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Part III: Setup
V-Chip Lock
V-Chip Parent Lock Menu: V-Chip Lock
Figure 1. V-Chip signal information.
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 002 KCBS
Stereo SAP
TV-PG DLSV
SQV
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 carrying 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.
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.
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.
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.
sgnitaReivoM
FFO G GP 31-GP R
71-CN
X
snoitpircseDdna
sipihC-V
ffo
lareneG
ecneiduA
latneraP
ecnadiuG
sraeY+31 detcirtseR sraeY+81 tludA
“Programs Not Rated” is a V-Chip
catagory that applies to broadcasted pro-
gramming such as news, weather, or
emergency programs. Please use care
when blocking this category.