18 I N I T I A L S E T U P
V-CHIPU.S.PARENTAL RATING SYSTEMS
Your TV is equipped with V- C h i pPrograms with the following Ratings
Technology which enables TV P a re n t a lare appropriate for Children.
Guideline and Movie (MPA A ) G u i d e l i n e
r TV Y is Appropriate for All Children.
c o n t rols. V-Chip technology allows you to
P rograms are created for very young
p rogram your TV to receive, or not re c e i v e ,
viewers and should be suitable for all
p rograms based on content according to
ages, including children ages 2 - 6.
the guidelines.
r TV Y7 is for Older Children.
When a viewer attempts to watch a
Most parents would Ţnd such
blocked channel this message appears:
programs suitable for children 7 and
T H IS PROGRAMMING EXCEEDS above. There may exist some mild
YOUR RATING LIMITS .fantasy violence or comedic
PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BYviolence. Children should be able to
10 KEY PAD TO UNLOCK IT.discern reality from fantasy.
NO. � � � �
P rograms with tho l l oe fwing Ratings
To watch a channel you have locked, enterare appropriate for the entire audience.
the lock code using the 10 key pad.
r TV G stands for General Audience.
Most parents would Ţnd these
To set up the TVParental Guideline
p rograms suitable for all age gro u p s .
Ratings�
They contain little or no violence, no
s t rong language, and little or no
P ress the ME N U b u t t o n
sexual dialog or situations.
To V-CHIP
r TV PG Parental Guidance
To operate (Lock icon appears)
Suggested.
P ress ZE R O to access V-Chip menuMay contain some, but not much,
strong language, limited violence,
V-CHIP ON OFF
and some suggestive sexual dialog
SET TV RATINGS
or situations. It is recommended that
SET MOVIE RATINGS
p a rents watch these programs Ţrst, or
UNRATED VIEW BLOCK
with their children.
FINISH
r TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned.
To turn V-Chip ON or OFFP rograms contain some material that
may be unsuitable for children under
To move to SET TV RATINGS
the age of 14 including possible
TVTVTVTVTVTVintense violence, sexual situations,
MA14PGGY7Y
N N N N N Ns t rong coarse language, or intensely
V/FV N N N N suggestive dialog. Parents are
SN N N
cautioned against unattended viewing
LN N N
by children under 14.
DN N
r TV MA Mature Audiences Only.
These programs are speciŢcally for
VIEWING GUIDELINES
adults and may be unsuitable for
r V/FV is for VIOLENCE / FA N TASY VIOLENCEanyone under 17 years of age. TV MA
r S stands for SEXUAL CONTENTp rograms may have extensive V, S, L,
r L stands for strong LANGUAGEor D.
r D stands for suggestive DIALOG |
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