AV-36360 USER'S GUIDE

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V-Chip

Your TV is equipped with V-Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for United

States and Canada) and Movie (MPAA) Guideline controls. V-Chip technology allows you to

program your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based oi! content according to the

guidelines. Programs which exceed the ratings limits you set will be blocked. When a viewer

attempts to watch a blocked channel, this message appears:

THIS PROGRAMMING EXCEEDS

YOUR RATING LIMITS.

PLEASE ENTERLOCK CODEBY

10 KEYPAD TO UNLOCKIT.

NO.----

The channel will remain blocked until the correct lock code is entered (see page 36 for informa-

tion on setting your lock code).

You can customize the V-Chip settings of your television to match your personal tastes. The

V-Chip menu below is the staring point for your V-Chip settings

INITIAL SETUP> J1/1¢

V--CHIP

V--CHIP 4OFF"

SET US TV RATINGS"

SET MOVIE RATINGS"

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG"

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE"

UNRATED 4VIEW"

FINISH

SELECT BYDQ

OPERATE BYe[] EXIT BYI_B_I

You can use US V-Chip settings (for programming broadcast from the United States), Canadian

V-Chip settings (for programming broadcast from Canada), and movie ratings. You may use

any or all of the settings (US V-Chip, Canada V-Chip, Movie ratings). Descriptions for setting

each of the three V-Chip formats appear in the next seven pages along with descriptions of the

rating categories.

To access the rating categories:

(_ Press the MENUbutton

Ay To V-CHIP

41• To operate (Lock icon I_ will appear)

(_ Press ZeROto access the V-Chip menu

41• To turn V-Chip ON or OFF (V-Chip must be turned ON for rating settings to operate)

Ay To move to SET US TV RATINGS, SET MOVIE RATINGS, or SET CANADIAN RAT-

INGS (see following pages for descriptions of each item)

I SpeciaI Note about Ratings I

Some programs are not broadcast with a ratings signal. Therefore, even if you setup V-Chip

ratings !imits, these progra ms will not be blocked. Parents are cautioned to preview the con

tents of these programs or moves.

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