Using the TV’s Features
40 Chapter 3
The V-Chip Rating Limit Screen
The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen.
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V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT
Rating Status
TV-MA VIEW
^
DLSVFV
VVV
RATING STATUS
TV-MA
View
TV-14
View
TV-PG
View
TV-G
View
TV-Y7
View
TV-Y
View
DLSVFV
VVV
VVVV
VVVV
V
Press ^/v to select rating.
Press MENU to exit.
Rating Settings Area
Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and associated content. The View (V)
settings are coded in green, and the Block (B) settings are coded in red.
Rating Field
Lets you select from a list of
age-based ratings you can
block or view.
Rating Status Field
Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the left is View or Block.
Content Themes
Lists the content themes you
can block or view.
Content Status Fields
Lets you select which
content themes to view for
the selected rating, and
whether the status of the
content theme is currently
View (V) or Block (B).
Blocking Age-Based Ratings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a
specified age-based rating level. For example, if you only
want your child to watch programs that have a TV-G
rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to
watch
TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y), then you need to block out
other programming with higher ratings.
To block programs with higher ratings:
1. First, determine the lowest level rating you don’t
want the child to watch (see chart of age-based
ratings on next page).
2. Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the
Rating field.
3. Press the up and down arrow buttons on the
remote to scroll through the age-based rating
limits. Keep scrolling until the rating
corresponding with the lowest rating you do not
want the child to watch appears on the screen.
In the example discussed above, you would scroll
through the Rating field until TV-PG appears, since the
highest rating you want the child to watch is TV-G.
Tip
When you change the status of a rating to Block, the system will
automatically block higher ratings and all corresponding
content themes.
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V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT
Rating Status
TV-PG Block
^
DLSVFV
BBBB
RATING STATUS
TV-MA Block
TV-14 Block
TV-PG Block
TV-G View
TV-Y7 View
TV-Y View
DLSVFV
BBB
BBBB
BBBB
V
Press ^/v to view programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
Content
status fields
Rating
status field
Rating
field
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