42 Setting V-ChipTV Rating Explanations• TV-Y - Appropriate for all chil-dren• TV-Y7 - Appropriate for chil-dren seven and older• TV-G - General Audience• TV-PG - Parental Guidancesuggested.• TV-14 - Unsuitable for childrenunder 14• TV-MA - Mature audience onlyTV Rating SettingsV-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children fromwatching inappropriate material on TV.V-CHIP reads the rat-ings for programming (except for news and sports programs,unedited movies on premium cable channels, and EmergencyBroadcast System signals), then denies access to program-ming if the program’s rating meets the limitations you select.In this case, a “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” messageappears on the TV screen.If the “PROTECTED...” message appears during your TVviewing, change to a channel that is not blocked.Then, youcan access the V-CHIP SETUP menu and change the settingsto allow all TV viewing.Programming may be rated by the Motion PictureAssociation of America (MPAA) or according to theTelevision Parental Guidelines.To block any inappropriateprogramming, set your limits in both MPAA RATING and TVRATING.Before you begin, make sure ...● The TV/VCR/DVD is on.● The unit is in TV/VCR mode. Press SELECT on theremote until you see TV channels and see the redVCR/TV light on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD.1 Press SETUP. Press ▲ or ▼ to select V-CHIPSET UP.Then, press ENTER.2 Press the Number buttons to enter the four-digit access code. When entering the access codefor the first time or if there has been a power failure,enter default code 0000. Four Xs will appear insteadof your code.This protects the identity of your code.3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select TV RATING.Then, press ENTER.– TV/VCR SETUP –TIMER PROGRAMMINGSETTING CLOCKCHANNEL SET UPUSER'S SET UPV-CHIP SET UPLANGUAGE [ENGLISH]CAPTION [OFF]ZERO RETURNTIME SEARCHINDEX SEARCHBACCESS CODE– – – –– V-CHIP SET UP –TV RATINGMPAA RATINGCHANGE CODEBPLAYSTOPENTERRECORD DISCMENURETURNTITLESETUPA-BREPEATSEARCH MODECLEARMODE ANGLESUBTITLEAUDIODISPLAYSPEED C.RESETSTANDBY-ON PICTURE SELECTSLEEPCH.VOL.MUTEZOOM1 2 34 5 67 8 90 +10+100REPEAT1,31220_27MC4304_1.qx3 04.5.12 11:09 AM Page 42
