Block Programming Using TV Ratings

T his portion of the SmartLock features cover program ratings

based on the TV Industry rating system. This is know as TV RAT- INGS within SmartLock.

After selecting the SmartLock fea- ture and entering your personal access code, the BLOCK/CHANGE CODE screen appears;

BEGIN

With the word BLOCK high- lighted, Press the CURSOR

RIGHT ♣ button.

Scroll the menu using the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR

▼

PICTURE

SMARTLOCK

SETUP

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ACCESS CODE

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POWER

ACCESS CODE

SMART

HELP

Remember: Selecting to block any rating will cause all the higher ratings to also be blocked automatically.

BLOCK

CHANGE CODE

DOWN buttons until the words TV RATINGS are highlighted.

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CH+

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Press the CURSOR RIGHT ♣ button to display the TV RAT-

INGS (TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV- PG, TV-14, or TV-MA).

When highlighted, the TV-Y and TV-G can be turned ON (which will allow blocking), or OFF (which will allow viewing), for these rated programs.

The ratings of TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA can be cus- tomized to block V (violence), FV (fantasy violence), S (sexual situa- tions), L (coarse language), or D (suggestive dialogue).

Use the CURSOR RIGHT ♣ or CURSOR LEFT ◀ buttons on the remote to turn the rating option ON or OFF.

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A/CH 0 CC

STATUS

EXIT

SLEEP

CH–

VOL–

MUTE

3 MOVIE RATINGS

4 TV RATINGS

MASTER DIABLE

BLOCK UNRATED

BLOCK NO RATING

TV RATING

SUB MENUS:

TV-Y

TV-Y7

TV-G

TV-PG

TV-14

TV-MA

TV-Y		OFF
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA

	TV-Y	ON

TV-Y7

TV-G

TV-PG

TV-14

TV-MA

TV-Y7	ON	OR	OFF
FV	ON	OR	OFF

TV-Y- (All children --This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.) Designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of pro- gramming is not expected to frighten younger children.

TV-Y7- (Directed to Older Children --This program is designed for children age 7 and above.) It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the develop- ment skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. This program- ming may include mild fantasy and comic violence (FV).

TV-G- (General Audience --Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.) This type of programming contains little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.

TV-PG- (Parental Guidance Suggested --This program contains material that par- ents may find unsuitable for younger children.)This type of programming contains one or more of the following: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse lan- guage (L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V).

TV-14- (Parents Strongly Cautioned --This program 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: intensely suggestive dialogue (D), strong coarse language (L), intense sexual situations (S), or intense violence (V). TV-MA- (Mature Audience Only --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: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual situations (S), or graphic violence (V).

TV-Y TV-Y7 TV-G

TV-PG

TV-14 TV-MA

TV-Y TV-Y7 TV-G TV-PG

TV-14 TV-MA

TV-Y

TV-Y7

TV-G

TV-PG TV-14 TV-MA

TV-PG	ON	OR OFF
V	ON	OR OFF
S	ON	OR OFF
L	ON	OR OFF
D	ON	OR OFF

TV-14	ON	OR OFF
V	ON	OR OFF
S	ON	OR OFF
L	ON	OR OFF
D	ON	OR OFF

TV-MA	ON	OR OFF
V	ON	OR OFF
S	ON	OR OFF
L	ON	OR OFF