Understanding Parental Controls, Movie Ratings

UNDERSTANDING PARENTAL CONTROLS

arental control is a feature that lets the TV receive and process data sent by broadcasters or other program Pproviders with program content advisory. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with Parental Control can

respond to the content advisory and block program content that may be found objectionable (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This feature is useful for adults to prevent certain types of programs from being viewed by children.

Parental	control offers the following features to choose from:
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Lock - Is a	master switch for parental control. When checked, all blocking/censoring you have set is enabled.

Otherwise, if unchecked, all blocking is disabled.

USA V-Chip- allows you to block programs by ratings. Within its submenu, you can use a certain rating like Movie Ratings, TV Ratings, Unrated or No Rating.

Movie Ratings - Certain blocking options exist which will block programming based on ratings patterned by the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA).

TV Ratings - Like the Movie Ratings, programs can be blocked from viewing using standard TV ratings set by TV broadcasters.

Unrated / No Rating - All programs with no content advisory data can be blocked if Unrated / No Rating is set to .

Block CH - allows you to block channels.

Child Lock - When checked, the front panel of the TV is locked and the TV can be operated by the remote control

only.

Change Passwd. - allows you to change password anytime.

NOTE: All the above features are available in both Digital mode and Analog mode. Whether they are activated in either Digital mode or Analog mode, they work in both modes.

Downloadable V-chip- Lets you lock or unlock the programs with a new, different rating region code of 0x05 defined by extension or replacement of the content advisory system in the U.S. This feature is only available in Digital mode and when there is a regional ratings table available. There is a Reset option coming along, which allows you to clear all limits you set on downloadable V-chip ratings.

MOVIE RATINGS

G:General Audience- All ages admitted. Suitable for all ages.

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested - Contains material

unsuitable for younger children.

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - Contains material unsuitable for children under the age of 13.

R:Restricted - Suitable for adults above 17 years of age only.

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

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

HELPFUL HINTS

Neither the V-chip settings nor the password you set will be reset by running AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH.

TV RATINGS

TV-Y:Designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2-6

TV-Y7:Contains Fantasy Violence (FV). Appropriate for children age 7 and above who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality.

TV-G:Suitable for most audiences. Contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

TV-PG:Contains material unsuitable for younger children. Could contain moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-14:Contains some material unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-MA:Viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. Contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual situations (S), or crude indecent language(L).