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Blocking Programming with TV Ratings
S
ome program ratings are based on TV industry
ratings as described below.
1
Press MENU to see the menu.
2
Press VOL+ or VOL- repeatedly to
highlight SET.
3
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight
PARENTAL CONTROL.
4
Press VOL+ or VOL- to see the
SECRET CODE screen.
5
Press the Number buttons to enter
your four-digit secret code.
6
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight TV
PARENTAL GUIDELINES.
7
Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the
Parental Guidelines
(TV-Y,TV-Y7,TV-G,
TV-PG,TV-14, or TV-MA).
8
Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating.
9
Press VOL+ or VOL- to turn the rating
on or off. A checkmark appears when the
rating is blocked.TV-Y and TV-G can be
turned on (to block viewing) or off (to
allow viewing) only.
TV-Y7,TV-PG,TV-14, and TV-MA can be
customized to block V (violence), F (fanta-
sy), S (sexual situations), L (coarse lan-
guage), or D (suggestive dialog).
To do so, continue with these steps.
10
Press CH+ or CH- to highlight
CONTENT.
11
Press VOL+ or VOL- to enter the
CONTENT menu.
12
Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating,
then press VOL+.
13
Press CH+ or CH- to select the sub-
rating (FANTASY-V, VIOLENCE, SEXU-
AL, LANGUAGE, or DIALOG), then
press VOL+ or VOL- to BLOCK or
VIEW that subrating.
14
Press MENU to return to the
PARENTAL GUIDELINES screen and
check your settings. A checkmark
appears when the subrating is blocked.
15
Press TV/AV/EXIT to remove the
menu.
Blocking any rating will block
higher ratings automatically.
To unblock all the ratings,
select CLEAR.
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