Using the TV’s Features
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Chapter 3
E
nglish ratings
Go back
Status
18+
Block
14+
Block
PG
Block
G
View
C8+
View
C
View
French ratings
Go back
Status
18 ans+
Block
16 ans+
Block
13 ans+
Block
8 ans+
View
G
View
C
View
Blocking Specifi c Content Themes
You can block programs based on their content. (Content is
represented by the
D, L, S, V
and
FV
on your screen.) When you block
a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that
content theme for higher rated programs as well.
To block program content:
1. Determine the content themes you want to block.
2. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating whose content
theme you want to change.
3. Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to a particular
content theme.
4. Press the OK button to change its status to lock. (In the example
to the left, you block the language (L) corresponding with TV-14.
The language for TV-MA is blocked as well.)
Notes:
Broadcasters are not required to provide content
themes or age-based ratings.
You must remember to lock Parental controls for rating limits
to take effect.
To view content theme after you've locked them, follow the same
steps as above to unlock. Note that if you unlock the language
corresponding with TV-14, the language for TV-MA doesn't unlock.
You have to unlock the content theme status for each rating separately.
Blocking Canadian V-Chip Ratings
If you receive Canadian programs you can block Canadian English and
French V-Chip by ratings only. When you block a particular rating, you
automatically block the higher rated programs as well.
To block Canadian English and French program ratings:
1. Select
Canada V-Chip
from the
Parental control
menu.
2. Highlight
English ratings
or
French ratings
and press OK.
3. Determine the rating you want to block.
4. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating you want to
change.
5. Press the OK button to change its status to block (all ratings above
the one you selected change to block).
Content Themes
D
Sexually explicit dialogue
L
Adult language
S
Sexual situations
V
Violence
FV
Fantasy Violence
TV ratings
Go back
Status D
L
S
V
FV
TV-MA
View
TV-14
View
TV-PG
View
TV-G
View
TV-Y7
View
TV-Y
View