Ratings List for Lock

“V-chip” technology enables you to lock channels or shows according to standard ratings set by the entertainment industry. (p. 33)

U.S. MOVIE RATINGS (MPAA)

PG-13

NC-17

NO RATING (NOT RATED) AND NA (NOT APPLICABLE) PROGRAMS. Movie which has not been rated or where rating does not apply.

GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some material may not be suitable for children.

PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.

ADULTS ONLY.

U.S. TV PROGRAMS RATINGS (U. S. TV)

Age-based	Age-based		Possible Content	Description
Group	Ratings		Selections	Description
Group	Ratings		Selections
NR	TV-NR	•	Viewable	Not Rated.
(Not Rated)		•	Blocked
	TV-Y	•	Viewable	All children. The themes and elements in this program are specifically
Youth		•	Blocked	designed for a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6.
Youth	TV-Y7	•	FV Blocked	Directed to older children. Themes and elements in this program may
	TV-Y7	•	Viewable	include mild physical or comedic violence, or may frighten children
		•	Blocked	under the age of 7.
	TV-G	•	Viewable	General audience. It contains little or no violence, no strong language,
		•	Blocked	and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
		•	D,L,S,V (all selected)	Parental guidance suggested. The program may contain infrequent
	TV-PG	•	Any combination of	coarse language, limited violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue
Guidance			D, L, S, V	and situations.
Guidance	TV-14	•	D,L,S,V (all selected)	Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated
	TV-14	•	Any combination of	themes, sexual content, strong language and more intense violence.
		•	D, L, S, V
	TV-MA	•	L,S,V (all selected)	Mature audiences only. This program may contain mature themes,
	TV-MA	•	Any combination of	profane language, graphic violence, and explicit sexual content.
			L, S, V

FV: Fantasy/Cartoon Violence. V: Violence S: Sex L: Offensive Language D: Dialogue with sexual content.

CANADIAN ENGLISH RATINGS (C. E. L. R.)

EExempt - Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.

	C	Programming intended for children under age 8. No offensive language, nudity or sexual content.
	C8+	Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over. No profanity, nudity or sexual content.
	G	General programming, suitable for all audiences.
	PG	Parental Guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
	14+	Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents
	14+	are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens.

	18+	18+ years old. Programming restricted to adults. Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.

CANADIAN FRENCH RATINGS (C. F. L. R.)

E Exempt - Exempt programming.

GGeneral - Programming intended for audience of all ages. Contains no violence, or the violence content is minimal or is depicted appropriately.

	8 ans+	8+ General - Not recommended for young children. Programming intended for a broad audience but contains
	8 ans+	light or occasional violence. Adult supervision recommended.

	13 ans+	Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13 - Contains either a few violent scenes or
	13 ans+	one or more sufficiently violent scenes to affect them. Adult supervision strongly suggested.

	16 ans+	Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 16 - Contains frequent scenes of violence or
	16 ans+	intense violence.
		intense violence.
	18 ans+	Programming restricted to adults. Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.

	Caution
	The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking “NR” programs (non rated, not applicable and none) as
	per FCC Rules Section15.120(e)(2). If the option of blocking “NR” programs is chosen “unexpected and possibly confusing
	results may occur, and you may not receive emergency bulletins or any of the following types of programming:”
	• Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather warnings and others)
40	• Locally originated programming • News • Political • Public Service Announcements • Religious • Sports • Weather
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