Manual

PARENTAL CONTROL
• Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Rating System
G General Audiences Content not offensive to most viewers.
Parental Guidance Content is such that parents may not want their
PG
Suggested children to view the program.
Program is inappropriate for preteens, with a greater
Parents Strongly degree of offensive material suggested than a PG
PG-13 Cautioned
rated program.
Not for children under 17-contains strong element of
R Restricted
sex and/or violence.
No children under Not for children under 17-under any circumstances.
NC-17
age 17 Contains strong sexual content.
X Hard Core Films Same as NC-17 rating.
No Rating No Rating MPAA did not rate
• TV Parental Guideline Rating System
TV-Y All Children Content not offensive to most viewers.
Directed to Older Considered suitable for children over 7- may contain
TV-Y7
Children fantasy violence scenes.
Considered suitable for all audience; children may
TV-G General Audience
watch unattended.
Parental Guidance Suggested unsuitable for younger children-may
TV-PG Suggested contain suggestive language, bad language, sex and
violence scenes.
Parents Strongly unsuitable for children under 14 - may contain strong
TV-14
Cautioned language, bad language, sex, and violence scenes.
Mature Audience Adults only- may contain strong language, bad
TV-MA
Only language, sex, and violence scenes.
Canadian Rating:
Canadian English is used throughout all English-speaking Canada (C, C8+,G, PG, 14+, 18+).
Canadian French is used in Quebec (G,8 ans+, 13 ans+, 16 ans+, 18 ans+)
Note: The V-Chip will automatically block certain categories that are "more restrictive'.lf you block TV-Y
category, then TV-Y7 will be automatically blocked. Similarly, if you block TV-G category, then all the
categories in the "young adult" will be blocked (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14,and TV-MA).
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