Operation
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• CC On Mute: To have the DView show captions when the audio output is muted, set this
option to Yes.
• Digital Font Option: Select Digital Font Option from the Caption menu to customize the
appearance of closed captions in digital TV broadcasts.
• Control: Select Program to view the closed captions as presented by the broadcaster.
Or, select User to override the program’s closed caption formatting.
• Font Size/Font Style: These settings alter the size and typeface of closed captions.
• FG Color/BG Color/Edge Color: These settings alter the text color, background color
and text border color respectively.
• FG Opacity/BG Opacity: These settings alter the degree to which the program “shows
through” the captions.
• Edge Style: This setting alters the text border style.
Parental Control: To block the display of television programs or movies based on their
ratings, select Parental Control from the Setup menu and press ENTER. Enter the default
Personal Identification Number (PIN) – 0000 – and press ENTER again.
• Parental Lock: This is the “master switch” for the parental controls. Set it to On on Off.
•TV Rating: Select TV Rating from the Parental Control menu to block television programs
carrying a given rating, to prevent children from watching programs that are deemed
inappropriate. These ratings and content labels have been established by the United
States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help parents and other caregivers
determine if a program is suitable for young viewers.
To block programs carrying a given rating, use the up- or down-arrow to select a rating.
Then, press the right-arrow button to require the PIN code to be entered to view a
program with that rating. A lock icon (
) appears to indicate that the restriction is active.
Table 4-2 describes the TV ratings and content categories. For more information, visit
http://www.fcc.gov/parents/parent_guide.html.
Table 4-2. FCC Ratings and Content Categories
Rating/Category Description
TV-MA Mature Audience Only - graphic violence, explicit sexual content
and/or offensive language
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned - intense violence, sexual situations,
coarse language and/or suggestive dialogue
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested - violence, sexual situations, coarse
language and/or suggestive dialogue
TV-G General audience – suitable for children and adults
TV-Y7 Children 7 and up
TV-Y Suitable for all children
FV Fantasy violence or cartoon violence
D Sexual dialogue
L Offensive language
S Sexual content
V Violence