User`s manual
FEATURES AND MENUS
VIEWING AGE-BASED RATINGS
After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of
changing some of the ratings back to View.
1. Determine which blocked rating you want to view.
2. Use the left and right arrows to highlight the Rating Field.
3. Use the up and down arrows to select the rating whose
status is Block.
4. Pressthe right arrow to move the yellow highlight to the
rating status lield.
5. Pressthe up or down arrows to toggle between View
and Block.
Note that the content status fields corresponding to the
unblocked rating become Viewas well. They and the age-based
rating status are the only fields that automatically change back
to View when you complete this process.
BLOCKING SPECIFIC CONTENT THEMES
You can block programs based on their content. (Content is
represented by the D, L, S, V, and FV on your screen. Seethe
beginning of this section for details.) When you block a content
theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that
content theme for higher rated programs as well.
For example, if you do not want your child to watch programs
that have adult language (L) rated TV-PG or higher, then you
could block out all programming TV-PG and above containing
adult language.
To block program content:
1. Determine the lowest level of content you do not want the
child to watch.
2.
3.
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5.
Use the left and right arrows to highlight the Rating Field.
Use the up and down arrows on the remote to scroll
through the age-based ratings until the rating that
corresponds with the lowest content you do not want the
child to watch appears. (In the example above, you would
scroll through the ratings until the TV-PG rating appeared.)
Press the right arrow to move the highlight to the field
corresponding with the content theme you wish to block.
Pressthe up or down arrow to change content status from
Vto B. All higher ratings' content theme will automatically
change to B.
Roting _
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Rating status field
status
I You must remember to Lock 1
Parental Controls for rating limits
to take effect.
Content Themes
D SexualJy Explicit Dialogue
L Adult Language
S Sexual Situations
V Violence
FV Fantasy Violence
Broadcasters are not required to
provide content themes or age-
based ratings. Programs received
with no content themes will only
be blocked if you block their age-
based rating.
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