RCA L32HD31R User Manual

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Channel BannerThere are several indicators that may appear when you press the INFO button on the remote control. Thisdisplay is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen(left to right and top to bottom).A 135MonoSAP_PParent Control1:14 PMIf the channel is analog, A is displayed. If it's a digital channel, D isdisplayed. Thechannel, sub-channel (if available for digital channels) and channel name or labelyou're currently viewing are displayed.Displays whether the current channel is being broadcast in stereo or mono. If thecurrent channel is digital, this space will be blank.If the current channel is analog, this shows if it is broadcasting SAP (Second AudioProgram) information. If the current channel is digital, this area shows the language, ifprovided by the broadcaster.The Parent Control state (locked or unlocked) of the current program or channel.Current time.Note: Parental controlsettings are notavailable for HDMI 1,HDMI 2, CMPT, or PCINPUTS. These settingsmust be set in theconnectedcomponent's parentalcontrols.Parental Controls and V-ChipThe choices in the US V-Chip and Canada V-Chip menus involve software inside your T_, referred to asV-Chip, which allows you to block TV programs and movies. TV programs can be blocked by age-basedratings, such as TV-MA (See page 22). If available, TV programs can also be blocked by content, such asadult language (L) (See page 22). Movies can only be blocked by age-based ratings (See page 23). Onceyou block programs, you can unblock them by entering a password. By default, the software inside yourTV is turned off or unlocked. For instructions to lock V-Chip, see page 21.V-Chip - US and CanadaV-Chip reads the program's age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes (Violence (V), AdultLanguage (L), etc.). If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program contains, youreceive a message that the channel is currently blocked. Change the channel or press OK to enter yourpassword and temporarily deactivate the parental controls.Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themesare blocked only if you block their age-based rating. You can also block programs that have been given anExempt rating, and programs that are considered unrated. See page 34 for the US and Canada ratingsexplanations.20 Using TV Features