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Features and Controls
V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
You set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level.
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 field and press the up and down arrows to find the
rating that is the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch. (In
the example above, you would point to the rating status button
corresponding to PG-13, since the highest rating you want the child to
watch is PG.)
2. Use the right arrow to highlight the rating status field. Press the up and
down arrows to change the button from
View
to
Block
. All higher
ratings’
View
buttons will automatically change to
Block
.
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
Rating
Status
PG-13
Block
^
RATING
STATUS
NR
Block
X
Block
NC-17
Block
R
Block
PG-13
Block
PG
View
G
View
Press ^/v to view programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
3. Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen.
4.
If Parental Controls are not locked, you must lock them so the movie
rating limits will take effect. See the section
Locking Parental Controls
.
Viewing Movie Ratings
After you block movie ratings, you have the option of changing some of the
rating status buttons back to View:
1. Highlight the rating field and press the up and down arrows to find the
rating you want to view.
2. Use the right arrow to highlight the rating status field. Press the up and
down arrows to change the button from
Block
to
View
.
For example, if movies with a rating of PG-13 and higher are blocked, you
can change the rating status button corresponding with NC-17. Your child
would then be able to watch all movies with a G, PG, and NC-17 rating.
3.
Press MENU or OK to exit the screen, and be sure parental controls are
locked (see the section
Locking Parental Controls
).
PARENTAL CONTROLS
1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit
2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit
3
V-Chip Unrated Program Block
4 Channel Block
5 Front Panel Block
6 Lock Parental Controls
0
Exit
V-CHIP MOVIE RATING LIMIT
Rating
Status
NC-17
View
^
RATING
STATUS
NR
Block
X
Block
NC-17
View
R
Block
PG-13
Block
PG
View
G
View
Press ^/v to block programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.
Rating field
Rating status field
Some movies may be given a Not Rated
(NR) rating. After blocking movie
ratings, you must set NR to View
separately to view NR movies.
Rating field
Rating status field
You must remember to lock Parental
Controls for rating limits to take effect.
