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66 HP Pavilion LCD HDTV User’s Guide
Setting Parental Control V-Chip
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V-Chip is an electronic filtering device built into your
TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control
over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows
parents to select programs judged suitable for child
viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable. It
does so automatically once you activate the V-Chip
feature in your television.
V-Chip and Status are not selectable from the menu if
you do not first configure your secret number.
■ The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing
content: TV Parental Guidelines and movie
ratings.
■ The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction
with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out
inappropriate television shows 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.
Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)
Example:
If you select PG-13, this automatically blocks the higher
ratings R, NC-17, and X.
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As a precautionary measure, make a note
of your secret number and keep it in a
familiar place. If you lose or forget your
secret number, initialize the television to
return all settings except for the TV channel
settings to factory preset values. (See
“Returning to Factory Presets” on page 69.)
If the secret number is cleared, the Status
setting automatically sets to Off. V-Chip and
Status are not selectable from the menu.
Rating Description
Age G General audiences. All ages admitted.
PG Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some
jurisdictions).
NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted.
X X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older
movies.
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Voluntary movie rating system only uses
an age-based rating.