Philips PPC136C - Manual (Page 20)

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V-C hip TV R atings C ontrol
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T he TV Ratings control can be
very specific in the degree and
extent of program material cen­
sored for TV viewing. Sub-settings
fora variety of blocking factors
can be manually switched On or
Off for use within the major TV
Ratings categories (TV-Y7, TV-
PG, etc.).
[BEQIK]
With the V-CHIP SETUP
Menu onscreen press the Menu
button repeatedly, or use the
Cursor (A) Up and Down (T)
buttons, to select TV RATINGS
with the TV’s highlight control
bar.
Press the Cursor Right (►) or
Left (-^ ) button on the remote
to use the TV RATINGS selection
chart.
Press the Menu button
repeatedly, or use the Cursor
(A) Up and Down (T) buttons,
to select the desired TV RAT­
INGS level. For example, TV-PG.
Press the Cursor Right (►) but-
ton on the remote to select the
specific category (ALL, V, S, L,
D) within the TV RATING.
A blinking indicator will show
which category bracket is active.
Press the Menu button, or use
Cursor (A) Up and Down
(▼), on the remote to select (X)
the specific blocking category for
use.
Note: Selecting “ALL” (or indi­
vidually adjusting the V, S, L, D
settings) for any one rating will
set all other higher level ratings to
be automatically blocked as well.
<§> Press STATUS/EXIT to save
the specific TV Rating setting.
Then press the remote control
Cursor buttons to move to the
next category area for setup or
use.
I V-CHIP SETUP 1
MASTER DISABLE OFF
ITV RATINGS ►1
MÒVIE R atings ►
EXIT ►
The TV-Y7; TV-PG; TV-14; and TV-MA guide-
lines also include customized settings for various
additional items such as V (violence), S (sexual
situations), L (coarse language), and D (sugges­
tive dialogue). These additional settings are cate­
gory specific and can be individually selected for
use as desired.
ITV RATINGS ALL V S L DI
TV-Y 1
TV-Y7 ) 1 1
TV-G )
IriTpG XI [ Ì f II 1 [ 11
TV-14 X 1 1 It 1 n 1 1
TV-MA X 1 I J 1 1 ( ]
EXIT ►
• TV-Y - Appropriate for all children:
Designed for a very young audience, including
children ages 2-6. This type of programming is
not expected to frighten younger children.
• TV-Y7 -Appropriate for children seven
and older: It
may be more appropriate for chil­
dren who have acquired the development skills
needed to distinguish between make-believe and
reality. This programming may include mild fan­
tasy and comic violence.
• TV-G - General Audience: 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 type of programming contains one or more
of the following: Moderate violence (V), some
sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
• TV-14 - Unsuitable for children under
14:
This type of programming contains one or
more of the following; intense violence (V),
intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse lan­
guage (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
•
TV-MA - Mature audience only: This
type of programming contains one or more of the
following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual
situations (S), or crude indecent language (L).
• (V) - Violence
• (S) - Sexual situations
• (L) - Language
• (D) - Inappropriate dialogue
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