Use the movie ratings lock

This section describes how to control viewing of movies based on their Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating.

1.Press MENU on the remote control and select Features > Child lock.

2.Select one of the menus for movie ratings lock.

•In the USA, select Movie ratings lock.

•In Canada, select Canada English ratings lock or Canada French ratings lock.

3.Enter your PIN.

If you do not have a PIN, set one as described in Set or change your PIN on page 18.

The following screen shows the ratings in Movie ratings lock.

4.Press Î or ï and then press OK to lock or unlock one or more movie ratings.

Each rating has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether it is locked:

•A box with X indicates that the rating is locked

•An empty box indicates that the rating is not locked

When you lock a movie rating, all items for ages below that movie rating are automatically locked.

5. Press MENU to exit.

Summary of US movie ratings

Movie rating	Description
All	All items in the ratings list are locked.
NR	Not rated.
G	Movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages.

PG	Movies for which parental guidance is recommended. They
	may contain a few racy or violent scenes or maybe some
	bad language.
PG -13	Movies for which parental guidance may be recommended
	if under age 13.
R	Restricted. The movies usually contain offensive sex or bad
	language and may be unsuitable for children under the age
	of 17. Parental guidance or permission needed.
NC-17	Even with parental permission, forbidden under age 17.
	More offensive sex, violence or bad language.
X	Movies which generally focus on sex, violence and/or bad
	language. Also known as pornography.

Movie rating	Description
All	All items in the ratings list are locked.
C	Programming suitable for children under the age of 8
	years. No profanity or sexual content of any level allowed.
	Minimal comedic violence.

C8+	Suitable for children ages 8 and over. Low intensity
	violence and fantasy horror allowed.
G	Movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages.
PG	Movies for which parental guidance is recommended. They
	may contain a few racy or violent scenes or maybe some
	bad language.
14+	Programming intended for children ages 14 and over. May
	contain intense scenes of violence, strong profanity, and
	depictions of sexual activity within the context of a story.
18+	Programming intended for viewers ages 18 and over. May
	contain strong violence, language, and sexual activity.

Movie rating	Description
All	All items in the ratings list are locked.
G	Appropriate for all ages with little or no violence and little
	to no sexual content.

8 ans+	Appropriate for children 8 and up which may contain little
	violence, some foul language and/or little to no sexual
	content.
13 ans+	Appropriate for children 13 and up, with moderate
	violence, language, and some sexual situations. Persons
	under 13 should be accompanied by an adult.
16 ans+	Appropriate for children 16 and up, with strong violence,
	strong language, and strong sexual content.
18 ans+	Only to be viewed by adults and contains extreme violence
	and graphic sexual content/pornography.

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