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USING PARENTAL CONTROL TOOLS

The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-Chip and other parental control tools to allow parents to block programming they don’t want their children to see. V-Chips in television sets and parental control tools offered by cable and satellite providers each work a little bit differently. Instructions for programming your television’s V-Chip can be found in the on-screen menu option or in the television owner’s manual. Additionally, the links below provide both general and step-by-step instructions for programming and utilizing parental control tools.

Using the V-Chip and Parental Controls:
The TV Boss: http://www.thetvboss.org/
Pause Parent Play: http://www.pauseparentplay.org/see/
TV Watch: http://www.televisionwatch.org/HelpForParents/Tutorial.html

Cable Parental Control Instructions:
Control Your TV: http://controlyourtv.org/

Satellite Parental Control Instructions:
Dish Network/EchoStar: http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/our_products/parental_locks/index.shtml
DirecTV: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=900007

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