Vidikron VL-40 User Guide

• CC On Mute: To have the DView show captions when the audio output is muted, set this 

option to Yes. 

• Digital Font Option: Select Digital Font Option from the Caption menu to customize the 

appearance of closed captions in digital TV broadcasts. 

• Control: Select Program to view the closed captions as presented by the broadcaster. 

Or, select User to override the program’s closed caption formatting. 

• Font Size/Font Style: These settings alter the size and typeface of closed captions. 

• FG Color/BG Color/Edge Color: These settings alter the text color, background color 

and text border color respectively. 

• FG Opacity/BG Opacity: These settings alter the degree to which the program “shows 

through” the captions. 

• Edge Style: This setting alters the text border style. 

Parental Control: To block the display of television programs or movies based on their 
ratings, select Parental Control from the Setup menu and press ENTER. Enter the default 
Personal Identification Number (PIN) – 0000 – and press ENTER again. 

• Parental Lock: This is the “master switch” for the parental controls. Set it to On on Off. 

• TV  Rating:  Select TV Rating from the Parental Control menu to block television programs 

carrying a given rating, to prevent children from watching programs that are deemed 
inappropriate. These ratings and content labels have been established by the United 
States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help parents and other caregivers 
determine if a program is suitable for young viewers. 

To block programs carrying a given rating, use the up- or down-arrow to select a rating. 
Then, press the right-arrow button to require the PIN code to be entered to view a 
program with that rating. A lock icon ( ) appears to indicate that the restriction is active. 

TV-MA

Mature Audience Only - graphic violence, explicit sexual content 
and/or offensive language

TV-14

Parents strongly cautioned - intense violence, sexual situations, 
coarse language and/or suggestive dialogue

TV-PG

Parental guidance suggested - violence, sexual situations, coarse 
language and/or suggestive dialogue

TV-G

General audience – suitable for children and adults

TV-Y7

Children 7 and up

TV-Y

Suitable for all children

FV

Fantasy violence or cartoon violence

D

Sexual dialogue

L

Offensive language

S

Sexual content

V

Violence