Using the TV’s Features
Chapter 3 43
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
0 Exit
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
Rating Status
PG-13 Block
^
RATING STATUS
NR Block
X Block
NC-17 Block
R Block
PG-13 Block
PG View
G View
Press ^/v to view programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
You set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated
above a specified level. How to block movie ratings and
view movie ratings is explained in the next two sections.
To access the V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT menu:
1. Press MENU on the remote control (the TV MAIN
MENU appears).
2. Select Parental Controls (press 6).
3. Select V-Chip Movie Rating Limit (press 2).
Blocking Movie Ratings
If you only want your child to watch movies that have a
PG rating and lower (in other words, movies rated PG and
G), then you could automatically block out all other
movies with higher ratings.
To block movies:
1. Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down
arrow buttons to find the rating that is the lowest
rating you don’t want the child to watch. (In the
example above, you would highlight the rating status
button corresponding to PG-13, since the highest
rating you want the child to watch is PG.)
2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating
Status field. Press the up and down arrow buttons to
change the button from View to Block. All higher
ratings automatically change to Block.
3. Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen.
4. If Parental Controls are not locked, you must lock
them so the movie rating limits will take effect.
Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated
(NR) rating. After blocking movie ratings, you
must set NR to View separately to view NR movies.
Viewing Movie Ratings
After you block movie ratings, you have the option of
changing some of the rating status buttons back to View:
1. Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down
arrow buttons to find the rating you want to view.
2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating Status
field. Press the up and down arrows to change the button
from Block to View.
For example, if movies with a rating of PG-13 and higher
are blocked, you can change the rating status
corresponding with NC-17. Your child would then be
able to watch all movies with a G, PG, and NC-17 Rating.
3. Press OK to exit the screen, and be sure parental
controls are locked.
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
Rating Status
NC-17 View
^
RATING STATUS
NR Block
X Block
NC-17 View
R Block
PG-13 Block
PG View
G View
Press ^/v to block programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
Rating field
Rating
status field
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
Rating Status
PG-13 Block
^
RATING STATUS
NR Block
X Block
NC-17 Block
R Block
PG-13 Block
PG View
G View
Press ^/v to view programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
Rating
status field
Rating field
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