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Blocking programming with tv ratings – Philips Magnavox 27MS345S User Manual

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Blocking Programming with TV Ratings

S

ome program ratings are based on TV industry
ratings as described below.

1

Press MENU to see the menu.

2

Press VOL+ or VOL- repeatedly to
highlight SET.

3

Press CH+ or CH- to highlight
PARENTAL CONTROL.

4

Press VOL+ or VOL- to see the
SECRET CODE screen.

5

Press the Number buttons to enter
your four-digit secret code.

6

Press CH+ or CH- to highlight TV
PARENTAL GUIDELINES.

7

Press VOL+ or VOL- to display the
Parental Guidelines (TV-Y,TV-Y7,TV-G,
TV-PG,TV-14, or TV-MA).

8

Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating.

9

Press VOL+ or VOL- to turn the rating
on or off. A checkmark appears when the
rating is blocked.TV-Y and TV-G can be
turned on (to block viewing) or off (to
allow viewing) only.
TV-Y7,TV-PG,TV-14, and TV-MA can be
customized to block V (violence), F (fanta-
sy), S (sexual situations), L (coarse lan-
guage), or D (suggestive dialog).
To do so, continue with these steps.

10

Press CH+ or CH- to highlight
CONTENT.

11

Press VOL+ or VOL- to enter the
CONTENT menu.

12

Press CH+ or CH- to select a rating,
then press VOL+.

13

Press CH+ or CH- to select the sub-
rating (FANTASY-V, VIOLENCE, SEXU-
AL, LANGUAGE, or DIALOG), then
press VOL+ or VOL-
to BLOCK or
VIEW that subrating.

14

Press MENU to return to the
PARENTAL GUIDELINES screen and
check your settings. A checkmark
appears when the subrating is blocked.

15

Press TV/AV/EXIT to remove the
menu.

Blocking any rating will block
higher ratings automatically.

To unblock all the ratings,
select CLEAR.

Helpful Hints

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0

STANDBY

SMART

SOUND

SMART

PICTURE

MENU

EXIT

CALL

TV/AV

SLEEP

BOOKMARK

MTS

DISPLA

Y

100

MUTE

CH

CH

VOL

VOL

15

1,14

2-4

6-13

SET

PARENTAL CONTROL

BLOCK UNRATED OFF
BLOCK NO RATING OFF
MASTER ENABLE OFF

MPAA RATING

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

SET

PARENTAL GUIDELINES

F V S L D

CONTENT

]

CLEAR

TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA

SET

PARENTAL GUIDELINES

F V S L D

CONTENT

]

CLEAR
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G

TV-PG

TV-14
TV-MA

SET

PARENTAL GUIDELINES

F V S L D

CLEAR
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA

CONTENT

]

SET

PARENTAL GUIDELINES
CONTENT

TV-Y
TV-Y7 FANTASY-V -----
TV-G VIOLENCE VIEW

TV-PG

SEXUAL BLOCK

TV-14 LANGUAGE BLOCK
TV-MA DIALOG BLOCK