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3. Press the OK button to change content status from (V) Viewable to (B) Blocked. All higher ratings’ content
themes change to Blocked.
Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or age-based ratings.
You must remember to lock the TV as described above for rating limits to take effect.
To view content themes after you’ve blocked them, follow the same steps as above to make the content
Viewable (V). Note that if you unblock the language corresponding to TV-PG, for example, the language for
TV-MA doesn’t get unblocked. You have to unblock each content theme for each rating separately.
V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
You set movie (MPAA) rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specifi ed
rating. How to block and view movie ratings is explained in the next two sections.
To access the V-Chip Movie Rating menu:
1. Press MENU on the remote control (the Main Menu appears).
2. Select Channel Setup. Enter your password if necessary.
2. Select Parental Controls.
3. Select USA V-Chip.
4. Select V-Chip Movie Rating.
Blocking Movie Ratings
If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower (in
other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block out all
other movies with higher ratings.
To block movies:
1. Highlight the rating that is the lowest rating you don’t want the child to
watch. (In the example above, you would highlight the rating status button
corresponding to PG-13, since the highest rating you want the child to watch
is PG.)
2. Press the OK button to change the button from Viewable to Blocked. All
higher ratings automatically change to Blocked.
3. Lock the TV as described above for rating limits to take effect.
Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking
movie ratings, you must set NR to Viewable separately to view NR movies.
To view movie ratings after you’ve blocked them, follow the same steps as above to
make the rating Viewable (V).
Not Rated
Movies
V-Chip Movie Rating
V-Chip TV Rating
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Rating Status Blocked B B B
Blocked
Blocked
Blocked
Viewable
Viewable
Viewable
The V-Chip MPAA movie rating limits are set in this screen.
The TV must be locked for the rating limits to be enforced.
Main Menu
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Parental Controls
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USA V-Chip
"X"
"NC-17"
"R"
"PG-13"
"PG"
"G"
Viewable
Press OK to set the movie rating limits which are enforced
when the TV is locked.