Blocking Specific Content Themes

Chapter 2: Using the TV’s Features

Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA	Mature Audience Only

TV-14	Parents Strongly Cautioned

TV-PG	Parental Guidance Suggested

TV-G	General Audience

TV-Y7	Directed to Children 7 years
	and older

TV-Y	All Children

Rating	Rating		Content
field	status field		status fields

	TV Rating Limit
		Content
Rating	Status D	L	S	V FV
TV-MA	View	V	V	V
	v
	v

Press MENU to exit.

Viewing Age-Based Ratings

After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of changing some of the ratings back to View.

1.Determine which blocked rating you want to view.

2.Use the CHAN up and down buttons to select the rating with a status of Block.

3.Press VOL+ to move the up/down arrows to the rating status field.

4.Press the up arrow button to select View.

Notes: The content status fields corresponding to the unblocked rating become View as well. They and the age-based rating status are the only fields that automatically change back to View when you complete this process.

You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.

You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the D, L, S, V and FV on your screen. See the beginning of this section for details.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.

To block program content:

1.Determine the lowest level of content you don’t want the child to watch.

2.Use the CHAN up and down buttons on the remote to scroll through the age-based ratings until the rating that corresponds with the lowest content you do not want the child to watch appears.

3.Press VOL+ to move the highlight to the field corresponding with the content theme you want to block out.

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