Understanding Smartlock, Movie Ratings | Philips TS3259C1 specification

UNDERSTANDING SMARTLOCK

T he SmartLock feature receives and processes data sent by

broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advisories. When pro- grammed by the viewer, a TV with SmartLock can respond to the con- tent advisories and block program content that may be found objec- tionable (such as offensive lan- guage, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great feature to cen- sor the type of programming chil- dren may watch.

Over the next few pages, you’ll learn how to block channels and certain rated programming, as well as learn to turn these blocking fea- tures on or off. Below is a brief explanation of some terms and rat- ings you will find in the SmartLock feature.

SmartLock offers various Blocking Options from which to choose:

BLOCKING: This is what might be called the "master switch" for SmartLock. When BLOCKING is OFF, ALL blocking/censoring is dis- abled. When BLOCKING is ON, ALL blocking based on specific set- tings will take place.

BLOCK UNRATED: ALL unrated programs will be blocked if this fea- ture is set to ON.

UNRATED programming is encoded with information from the MPAA or TV broadcasters, but it does not have a specific rating. In other words, the MPAA or the TV broad- casters have chosen not to assign a rating to the programming.

NO RATING: ALL programming with no content advisory data can be blocked if NO RATING is set to ON.

Programming that has No Rating is not encoded with any rating infor- mation from the MPAA or the Parental Guidelines. Any program- ming could fall into this category.

You also can block individual channels or block programming based on ratings of the MPAA and TV broadcasters. (See description of ratings on this page.)

.FEATURES
.FEATURES
...AutoLock
.	BLOCK CHANNEL
.	SETUP CODE	G
. MOVIE RATING		PG
.	TV RATING	PG-13
.	BLOCK OPTIONS	R

MOVIE RATINGS

(MOTION PICTURE 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 dialogue 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 sugges- tive dialogue.

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - This programming contains material that parents 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 dialogue.

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 sit- uations, strong coarse language, or intensely suggestive dialogue.

NC-17: No one under the age of 17 will be admitted. - This type of programming 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.

	.FEATURES
	.FEATURES
.		.AutoLock
..			BLOCK CHANNEL
		.	SETUP CODE	TV-Y
		.	MOVIE RATING	TV-Y7
		.	TV RATING	TV-G
		.	BLOCK OPTIONS	TV-PG

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

(TV BROADCASTERS)

TV TV-Y- (All children --This program Y is designed to be 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 TV-Y7- (Directed to Older

Y7 Children --This program is designed for children age 7 and above.) It may

be more appropriate for children who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reali- ty. This programming may include mild fan- tasy and comic violence (FV).

TV TV-G- (General Audience --Most G parents would find this program suit-

able for all ages.) This type of pro- gramming contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dia- logue or situations.

TV TV-PG- (Parental Guidance PG Suggested --This program contains

material that parents may find unsuit- able for younger children.) This type of pro- gramming contains one or more of the fol- lowing: Moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

TV TV-14- (Parents Strongly

Cautioned --This program contains

14 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 situa- tions (S), strong coarse language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).

TV TV-MA- (Mature Audience Only --MA This program is specifically designed

to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.) This type of programming contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual situations (S), or crude inde- cent language (L).