RCA L26W11 User Manual

Using the TV’s Features16 Chapter 2Blocking Movie RatingsIf you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower (in other words,movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically block out all other movies with higherratings.To block movies:1. Highlight the rating that is the lowest rating you don’t want the child to watch. (In theexample above, you would highlight the rating status button corresponding to PG-13, sincethe highest rating you want the child to watch is PG.)2. Press the OK button to change from View to Block. All higher ratings automatically changeto Block.3. 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 withoutentering your password, the settings you changed won’t take effect.Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking movie ratings,you must unlock NR separately in order to view movies with an NR rating.To view movie ratings after you’ve locked them, follow the same steps to unlock. Then lockParental Controls to save your changes.NAVIGATE ▼ ▲ VIEW/BLOCK OK P.C. MENU MENUCA ENGLISHMAIN MENU18+ View...14+ View...PG View...G View...C8+ View...C View...NAVIGATE ▼ ▲ VIEW/BLOCK OK P.C. MENU MENUCA FRE NCHMAIN MENU18 ans+ View...16 ans+ View...13 ans+ View...8 ans+ View...G View...Blocking Canadian V-Chip RatingsIf you receive Canadian programs you can block Canadian English andFrench V-Chip by ratings only. When you block a particular rating, youautomatically block the higher rated programs as well.To block Canadian English and French program ratings:1. Press the MENU button and select the Parental Control icon.2. Highlight CA English Ratings or CA French Ratings and press OK.3. Determine the rating you want to block.4. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating you want tochange.5. Press the OK button to change its status to Block. All ratings abovethe one you selected change to Block.6. Lock the settings as described above or the changes won’t takeeffect.To view Canadian ratings after you’ve locked them, follow the samesteps to unlock. Then lock Parental Controls to save your changes.Front Panel BlockSelecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV’s front panel buttons.The remote still tunes to any channel. Front Panel Block can:• Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.• Keep young children from playing with the buttons on the TV.(When using this as a Parental Control method, you should remove access to any remote that iscapable of operating the television while you have the front panel blocked.)Don’t forget to lock the TV after you disable Front Panel Block (box has check mark). If you donot, the front panel block will not take effect.Notes: If power to the TV is lost for more than an hour, the buttons become unblocked.To temporarily override front panel block, make sure no menus are displayed on-screen.Simultaneously press and hold the MENU button on the TV’s front panel and CLEAR onthe remote for approximately 10 seconds.