Using the TV’s FeaturesChapter 2 15Viewing Age-Based RatingsAfter you block age-based ratings, you have the option of changing some of the ratings back toView.1. Determine which blocked rating you want to view.2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the rating with a status of Block.3. Press the OK button to select View.4. To lock the settings, exit the Parental Control menu or menu system and the passwordscreen appears. Enter your password and press OK. If you exit the menu system andcancel after entering your password, the settings you changed won’t take effect.Blocking Specific Content ThemesYou can block programs based on their content. (Content isrepresented by the D, L, S, V and FV on your screen.) When you blocka content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block thatcontent theme for higher rated programs as well.To block program content:1. Determine the content themes you want to block.2. Press the down arrow button to select the age-based rating youwant to change.3. Press the right arrow button to highlight a particular contenttheme.4. Press the OK button to change its status to the lock icon, orblock. (In the example to the left, you block the language (L)corresponding with TV-14).Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide contentthemes or age-based ratings.5. Lock the settings as described above or the changes won’t takeeffect.To view content themes after you’ve locked them, follow the samesteps to unlock. Then lock Parental Controls to save your changes.V-Chip Movie Rating LimitYou set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above aspecified rating. How to block movie ratings and view movie ratings isexplained in the next two sections.To access the V-Chip Movie Rating menu:1. Press MENU on the remote control.2. Press the down arrow button to select the Parental Control icon.3. Select US Movie Ratings.D Sexually explicit dialogueL Adult languageS Sexual situationsV ViolenceFV Fantasy ViolenceContent ThemesNAVIGATE ▼ ▲ OK P.C. MENU MENU▼▼Status ContentTV-MA View... D L S VTV-14 View... D L S VTV-PG View... D L S VTV-G View...TV-Y7 View... FVTV-Y View...US TV RATINGSMAIN MENUNAVIGATE ▼ ▲ OK P.C. MENU MENU▼▼NR View...X Block...NC-17 View...R View...PG-13 View...PG View...G View...US MOVIE RATINGSMAIN MENU