating:
FV: Fantasy violence
D: Dialog
L: L
S: Sexual situation
V: Violence
Note 2: 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).
7 How to set the FV, D, L, S and
V sub-ratings.
First, highlight one of these
TV-Ratings: TV-Y7, TV-PG,
TV-14 or TV-MA (See Step 4,
above).
Next, while the TV-Rating is
highlighted (red), repeatedly
press the VOL+ button. This
will cycle through the
available sub-ratings (FV,L, S,
D or V).
A blinking letter (“U” or “B”)
will be displayed for each
sub-rating. While the “U” or
“B” is blinking, press CH
or CH to change the
sub-rating.
Press MENU once to save
the TV guidelines.
A particular TV-Rating will be
highlighted (red), and no
letters will blink. To exit this
screen, press MENU again.
To select a different TV-
Rating, pressCH or CH
and then repeat the process.
Note: The V-chip will
automatically block certain
categories that are “More
restrictive”.
For example, if you block the
“L” sub-rating in TV-PG, then
the “L” sub-ratings in TV-14
and TV-MA will automatically
be blocked.
8 Press the MENU button twice
to clear all the screens.
(Or proceed to the next
section, and set up additional
restrictions based on the
MPAA codes).
How to Set up Restrictions
using the MPAA Ratings:
G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X
The MPAA rating system uses
the Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA) system, and
its main application is for
movies. (Eventually, movie video
cassettes will be encoded with
MPAA ratings.) When the V-Chip
lock is on, the TV will
automatically block any
programs that are coded with
objectionable ratings (either
MPAA or TV-Ratings).
1 Press the MENU button on
the remote control.
2 Press the CH button 6
times, so that “V-Chip” is
highlighted. (When V-Chip is
highlighted, the letters
change to red.)
3 Press the VOL+ button. The
“Enter PIN” screen will
appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN
number.
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