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Overview
Parental
Control
offers
the
user
a
wide
variety
of
options
and
settings
that
restrict
or
"block"
the
programming
that
can
appear
on
the
TV.
Parental
Control
allows
the
user
the
capability
of
defining
which
program
rating
they
consider
acceptable,
to
the
younger
or
more
sensitive
viewer.
It
can
be
preset
and
turned
either
on
or
off
by
the
user
who
specifies
a
secret
4-number
code,
the
password.
General
audience
and
children
viewer
blocks
can
both
be
programmed
into
the
TV's
memory.
Viewer
ratings
are
specified
for
both
TV
and
the
motion
picture
industry;
both
rating
sys-
tems
should
be
used,
for
complete
coverage.
The
ratings
are
based
on
the
ages
of
children.
The
number
of
hours
blocked
are
specified.
(See
following
pages.)
To
insure
complete
coverage
for
all
TV
programs,
(movies
and
regular
TV
shows)
choose
a
rating
for
MPAA
to
restrict
movies
from
the
selections
on
the
following
pages.
AND
choose
ratings
from
the
TV
Parental
Guidelines
Rating
System
also
on
the
following
pages,
using
the
Age
Block
option
for
General
Audiences
and
for
Children.
In
addition
to
those,
you
may
wish
to
add
additional
restrictions
from
the
Content
Block
sub
menu.
See
the
Parental
Control
menu
and
submenus
exam-
ples
on
the
following
pages.
Things
to
Consider
before
Setting
Up
Parental
Control
?
Determine
which
rating
you
consider
acceptable
to
the
viewer.
For
example,
if
you
choose
TV-PG,
all
more
restrictive
ratings
will
be
automatically
blocked;
the
viewer
will
not
be
able
to
see:
TV-PG,
TV-14
or
TV-MA
rated
programming.
?
Do
you
want
to
block
the
auxiliary
video
source
entirely?
(Blocks
the
signal
sent
by
the
equipment,
such
as
a
VCR,
connected
to
the
TV
Audio/Video
input
jacks;
in
the
Aux.
Sources
option.)
Or
leave
unblocked,
then
choose
allowable
ratings.
?
Block
program
"Content"
based
on
individual
parameters
such
as:
Strong
Dialog,
Bad
Language,
Sex
Scenes,
Violence
Scenes
or
Fantasy
Violence
Scenes;
in
the
Content
Blk
option.
?
How
many
hours
do
you
want
Parental
Control
to
be
active?
You
can
set
the
Hours
option
for
up
to
99
hours.
?
Select
a
password;
in
the
Set
Password
option.
Use
the
numbered
keys
on
the
remote
to
set
a
password.
Don't
forget
the
password.
Note:
Reset
Parental
Control
Block
Hours
to
Zero
and
Cancel
Password
This
provides
the
institution
staff
and
the
installer
a
means
to
reset
the
TV
to
normal
opera-
tion;
if
a
user
has
either
forgotten
the
password
or
has
left
Parental
Control
blocks
active.
Note:
Installer
Menu
item
0-I
Installer
Seq
must
be
set
to 0
for
this
to
work.
On
the
optional
installer's
remote
control,
press
and
hold
down
MENU
until
the
menu
disap-
pears
(takes
about
8
seconds).
Immediately
press
9, 8,
7,
6
and
then
CC.
This
will
reset
the
Block
Hours
to
Zero
and
cancel
the
current
4-number
password.
Parental
Control
Menu
This
feature
can
"block"
undesirable
programming
from
appearing
on
the
TV.
Set
restrictions
using
Age
Block
for
all
programming,
TV
and
movies.
End
user
can
only
set
restrictions
using
Ch
Preview
menu
on
any
Analog
channel
or
Aux
source
(some
models
digital
channels
also).
The
TV
will
employ
parental
control
restrictions
on
analog
and
digital
channels
if
V-Chip
data
is
included
on
the
program.
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