Manual

Usefum adjustment settings
V-CHIP is an electronic fikedng device built into your TM This tool gives parents a great degree of control over
broadcasts accessed by their children, It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing
while blocking ones judged not sukabb. It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your
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"V-Chip" and "Status" will not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your secret
number, (See page 44 for Secret number setting for parental control.)
o The U,S, has two rating systems for viewing content: TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings,
o The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate
television shows from their children,
o Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as
watched on cable TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies.
Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)
G
PG
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Age
R
NC-17
X
General audiences. All ages admitted.
Parental guidance suggested, Some material may not be suitabb for children.
Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13,
Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some
jurisdictions).
No one 17 and under admitted.
X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies,
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,_ If you select "PG-13", this will automatically block the higher ratings
"R", "NC-17" and "X',
_, Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating.
TV Parental Guidelines
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FV
(Fantasy
violence)
TV-Y (All children)
TV-Y7 (Directed to older children)
TV-G (General audier/ce)
TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested)
TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned)
TV-MA (Mature audience only)
v
(Violence)
Content
S
(Sexual
situation)
L
(Adult
language)
D
(Sexually
suggestive
dialog)
X
Suggested
age X X X X
X X X X
X X X
X: Content rating can be set.
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