Manual

To use the V-Chip to block programs by rating:
1. Press MENU, then press • or • to display the OPTION menu.
2. Press • or • to highlight V-CHIR
3. Press • or • to display the V-CHIP menu.
4. Use the Channel Number buttons (0-9) to enter your PIN code.
If you are accessing the V-Chip menus for the first time, select a
four-digit number to be your PIN code. Press ENTER.
The BLOCKING menu appears.
5. Press • or • to highlight ENABLE BLOCKING.
• Press • or • to highlight ON to enable V-Chip program blocking
by rating.
• Press • or • to highlight OFF to disable V-Chip program blocking
by rating.
6. Press • or • to highlight SET RATING. Then, press • or • to
display the SET RATING menu.
Channel
Numbers
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Menu/
Enter
Exit
7. Press • or • to highlight MPAA Rating, Youth TV Rating or
individual TV Ratings.
8. Press • or • to select the ratings that will be blocked. Blocked
ratings are signified by a red "X." Unblocked ratings are signified by
a green "_." As you block ratings, all ratings higher than the ones
you select are blocked, as well. For example, if you choose to
block the MPAA rating R, the higher ratings NC17 and X are
automatically blocked too.
9. When you are done selecting the ratings to be blocked, press
EXIT to return to normal viewing.
When you try to view a program with a ratings block, a message will
appear listing the program's ratings. The program can still be viewed if
you press MUTE and then enter your PIN code to temporarily bypass
the block.
Note:
Not all programs are rated. To block programs
or movies that are unrated, see "Blocking
unrated movies or programs," page 22.
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