On-Screen
Display Menu
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" and "Status" will
not be selectable from the menu if you do not
first configure your secret number.
® The U,S, has two ratingsystems for viewingcontent:
TV Parental Guidelinesand movie ratings,
® The R/ ParentalGuidelineswork in conjunction with
the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate
televisionshows from their children,
® Movie ratingsare used for original movies rated by
the Motion Picture Associationof America (MPAA)
as watched on cable TVand net edited for
television,The V-CHIP can also be set to block
MPAA rated movies,
[] TV Parental
Guidelines
Example
Press A/T to adjust the item to your desired
position." It" indicates the item is blocked.
Press MENU to exit.
Suggested age
TV-Y: All children.
TV-Y?: Directed to older children.
I'V-G: General audience.
TV-PG" Parental Guidance suggested.
TV-14" Parents strongly cautioned.
TV-MA: Mature audience only.
Example
The setting automatically
enters "Block" for any ratings below
your selection.
, If Status is not set to "On", the configuration
settings will not
work.
[] MPAA (Voluntary movie rating system}
Example
Press
A/T
to adjust the item to your
desired
position."
_"
indicates
the item is blocked.
Press
MENU
to exit.
G: General audiences, All ages admitted.
PG: Parental guidance suggested,
Some material may
not be suitable for children,
PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned,
Seine material
may be inappropriate
for children under 13.
R: Restricted, Under 17 requires accompanying
parent
or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions),
NC-17: No one 17 and under admitted,
X: X is an older rating that is unified with NC 17 but
may be encoded in the data of older movies,
Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based
rating.
When setting an individualcontent-based rating
item:
1. Press I_ or ENTER to access blocked
content items from the currently selected
age-based rating item.
2. Press A/T to select an individual item, and
then press ENTER to unblock it ("_" is
removed). Repeat the same steps for the
other items.
3. Press _1or RETURN to register after all
individual content rating items are set.
Content
FV: Fantasy violence.
V: Violence.
S: Sexual situation.
L: Adult language.
D: Sexually suggestive dialog.
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_-MA
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