Function Description; Using The V-Chip - Samsung LN-R2355W Instrucciones Del Propietario

Function Description

Using the V-Chip

Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN):
The V-Chip feature automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappropriate for children.
The user must first enter a Pin (personal ID number) before any of the V-Chip restrictions can be set up or changed.
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How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip:
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How to Set up Restrictions Using the 'TV guidelines':
First, set up a personal identification 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.
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Press the MENU button to display the menu.
Press the or button to select "Setup", then press the ENTER
Press the or button to select "V-Chip", then press the ENTER
The "Enter PIN" screen will appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN.
The default PIN number for a new TV set is "0-0-0-0".
After entering a valid PIN number, the "V-Chip" screen will appear.
Press the or button to select "Change PIN".
Press the ENTER button.
The Change PIN screen will appear.
Choose any 4-digits for your PIN and enter them.
As soon as the 4 digits are entered, the "Confirm new PIN" screen appears.
Re-enter the same 4 digits.
When the confirm screen disappears, your PIN has been memorized.
Press the EXIT button to exit.
Press the MENU button to display the menu.
Press the or button to select "Setup", then press the ENTER
Press the or button to select "V-Chip", then press the ENTER
The "Enter PIN" screen will appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN.
The "V-Chip" screen will appear, and "V-Chip Lock" will be selected. Press the ENTER
Press the or button to select "On" or "Off". Press the ENTER
Press the EXIT button to exit.
Press the MENU button to display the menu.
Press the or button to select "Setup", then press the ENTER
Press the or button to select "V-Chip", then press the ENTER
The "Enter PIN" screen will appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN.
Press the or button to select "TV Parental Guidelines", then press the ENTER
The "TV Parental Guidelines" screen will appear.
Press the or button to select one of the six age-based categories:
• TV-Y: Young children
• TV-Y7: Children 7 and over
At this point, one of the TV-Ratings is selected. Press the ENTER
existing setup, the color of the letter "U" or "B" will be highlighted. (U= Unblocked, B= Blocked)
When the color of the "U" or "B" is highlighted, press the ENTER
unblock the category. A TV-Rating will be highlighted. To exit this screen, press MENU again.
To select a different TV-Rating, press the
The TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA have additional options.
See the next step to change any of the following sub-ratings:
FV: Fantasy Violence / D: Sexual suggestive Dialog
L: Adult Language / S: Sexual situation / V: Violence
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.
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• TV-G: General audience
• TV-PG: Parental guidance
• TV-14: Viewers 14 and over
• TV-MA: Mature audience
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