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Part III: Setup
V-CHIP Menu: V-CHIP LOCK
V-Chip Signal Information
(Figure 1)
When provided by the broadcaster, V-Chip
signal information can be displayed by press-
ing the INFO button on the remote control.
Rating guidelines are provided by broadcast
stations. TV programs and made-for-TV
movies can be blocked by the TV Rating
and/or Categories signal. Made-for-theater
and direct-to-video movies can be blocked
by the Movie Rating signal.
Ant-A 011 KTTV
480i Standard
Stereo SAP
TV-PG DLSV
V-CHIP LOCK
sgnitaReivoM
G GP 31-GP R
71-CN
X
snoitpircseDdna
lareneG
ecneiduA
latneraP
ecnadiuG
sraeY+31 detcirtseR sraeY+81 tludA
Table 3. V-Chip rating information that may be included with made-for-theater and direct-to-video movies. If you set
the lock for PG-13; G, PG, and PG-13 will be available, and R, NC-17, and X will be blocked.
seirogetaCVT
VF D L S
V
snoitpircseDdna
margorP
detaRtoN
ysatnaF
ecneloiV
lauxeS
golaiD
tludA
egaugnaL
lauxeS
snoitautiS
ecneloiV
Table 2. V-Chip category information that may be included with TV programs and made-for-TV movies. If you set the
category L to be blocked; all programing carring the L signal will be blocked (regardless of it’s TV rating).
sgnitaRVT
Y-VT 7Y-VT G-VT GP-VT
41-VT
AM-VT
snoitpircseDdna
htuoY
htuoY
sraeY+7
lareneG
ecneiduA
latneraP
ecnediuG
sraeY+41
erutaM
ecneiduA
Table 1. V-Chip rating information that may be included with TV programs and made-for-TV movies. If you set the
lock to TV-G; TV-Y, TV-Y7, and TV-G will be available, and TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA will be blocked.
Figure 1. V-Chip signal information.
If no V-Chip rating and/or category
signal is sent from the broadcaster, no
rating information will be displayed, and
the V-CHIP LOCK will not be able to
block the program or movie.
Blocking “Programs Not Rated” may
block emergency programming. Please
use care when blocking this category.
Video tapes, laser discs, and DVD’s may
not contain the special V-Chip rating sig-
nals. If this occurs, the V-CHIP LOCK
will not be able to block the program or
movie.