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TV Rating Explanations
•TV-Y - Appropriate for all
children
•TV-Y7 - Appropriate for children
seven and older
•TV-G - General Audience
•TV-PG - Parental Guidance
suggested.
•TV-14 - Unsuitable for children
under 14
•TV-MA - Mature audience only
Setting V-Chip 23
TV Rating Settings
V-Chip enables parents to prevent their children from watch-
ing inappropriate material on TV. V-Chip reads the
ratings for TV programming (except for news and sports
programs, unedited movies on premium cable channels, and
Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies access to
programming if the program’s rating meets the limitations
you select. In this case, a “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...”
message appears on the TV screen.You must select a
different TV channel or play a disc instead.
V-Chip affects only TV channels. It does not block DVD
playback.To block DVD viewing, change the PARENTAL
feature. Details are on pages 49-52.
TV programming may be rated by the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) or according to the
Television Parental Guidelines. In order to block any
inappropriate programming, set your limits in both places
(MPAA RATING and TV RATING).
● Before you begin, press SELECT to put the
TV/DVD in TV mode.
1
Press SETUP. Press ▲ or ▼ to select V-CHIP
SET UP. Then, press ENTER.
2
Press the Number buttons to enter the four-
digit access code. When entering the access code
for the first time or if there has been a power failure,
enter default code 0000.
3
Press ▲ or ▼ to select TV RATING.Then,
press ENTER.
– V-CHIP SET UP –
TV RATING
MPAA RATING
CHANGE CODE
B
ACCESS CODE
– – – –
– TV SETUP –
CHANNEL SET UP
V-CHIP SET UP
LANGUAGE [ENGLISH]
CAPTION [OFF]
B
1,3
2
1
•You cannot use the default
access code (0000) after you
set a different access code.
However, a power failure will
reset the access code to 0000.
Details are on page 27.
Helpful Hint
Instructions continue on the next page.
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