ParentalLockprocessesprogramcontent
advisoriesfrombroadcasters.Parental
Lockcanrespondtothecontentadvi-
soriesandblockobjectionablecontent
(offensivelanguage,violence,sexual
situations,etc,)Thisisagreatfeatureto
censorthetypeofprogrammingchildren
watch.ParentalLockoffersvarious
blockingoptionsfromwhichtochoose:
MASTER ENABLE: This is the "master
switch" for Parental Lock.When ON, all
blocking/censoring you have set is
enabled. When OFF, all blocking is
disabled.
BLOCK UNRATED: All unrated
programs (basedon Movie Ratings or TV
Ratings)will be blocked if this feature is
ONand MASTERENABLEis ON.
BLOCK NO RATING: All programming
with no content advisory data will be
blocked if this feature is ON and MASTER
ENABLEisON,
After you set your password you can
block up to six ratings in TV Ratings or
Movie Ratings. These ratings are set by
the Motion Picture Association of
America and TV broadcasters.
G: General Audience - All ages
admitted. 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 dialog or situation.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested -
This programming contains material that
parents may find unsuitable for younger
children. It may contain one or more of
the following: moderate violence, some
sexual situations, infrequent coarse
language, or some suggestive dialog.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned
- This programming contains material
that parents may find unsuitable for
younger children under the age of 13. It
contains one or more of the following:
violence, sexual situations, coarse
language, or suggestive dialog.
R: Restricted - This programming is
specially designed for adults. Anyone
under the age of 17 should only view
this programming with an accompanying
parent or adult guardian. It contains one
or more of the following: intense
violence, intense sexual situations, strong
coarse language, or intensely suggestive
dialog.
NC17: No children under the age
of 17 will be admitted- This type of
programming should be viewed by adults
only. It contains graphic violence, explicit
sex, or crude, indecent language.
X: Adult only - This type of program-
ming contains one or more of the
following: very graphic violence, very
graphic and explicit sexual acts, very
coarse and intensely suggestive
language.
"I'V-Y All children - Appropriate
for all children. Designed for a
very young audience, including children
age 2-6. This type of programming is not
expected to frighten younger children.
TV-Y7 Directed to Older
Children - Designed for children
age 7 and above. It may be appropriate
for children who can distinguish between
make-believe and reality.Thisprogramming
may include mild fantasy and comic
violence (FVor Fantasy violence).
TV-G General Audience - Most
parentswould find this programming
suitable for all ages. This type of pro-
gramming contains little or no violence,
no strong language, and little or no
sexual dialog or situation.
TV-PG Parents Guidance
Cautioned - Contains material
that parents may find unsuitable for younger
children. Thistype of programming contains
one or more of the following: moderate
violence(V), some sexual situations (S),
infrequent coarse language (L), or some
suggestive dialog (D).
TV-14 Parents Strongly
Cautioned - Contains material
that parents may find unsuitable for
children under 14 years of age. This type
of programming contains one or more of
the following: intense violence (V), intense
sexual situations (S),strong coarse
language (L),or intensely suggestive dialog
(D).
TV-MA MatumAudience only -
Specially designed to be viewed by
adults and may be unsuitable for
children under 17. This type of
programming contains one or more of
the following: graphic violence (V),
explicit sexual situations (S), or crude,
indecent language (L).
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