Parental controls and v-chip, How v-chip works, Using the tv's features – RCA 15491880 User Manual

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Using the TV's Features

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Parental Controls and V-Chip

The Parental Controls menu allows you to program your TV so that children
cannot see certain programs, channels, or u.se the fixtnt p;mel controls.
The first three choices in the Parental Controls menu involve software inside
yctur TV' (referred to as V-Chip) \v hich allows yoti to block TV programs and

movies based on violence, sex, or other content you may believe children

should not view. In other words, it lets yoti program your TV so it wtrn’t display
certain jsrograms.

Once you block programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by
entering a passworcl.

By default, the software inside your TV' is turned "otl,' so it you don't want tt)
use this feature, you can just ignore it.

How V-Chip Works

When turned “on,” the V-Chip software read.s 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.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program
contains, you will receive the message, “This channel is not approved for

viewing,” when you tune to that particular channel.

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. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can
block are listed in the following table.

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