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Using the TV’s Features
Blocking Unrated/Exempt Programs
The Unrated/Exempt option lets you decide if programs that the
V-Chip recognizes as unrated or exempt can be viewed. Unrated TV
programs may include news, sports, political, religious, local and
weather programs, emergency bulletins, public announcements, and
programs without ratings. The Exempt option applies to both USA and
Canadian unrated programs and Canadian programs rated E.
View All unrated programs are available.
Block All unrated programs are not available.
Note: You must remember to lock Parental controls for rating
limits to take effect.
Press the down arrow button to highlight Unrated/Exempt. Then press
the right arrow button to toggle between View and Block.
Parental control
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Lock Par. Control - - - -
Select channel 51 MTV
Block channel
Front panel block
US V-Chip ...
Canada V-Chip ...
Unrated/Exempt View...
Future Rating Region
You might notice an option in your Parental control menu that wasn't there before. This is
because broadcasters have the capability to add a new rating system for TV programs. These
ratings let you defi ne additional parameters for parental controls. This option and its name are
dependent on the content acquired from the broadcaster.
Note: These ratings are available only if the broadcaster is sending them.
Additional Features
There are additional features available unrelated to Parental Controls. These features can be
found in other menus.
Screen Formats
Screen format is the way the picture is displayed on your TV. Press the ZOOM +/- button on
your remote to see if a different format is available for the video you are viewing. The format
changes as you press the ZOOM buttons and the format type is displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
Analog video is sent in a 4/3 format, which your TV displays in a 16/9 format. Most digital
video is sent in a 16/9 format which does fi ll your screen, but sometimes is sent in 4/3 which
does not fi ll your screen. It depends on how the station or device connected to your TV is
formatting the video. If there are bars on-screen, press the ZOOM +/- button to try a different
format that may eliminate the bars.
The different formats available and what they look like follow.
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