3 using tv features, Channel banner, Parental controls and v-chip – RCA L19HD41 User Manual

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Chapter 3

Using TV Features

3 Using TV Features

Channel Banner

There are several indicators that may appear when you press the INFO button on the remote control. This

display is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen

(left to right and top to bottom).

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If the channel is analog, A is displayed. If it’s a digital channel, D isdisplayed. The

channel, sub-channel (if available for digital channels) and channel name or label

you’re currently viewing are displayed.

Mono

Displays whether the current channel is being broadcast in stereo or mono. If the

current channel is digital, this space will be blank.

SAP

If the current channel is analog, this shows if it is broadcasting SAP (Second Audio

Program) information. If the current channel is digital, this area shows the language, if

provided by the broadcaster.

480i

Broadcast signal resolution.

Unrated

Rating information of the current program.

Parent Control

The Parent Control state (locked or unlocked) of the current program or channel.

1:14 PM

Current time.

Parental Controls and V-Chip

The choices in the US V-Chip and Canada V-Chip menus involve software inside your TV, referred to as

V-Chip, which allows you to block TV programs and movies. TV programs can be blocked by age-based

ratings, such as TV-MA (See page 22). If available, TV programs can also be blocked by content, such as

adult language (L) (See page 22). Movies can only be blocked by age-based ratings (See page 23). Once

you block programs, you can unblock them by entering a password. By default, the software inside your

TV is turned off or unlocked. For instructions to lock V-Chip, see page 21.

V-Chip - US and Canada

V-Chip reads 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 content themes that the program contains, you

receive a message that the channel is currently blocked. Change the channel or press OK to enter your

password and temporarily deactivate the parental controls.

Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes

are blocked only if you block their age-based rating. You can also block programs that have been given an

Exempt rating, and programs that are considered unrated. See page 34 for the US and Canada ratings

explanations.

Note:

Parental control

settings are not

available for HDMI 1,

HDMI 2, CMPT, or PC

INPUTS. These settings

must be set in the

connected

component’s parental

controls.

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1:14

PM

Mono

480i

Unrated

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