RCA P52929 User Manual

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36Features and menusMAIN MENU1 Audio2 Picture Quality3 Screen4 Channel5 Time6 Parental Controls7 GUIDE Plus+ Menu8 Setup0 ExitPARENTAL CONTROLS1 V-Chip TV Rating Limit2 V-Chip Movie Rating Limit3 V-Chip Unrated Program Block4 Channel Block5 Front Panel Block6 Lock Parental Controls0 ExitParental Controls and V-ChipThe Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so thatchildren cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the front panelcontrols. The first three choices in the Parental Controls menu involvesoftware inside your TV (dubbed V-Chip) which allows you to “block” TVprograms and movies based on violence, sex, or other content you maybelieve children should not view. In other words, it lets you program yourTV so it will not display certain programs.Once you block programs, you or other adults can “unblock” programsby entering a password.The software inside your TV comes turned “off,” so if you choose not toimplement it, you can just ignore it.How V-Chip WorksWhen turned “on,” the software reads a code that most broadcasterssend with programs. That code tells the software the program’s age-based rating (TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes (Violence (V),Adult Language (L), etc.). If you have blocked the rating and/or contentthemes that the program contains, you will receive the message, “Thischannel is not approved for viewing,” when you turn to that particularchannel.Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programsreceived with no content themes will only be blocked if you block theirage-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been givena rating of “Not Rated,” and programs that are considered “unrated”because no code has been sent by the broadcaster. The TV age-basedratings and content themes you can block are listed in the followingtable.