Manual

Darental Guidelines can be
I even more defined and specific
in the degree and extent of materi-
al parents may allow for 73/pro-
gram viewing. Sub-settings for
Language, Violence, and other
blocking factors can be manually
switched On or Off for use within
the major Parental Guideline cate-
gories (TV-Y7, TV-PG, etc.).
L_ Select the PARENTAL
GUIDELINES Menu option.
With CONTENT ADVISORY
Menu on screen, move the R_D
highlight with the MENU _-_
buttons. Then press the MENU
(M) button.
<_ Press the MENU • I_ to
highlight and select the desired
PARENTAL GUIDELINE rating
level (TV-Y, TV-Y7, etc.).
<_ Press the MENU AV and
MENU (M) buttons to Block (t,_)
the selected Parental Guideline
camgory (or to set other individual
blocking feature items available
within that Guideline category (L,
V. S, D, etc.) as desired).
Note: Selecting "ALWAYS
BLOCKED" (or individually
i adjusting the L, V, S, D settings)
for any one rating will set all other
higher level ratings to be automati-
cally blocked as well.
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The TV-Y7; TV-PG;
TV-14; and TV-MA guide-
lines also include customized set-
tings for various additional items
such as V (violence), S (sexual sit-
uations), L (coarse language), D
(suggestive dialogue), and FV
(fantasy violence). These addi-
tional settings are category specif-
ic and can be individually selected
for use as desired.
PARENTALGUIDEUNES
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TV-Y - Appropriate for all children: Designed for a
veryyoung audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of
programrmng is not expected to frighten younger children.
• TV-Y7 -Appropriate for children seven and older: It
may be more appropriate for children who haveacquired the
idevelopment skills needed to distinguish between make-believe
and reality. This programming may include mild fantasy and
comic violence (FV).
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
programrmng contains one or more of the following: Moderate
vie enee (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse lan-
guage (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
• TV-14. Unsuitable for children under 14: This type of
programrmog contains one or more of the following: intense
violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse lan-
i gnage (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
i" TV-MA - Mature audience only: "this type of progrom-
miog contains one or more of the following: graphic violence
(V), explicit sexual situations (S), or crude indecent language
L_v) - Violence
(S) - Sexual s tuations
(L) - Language
(D) - Inappropriate dialogue
(FV) - Fantasy Violence may frighten children under
seven. Some cartoons may have this rating. Available in
the TV-Y7 category only.
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