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The Parental Control Function (V-CHIP) is used to block program viewing
based on the ratings sent by the broadcast stations
1
. The United States has
two rating systems for viewing contents, TV Parental Guidelines, and movie
ratings. The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-CHIP to
help parents screen out inappropriate television programs from their
children.
Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) as watched on cable TV and not edited for
television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies.
The Parental menu includes the following options.
1. Parental functions are only available in the United States of America and
Canada and are contingent upon the availability of the TV network
programming.
Option Description
Rating
Enables you to select a rating setting. Select
Custom to customize all other settings.
•OFF
• Child
•Youth
• Youth Adult
•Custom
Unrated
Program Block
Enables you to block or allow viewing of selected
unrated content.