RCA L26WD21 - Manual (Page 20)

Using the TV's Features
Content Themes
D
L
S
V
FV
Sexually explicit dialogue
Adult language
Sexual situations
Violence
Fantasy Violence
English Ratings
Go Back
C
C8+
G
PG
14+
18+
Press OK to vi ew/blcok
French Ratings
Go Back
G
8ans+
13ans+
16ans+
18ans+
Press OK to vi ew/blcok
TV Ratings
ALL D L S V FV
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Press OK to veiw/block
Go Back
TV Ratings
ALL D L S V FV
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Press OK to veiw/block
Go Back
Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings
TV-MA Mature Audience Only
TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned
TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested
TV-G
General Audience
TV-Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and older
TV-Y All Children
4. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding
with 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 to
Block.
6. Press Go back twice on the remote to return to the Parental Control
menu.
7. Select Lock Parental Control from the Parental Control menu for
rating limits to take effect, press OK.
Blocking Specific Content Themes
You can block programs based on their content. (Content is
represented by the D, L, S, V and FV on your screen.) When you block
a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that
content 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 content
theme you want to change.
3. Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to a particular
content theme.
4. Press the OK button to change its status to lock. (In the example
to 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 content
themes or age-based ratings.
You must remember to lock Parental controls for rating limits
to take effect.
To view content theme after you've locked them, follow the same
steps as above to unlock. Note that if you unlock the language
corresponding 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 Ratings
If you receive Canadian programs you can block Canadian English and
French V-Chip by ratings only. When you block a particular rating, you
automatically 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 to
change.
5. Press the OK button to change its status to block (all ratings above
the one you selected change to block).
6. Press Go back twice on the remote to return to the Parental Control
menu and Lock Parental Control to make your selections take effect.
20 Chapter 3