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Using the tv’s features, 34 chapter 2, Hierarchy of age-based ratings – RCA F19436 User Manual

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Using the TV’s Features

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Chapter 2

4.

Press the right arrow button to move the yellow
highlight to the Status field.

5.

Press the up or down arrow button to toggle
between View and Block. The status for the rating
listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically
changes to Block (and B).

6.

Press OK on the remote to return to the menu or exit
the screen when you are finished.

7.

Select Lock Parental Controls from the Parental
Controls
menu. Enter a password, and if you have
not already set your password, you will be prompted
to enter it again to confirm.

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

- - Content - -

V-CHIP TV RATING LIMIT

Rating

Status

TV-14

View

^

D L S V FV
V V V V

RATING

STATUS

TV-MA

Block

TV-14

View

TV-PG

Block

TV-G

View

TV-Y7

View

TV-Y

View

D L S V FV

B B B

V V V V
B B B B

V

Press ^/v to block programs with
this rating. Press MENU to exit.

Content
status fields

Rating
status field

Rating
field

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.

Use the up and down arrow buttons to select the
rating with a status of Block.

3.

Press the right arrow button to move the yellow
highlight to the rating status field.

4.

Press the up button to select View.

Notes:

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.

You must remember to lock Parental Controls
for rating limits to take effect.

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