Television Model 27F524T User's Guide

18 Chapter 2
Parental Controls and V-Chip
ThechoicesintheUSA V-CHIPmenuinvolvesoftwareinsideyourTV(referredtoasV-Chip)which
allowsyoutoblockTVprogramsandmoviesbasedonviolence,sexorothercontentyoumay
believechildrenshouldnotview.
Onceyoublockprograms,youcanunblockprogramsbyenteringapassword.
Bydefault,thesoftwareinsideyourTVisturned“off.”ForinstructionstoturnonV-Chip,referto
Activate Parental Control below.
How V-Chip Works
V-Chipreadstheprogram’sage-basedrating(TV-MA, TV-14,etc.)andcontentthemes(Violence (V),
Adult Language (L),etc.).If youhaveblockedtheratingand/orcontentthemesthattheprogram
contains,youwillreceivethemessage:This channel has not been approved for viewing. Change
channel or press OK to enter password and temporarily deactivate the Parental Control.
Broadcastersarenotrequiredtoprovidecontentthemes,soprogramsreceivedwithnocontent
themeswillonlybeblockedif youblocktheirage-basedrating.Youcanalsoblockoutprograms
thathavebeengivenaratingof NotRatedandprogramsthatareconsideredunrated.
TheTVage-basedratingsandcontentthemesyoucanblockareidentiedandexplainedindetail
inChapter4.
Thefollowingsectionsgiveyoumoredetailsabouthowtochangethestatusof TVprogramlimits.
PARENTAL CONTROL
Go Back
Lock
Settings ...
Change Passwrd
Parental Control is locked. A
password is now necessary
to change settings.
Activate Parental Control
Note: The PASSWORD screen appears the first time you enter the
Parental Control menu. Follow the on screen instructions to create your
PASSWORD using the number buttons on the remote. If you forget this
password, refer to the bottom of this page for instructions on how to
change the password.
Thisfeatureletsyouactivateanddeactivateparentalcontrolfeatures.
FromthePARENTAL CONTROLmenu,pressthedownarrowbuttontohighlight
Lock.
Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoactivate( R )ordeactivate( )PARENTAL
CONTROLfeatures.
Remember: If you do not activate Parental Control (by locking it), none
of Parental Control features will take effect.
Resetting the Password
If youforgetyourpassword,youcanresetit.Hereishowtodoit:
1. MakesuretheTVisoff.
2. SimultaneouslypressandholdVOL-ontheTV’sfrontpanelandCLEARon
theremoteforapproximately5seconds.
3. EnteranewpasswordthenexttimeyouaccessthePARENTAL CONTROL
menu.
Using the TV’s Features