Using the smartsound™ control – Philips COLOR TV User Manual
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his portion of the SmartLock
features cover program ratings
based on the TV Industry rating
system. This is know as Parental
Guideline within SmartLock.
After selecting the SmartLock fea
ture and entering your personal
access code, the BLOCKICHANGE
CODE screen appears;
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begin
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With the word
BLOCK
high
lighted,
Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ^ button.
Scroll the menu using the
CURSOR UP ^ or CURSOR
DOWN ■ buttons
until the words
PARENTAL GUIDELINES
are
highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
►► button
to display the
Parental (TV) Guidelines (TV-Y,
TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or
TV-MA).
When highlighted, the TV-Y and
TV-G can be turned
ON
(which will
allow blocking) or
OFF
(which will
allow viewing), of these rated pro
grams.
The ratings of TV-Y7, TV-PG,
TV-14, TV-MA can be customized
to block V (violence), FV (fantasy
violence), S (sexual situations), L
(coarse language), or D (suggestive
dialogue).
Use the CURSOR RIGHT ^ or
CURSOR LEFT buttons
on
the remote to turn the rating option
ON or OFF. _
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CHANNELS BLOCKED ►
MOVIE RATINGS ►
I PARENTAL GUIDELINE ►!
TV-Y - (All children - This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.)
Designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of pro
gramming is not expected to frighten younger children.
TV-Y7 - (Directed to Older Children - This program is designed for children age 7
and above) It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the develop
ment skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. This program
ming may include mild fantasy and comic violence (FV).
TV-G - (General Audience - Most parents would find this program suitable for all
ages) This type of programming contains little or no violence, no strong language
and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PG - (Parental Guidance Suggested - This program contains material that par
ents may find unsuitable for younger children)This type of programming contains one
or more of the following: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse language
(L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V).
TV-14 - (Parents Strongly Cautioned -- This program contains some material that
many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age) This type of
programming contains one or more of the following: intensely suggestive dialogue
(D), strong coarse language (L), intense sexual situations (S), or intense violence (V).
TV-MA - (Mature Audience Only ~ This program is specifically designed to be
viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17) This type of
programming contains one or more of the following: cmde indecent language (L),
explicit sexual situations (S), or graphic violence (V).
Remember:
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Selecting to
block any rating
will cause all the
higher ratings to
also be blocked
automatically.
TV-Y7
TV-G
►
OFF
ITV-PG
► 1
TV-14
►
TV-MA
►
TV RATING SUB MENUS:
TV-Y
OFF
ITV-Y7
► 1
^TV-G
OFF
/ TV-PG
►
TV-Y7
TV-G
►
OFF
iTV-PG
► I
^ TV-14
►
j TV-MA
►
PG
ON
D
ON
iL
oi^
S
ON
V
ON
TV-G
OFF
TV-PG
►
lTV-14
► 1
^ TV-MA
►
he SmartSound feature allows
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the listener to select between
four different factory set sound
options. Personal (which can be set
by the user), Theater (for movie
viewing). Music (for musical type
programming) and Voice (when the
program is mainly dialogue). To
select any of the options follow the
directions below.
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begin
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Press the SMART SOUND but
ton
on the remote control. The cur
rent SmartSound setting will appear
in the middle of the screen.
<|> Press the SMART SOUND
button repeatedly
to toggle
between the four settings.
Remember, only the PERSONAL
control can be changed by the view
er. This changes the settings in the
main onscreen menu's sound con
trols. All other settings are setup at
the factory during the time of pro
duction. If settings are changed
while using the Theater, Music or
Voice selections, the changes you
make will become the “new”
Personal settings. The Theater,
Music and Voice settings cannot be
changed.
PERSONAL
AVL
C
ontrol
In most cases the volume levels com
ing from broadcast programming or
commercials are never the same.
With the AVL control turned ON,
you can have the TV level out the
sound being heard. This makes for a
more consistent sound by reducing
the peaks and valleys that occur dur
ing program changes or commercial
breaks.
Remember,
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SmartSound works
only with the programs
coming through the 75 il
input jack on the rear of the
TV (RF audio). It will not
control the sound levels for
the External connections.
THEATER
MUSIC
VOICE
NOTE: When the VOICE mode of
SmartSound is selected the AVL fea
ture will be automatically turned ON.
SOUND
SAP
STEREO
ON
lAVL
off
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INPUT
EXT 1
SLEEPTIMER
OFF
SOUND
SAP
STEREO
ON
lAVL
m\
INPUT
EXT 1
SLEEPTIMER
OFF
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