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Withineachofthesegroups,theratingsinteractsuchthatifyoublockaparticularlevelofcontent,the

TValsoblocksallcontentwithahigherrating.Conversely,ifyouunblockaparticularlevelofcontent,

theTValsounblocksallcontentwithalowerrating.Forexample,ifyou

blockTV‐PGprograms,theTV

alsoblocksTV‐14andTV‐MAprograms.IfyousubsequentlyunblockTV‐14programs,TV‐PGprograms

arealsounblocked,butTV‐MAprogramsremainblocked.

Similarly,withinthemaingroup,contenttypescanbeindividuallyblocked.Forexample,youcanblock

just

coarselanguageinprogramswithaTV‐PGrating.Ifyoudo,thentheTValsoblocksprogramswith

coarselanguageinthehigherratings(TV‐14andTV‐MA).Subsequentlyunblockingcoarselanguagein

TV‐14ratingsdoesnotunblockcoarselanguageinTV‐MAprograms,butitdoesunblock

coarse

languageinTV‐PGprograms.

ToblockTVprogramsbasedonUStelevisionratings:

1. FromtheHomescreenmenu,navigatetoSettings>Parentalcontrols,andthenenteryour

parentalcontrolPIN.

2. IntheParentalcontrolsscreen,navigatetoTVtuner>TVratings.Choose

amongthefollowing

settings:

 Entireratings–Highlighttheratingyouwanttoblock,andthennavigatetotherightand 

selectthefirstoptionthatblockstheentireratinglevel(andallhigherratinglevels).

 Individualcontenttypes–Highlighttheratingthatcontainsthecontenttypeyou

wantto

block,andthenselectthecontenttypesyouwanttoblockfromamongthoselisted.

Rememberthatblockingacontenttypeinoneratingblockstheequivalentcontenttypein

allhigherratinglevels.

Blocking based on US movie ratings

MostmoviesintheUSareratedbytheMotionPictureAssociationofAmerica,orMPAA,sotheratings

areknownasMPAAratings.TVbroadcastsignalscarrymovieratingdatathatenablesparentalcontrols

toblockprogramsthatparentsdon’twantotherstosee.Theratingsare:

 G–

Generalaudiences

 PG–Parentalguidancesuggested

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