RCA T13208 - Manual (Page 21)

Using the TV/VCR’s Features
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V-CHIP RATING LIMIT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Rating Status D L S V FV
TV-14 View V V V V
TV-MA B LSV TV-G V
TV-14 V DLSV TV-Y7 VFV
TV-PG B DLSV TV-Y V
Press MENU to exit
Content
status fields Rating
status field Rating
field
Tip
To reset the ratings to View and V, press the RESET
button on the remote.
Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings
TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned
TV-G General Audience
TV-Y All Children
TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested
TV-Y7 Directed to Children 7 years
and older
TV-MA Mature Audience Only
D Sexually explicit dialogue
L Adult language
S Sexual situations
V Violence
FV Fantasy Violence
TV-Y All Children
(Steps explained on next page)
Content Themes
3. Press 2 to change the rating status from View (V) to Block (B). The status for
the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically changes to
Block (B).
4. Press MENU on the remote to return to the Parental Controls menu.
Viewing Age-Based Ratings
After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of changing some of the
ratings back to View.
1. Determine which blocked rating you want to view.
2. Press 1 to scroll to the rating, such as TV-14, with a status of Block.
3. Press 2 to change the status to View.
Note: The content status fields corresponding to the unblocked rating
become View as well. They and the age-based rating status are the only
fields that automatically change back to View when you complete
this process.
Note: You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to
take effect.
Blocking Specific Content Themes
You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the
D, L, S, V, FV and TV-Y on your screen. See the beginning of this section for
details.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you
automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.
For example, if you do not want your child to watch programs that have adult
language (L) rated TV-PG or higher, then you could block out all programming
TV-PG and above containing adult language.