RCA L26WD21 User Manual

Using the TV's FeaturesContent ThemesDLSVFVSexually explicit dialogueAdult languageSexual situationsViolenceFantasy ViolenceEnglish RatingsGo BackCC8+GPG14+18+Press OK to vi ew/blcokFrench RatingsGo BackG8ans+13ans+16ans+18ans+Press OK to vi ew/blcokTV RatingsALL D L S V FVTV-YTV-Y7TV-GTV-PGTV-14TV-MAPress OK to veiw/blockGo BackTV RatingsALL D L S V FVTV-YTV-Y7TV-GTV-PGTV-14TV-MAPress OK to veiw/blockGo BackHierarchy of Age-Based RatingsTV-MA Mature Audience OnlyTV-14 Parents Strongly CautionedTV-PG Parental Guidance SuggestedTV-G General AudienceTV-Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and olderTV-Y All Children4. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating correspondingwith the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch.5. Press the OK button to toggle between view ( ) and block ( ).The status for the rating and all higher ratings automatically changes toBlock.6. Press Go back twice on the remote to return to the Parental Controlmenu.7. Select Lock Parental Control from the Parental Control menu forrating limits to take effect, press OK.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 scroll to the rating whose contenttheme you want to change.3. Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to a particularcontent theme.4. Press the OK button to change its status to lock. (In the exampleto the left, you block the language (L) corresponding with TV-14.The language for TV-MA is blocked as well.)Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide contentthemes or age-based ratings.You must remember to lock Parental controls for rating limitsto take effect.To view content theme after you've locked them, follow the samesteps as above to unlock. Note that if you unlock the languagecorresponding with TV-14, the language for TV-MA doesn't unlock.You have to unlock the content theme status for each rating separately.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. Select Canada V-Chip from the V-Chip menu.2. Highlight English Ratings or 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. Press Go back twice on the remote to return to the Parental Controlmenu and Lock Parental Control to make your selections take effect.20 Chapter 3