Using tv menus, Parental control and v-chip, The parental guide menus – RCA RCRVD2022 User Manual

Page 12: Turn on parental guide

Using TV Menus

PARENTAL GUIDE

Select OFF to turn off the GUIDE.

Select ON to activate V-CHIP.

TV RATING Select

the

TV RATINGS and content

themes that you want to Unblock or

Block. See “Age-Based Ratings” and

“Content Themes” tables on page 12.

MPAA RATING Select

the

MPAA (Movie) RATINGS that

you want to Unblock or Block. See

MPAA Rating Table on page 13.

CHILD LOCK

Disables the TV’s front panel controls.

Select OFF to turn CHILD LOCK off.

Select ON to activate it. The CHILD

LOCK feature takes effect after the

TV is turned off and back on again.

CHANGE PASSWORD Use this option to create a new

password after you’ve entered the

initial

password.

Notes: If you do not activate the PARENTAL GUIDE, none of the
settings for V-Chip (Parental Control) takes effect.

If you forget your password, you can reset it. Enter 5898 as the
password and then change it to a new one.

Parental Control and V-Chip

The PARENTAL GUIDE menu allows you to program your TV/DVD so that children cannot see certain programs
and channels. The software inside your TV/DVD (V-Chip) allows you to “block” TV programs and movies based
on violence, sex, or other content you think children should not view. It lets you program your TV so it will not
display certain programs. You can “unblock” programs by entering a password. Broadcasters are not required to
provide content themes, so programs received with no content themes will only be blocked if you block their
age-based rating. You can also block out programs that have been given a rating of “not rated,” and programs
that are considered “unrated” because no code has been sent by the broadcaster.

When the Parental Controls feature is turned ON the software reads a code that most broadcasters send
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.). See “Age-Based Ratings” tables on page 12.

The PARENTAL GUIDE Menus

The PARENTAL GUIDE options allow you to limit viewing of certain channels, lock the control buttons on the
main unit, and change your password. You may want to remove the remote control to prevent any changes
to your parental control settings. To display one of the PARENTAL GUIDE menus, you must fi rst enter your
password in the PASSWORD menu. With the Parental Guide menu turned OFF, only the basic menu appears.
With the PARENTAL GUIDE turned ON, the TV and Movie Rating options are included.

Turn On PARENTAL GUIDE

1. Press

(the

PICTURE menu appears).

2. Press the button until the PASSWORD menu appears.

PARENTAL GUIDE

PARENTAL GUIDE OFF

CHILD LOCK OFF

CHANGE PASSWORD

PARENTAL GUIDE

PARENTAL GUIDE ON

TV RATING

MPAA RATING

CHILD LOCK OFF

CHANGE PASSWORD

Parental Guide OFF

Parental Guide ON

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