Understanding Parental Control, Mpaa Ratings

Understanding Parental Control

SmartLock processes program content advisories from broadcasters.

SmartLock can respond to the content advisories and block objectionable con- tent (offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.).This is a great feature to censor the type of programming children watch.

SmartLock offers various block- ing options from which to choose:

MASTER ENABLE: This is the "mas- ter switch" for SmartLock.When ON, all blocking/censoring you have set is enabled.When OFF, all blocking is disabled.

BLOCK UNRATED: All unrated programs (based on Movie Ratings or TV Ratings) will be blocked if this feature is ON and MASTER ENABLE is ON.

BLOCK NO RATING: All program- ming with no content advisory data will be blocked if this feature is ON and MASTER ENABLE is ON.

After you set a secret code, you can block up to six ratings in TV Ratings or Movie Ratings.These rat- ings are set by the Motion Pictures Association of America and TV broadcasters.

MPAA Ratings

(Motion Pictures Association of America)

G:General Audience - All ages admitted. Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.This type of program- ming contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialog or situations.

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 par- ents may find unsuitable for 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 specifi- cally designed for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should only view this program- ming with an accompanying parent or adult guardian. It contains one or more of the fol- lowing: intense violence, intense sexual situ- ations, strong coarse language, or intensely suggestive dialog.

NC 17: No children under the age of 17 will be admitted. - This type of program- ming should be viewed by adults only. It contains graphic violence, explicit sex, or crude, indecent language.

X:Adults Only - This type of programming contains one or more of the following: very graphic violence, very graphic and explicit or indecent sexual acts, very coarse and intensely suggestive language.

TV Ratings

(TV Broadcasters)

TV-Y(All children - Appropriate for all children.) Designed for a very young audience, including children

ages 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 more appropri-

ate for children who can distinguish between make-believe and reality.This pro- gramming may include mild fantasy and comic violence (FV or fantasy violence).

TV-G(General Audience - Most

parents would 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 dia- log or situations.

TV-PG(Parental Guidance

Suggested - Contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger

children.) This type 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 some material that many parents would 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(Mature Audience Only -

Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for chil-

dren under 17.) This type of programming contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual situa- tions (S), or crude, indecent language (L).