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Setting parental controlsDX-32L221A12/DX-40L260A12
Setting parental control levels
You can set parental controls for the U.S. and Canada.
The following task shows how to set controls for U.S. TV ratings. You use
similar steps for setting U.S. movie and Canadian TV ratings.
To set parental control levels:
1 Press MENU. The on-screen menu opens.
2 Press
or to highlight SETTINGS, then press . The SETTINGS
menu opens with Parental Controls highlighted.
3 Press ENTER. The Enter Password screen opens.
4 Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit password. The
SETTINGS-Parental Controls menu opens.
5 Press
or to highlight USA Parental Locks, then press
ENTER. (To set Canadian ratings, select Canadian Parental
Locks.)
USA Parental Locks
Canadian Parental Locks
6 Press
or to highlight:
• Movie Ratings or TV Ratings for USA ratings.
• English Rating or French Rating for Canadian ratings.
7 Press
or to select the rating. If a rating has sub-ratings,
press or to highlight a sub-rating.
Note:
When you block a rating, that rating and all
8 Press EXIT to close the menu.
Some of the age-based TV Parental Guidelines ratings also have
content-based ratings.
Menu Exit
Picture Mode
Backlight
Sharpness
Tint
Color
Brightness
Contrast
Energy Savings
+10
43
0
58
50
50
Move Select Back Exit
Adjust settings to aect picture quality
PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS
Menu Exit
Parental Controls
Component Settings
Computer Settings
Input Labels
Menu Settings
Time
Closed Caption
Move Select Back Exit
Set various TV options
PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS
Menu Exit
Enter Password
Move Select Back Exit
Enter your 4-digit password. Default is 0000.
PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS
Menu Exit
Button Lock
Reset RRT5
RRT5
Change Password
Canadian Parental Locks
USA Parental Locks
Block Unrated TV
Move Select Back Exit
Restrict movie and TV programs by US Ratings
PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS
On
O
Note
When you block a rating, that rating and all higher
ratings are blocked.
U.S. TV ratings (age-based)
NONE Not rated
TV-Y All children
TV-Y7
Children over seven years
of age
TV-G General audiences
TV-PG
Parental guidance
suggested
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned
TV-MA Mature audiences only
U.S. TV content ratings
All All ratings are blocked
FV Fantasy violence
LAdult language
S Sexual situations
VViolence
D Sexually suggestive dialog
Menu Exit
Move Select Back Exit
Restrict movie and TV programs by US Ratings
PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS
Movie Ratings TV Ratings
US
Parental
Locks
NC-17
X
R
PG-13
PG
G
None
TV-14
TV-MA
TV-PG
TV-G
TV-Y7
TV-Y
None
FV L S V D
Menu Exit
Canadian
Parental
Locks
English Rating
14+
18+
PG
G
C8+
C
E
Move Select Back Exit
Restrict movie and TV programs by Canadian Ratings
PICTURE AUDIO SETTINGS CHANNELS
French Rating
18 ans+
16 ans+
13 ans+
8 ans+
G
E
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