USING THE V-CHIP TV RATINGS CONTROL
T
he TV Ratings control can be
very specific in the degree and
extent of program material cen-
sored for TV viewing. Sub-settings
fora variety of blocking factors
can be manually switched On or
Off for use within the major TV
Ratings categories (TV-Y7, TV-
PG, etc.).
With the V-CHIP SETUP
Menu onscreen press the Menu
button repeatedly, or use the
Cursor (▲) Up and Down (▼)
buttons, to select TV RATINGS
with the TV’s highlight control
bar.
Press the Cursor Right (ᮣ) or
Left (ᮤ ) button on the remote
to use the TV RATINGS selection
chart.
Press the Menu button
repeatedly, or use the Cursor
(▲) Up and Down (▼) buttons,
to select the desired TV RAT-
INGS level. For example, TV-PG.
Press the Cursor Right
(ᮣ) but-
ton on the remote to select the
specific category (ALL, V, S, L,
D) within the TV RATING.
A blinking indicator will show
which category bracket is active.
Press the Menu button, or use
Cursor (▲) Up and Down
(▼), on the remote to select (X)
the specific blocking category for
use.
Note: Selecting “ALL” (or indi-
vidually adjusting the V, S, L, D
settings) for any one rating will
set all other higher level ratings to
be automatically blocked as well.
Press STATUS/EXIT to save
the specific TV Rating setting.
Then press the remote control
Cursor buttons to move to the
next category area for setup or
use.
The TV-Y7; TV-PG; TV-14; and TV-MA guide-
lines also include customized settings for various
additional items such as V (violence), S (sexual
situations), L (coarse language), and D (sugges-
tive dialogue). These additional settings are cate-
gory specific and can be individually selected for
use as desired.
• TV-Y - Appropriate for all children:
Designed for a very young audience, including
children ages 2-6. This type of programming is
not expected to frighten younger children.
• TV-Y7 -Appropriate for children seven
and older:
It may be more appropriate for chil-
dren who have acquired the development skills
needed to distinguish between make-believe and
reality. This programming may include mild fan-
tasy and comic violence.
• TV-G - General Audience:
This type of
programming contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue
or situations.
• TV-PG - Parental Guidance suggested:
This type of programming contains one or more
of the following: Moderate violence (V), some
sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
• TV-14 - Unsuitable for children under
14:
This type of programming contains one or
more of the following: intense violence (V),
intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse lan-
guage (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
• TV-MA - Mature audience only:
This
type of programming contains one or more of the
following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual
situations (S), or crude indecent language (L).
• (V) - Violence
• (S) - Sexual situations
• (L) - Language
• (D) - Inappropriate dialogue
