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12 Useful Adjustment Settings
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Setting the TV Parental Guidelines (TV
Guidelines)
1
Press HOME MENU.
2
Press / to select “Setup”, and then press
ENTER.
3
Press / to select “Parental Control”, and then
press ENTER.
• If you have set a password (page 95), the
password entry screen appears. Enter your 4-
digit password using buttons 0 – 9.
4
Press / to select “TV Parental Guidelines”, and
then press ENTER.
5
Press / or / to select the desired cell
(rating).
6
Press ENTER to select “V” (View) or “B” (Block).
• Each time you press ENTER, the selection is
switched.
• The factory defaults for all the ratings are “V”
(View).
7
Press HOME MENU to exit the menu.
•Blocking a low rated program will cause all higher
rated programs to be blocked.
Canadian rating systems
• The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in television
programming.
• While violence is the most important content element
to be rated, the structure developed takes into consid-
eration other program content like language, nudity,
sexuality and mature themes.
• When setting the V-CHIP on the Canadian system you
can chose either the Canadian English ratings or the
Canadian French ratings.
Canadian English ratings
Rating Description
E Exempt: Includes news, sports, documen-
taries and other information programming;
talk shows, music videos, and variety
programming.
C Children: Intended for younger children
under the age of 8 years. Pays careful
attention to themes that could threaten
their sense of security and well-being.
C8+ Children over 8 years old: Contains no
portrayal of violence as the preferred,
acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict;
nor encourage children to imitate danger-
ous acts which they may see on the
screen.
G General: Considered acceptable for all age
groups. Appropriate viewing for the entire
family, contains very little violence,
physical, verbal or emotional.
Age-Base PG Parental Guidance: Intended for a general
audience, but may not be suitable for
younger children (under the age of 8)
because it could contain controversial
themes or issues.
14 + Over 14 Years: Could contain themes
where violence is one of the dominant
elements of the storyline, but it must be
integral to the development of plot or
character. Language usage could be
profane and nudity present within the
context of the theme.
18 + Adults: Intended for viewers 18 years and
older and might contain depictions of
violence, which while related to the
development of plot, character or themes,
are intended for adult viewing. Could
contain graphic language and portrayals of
sex and nudity.
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