Understanding Autolock, Movie Ratings | Philips 60P8288, 60P 8241

Features Menu • The AutoLock Control

UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCK

The AutoLock feature can help par-

ents censor what their children watch on TV. AutoLock receives con- tent advisories sent by broadcasters or other program providers. After you program AutoLock, it can respond to the content advisories and block pro- grams that contain content which you may consider objectionable—offensive language, violence, or sexual situa- tions.

AUTOLOCK			AUTOLOCK
	MOVIE RATING			TV RATING
				TV-Y	ON
	G	ON
	PG			TV-Y7
	PG-13			TV-G
	R			TV-PG
	NC-17			TV-14

In this section, you’ll learn how to block channels and programming that is not rated, is unrated, or has no rat- ing. You will also find out how to turn these blocking features on or off. Following on this page are brief expla- nations of AutoLock terms and pro- gram ratings.

Terms

BLOCKING control—can be thought of as the “master switch” for AutoLock. This control affects the set- tings you have chosen for blocking programs according to movie ratings or TV ratings, or for blocking pro- grams that have no rating or are unrat- ed. When the BLOCKING control is OFF, the blocking or censoring of pro- grams is disabled. When the BLOCK- ING control is ON, blocking will occur according to the settings you have chosen.

BLOCK UNRATED control—if set to ON, blocks all unrated programs.

Unrated programming consists of the kind of shows that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) or the TV broadcasters have chosen not to rate.

NO RATING control—if set to ON, blocks all programming with no con- tent advisory data.

Programming that has No Rating is not encoded with any rating information from the MPAA or the Parental Guidelines. Any programming could fall into this category.

You can also block individual chan- nels using the BLOCK CHANNEL control.

MOVIE RATINGS

(MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION

OF AMERICA)

G(General Audience)—all ages admitted. Most parents will find programs that are rated G to be suitable for children of all ages. Such programs have little or no vio- lence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or sexual situations.

PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)—

contain material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Programs that are rated PG have one or more of the following: moderate violence, some sexual situations, infrequent coarse language, or some suggestive dialogue.

PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)— contain material that parents may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13. Programs that are rated PG-13 have one or more of the following: violence, sexual situ- ations, coarse language, or suggestive dia- logue.

R (Restricted)—specifically designed for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should view programs that are rated R only with an accompanying parent or adult guardian. Such programs have one or more of the fol- lowing: intense violence; intense sexual situ- ations; strong, coarse language; or intensely suggestive dialogue.

NC-17 (No one under the age of 17 will be admitted)—should be viewed by adults only. Programs that are rated NC-17 have graphic violence; explicit sex; or crude, indecent language.

X (Adults Only)—contain one or more of the following: very graphic violence, very graphic and explicit or indecent sexual acts, or very coarse and intensely suggestive lan- guage.

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

(TV BROADCASTERS)

TV TV-Y (All Children)—designed to be Y appropriate for all children, especially

ones ages 2–6. Programs rated TV-Y are not expected to frighten younger children.

TV TV-Y7 (Directed to Older

Y7 Children)—designed for children ages

7 and older. Programs rated TV-Y7 may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reali- ty. Such programs may include mild fantasy and comic violence (FV).

TV TV-G (General Audience)—most par- G ents will consider programs that are

rated TV-G to be suitable for children of all ages. Such programs have little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or sexual situations.

TV TV-PG (Parental Guidance

PG Suggested)—contain material that par- ents may find unsuitable for younger

children. This type of programming has one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue

(D).

TV TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned— 14 contain material that many parents will

find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Such programs have one or more of the following: intense violence (V); intense sexual situations (S); strong, coarse language (L); or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).

TV-MA (Mature Audience Only)— TV specifically designed to be viewed by MA adults and therefore may be unsuitable

for children under 17. Such programs have one or more of the following: graphic violence (V); explicit sexual situations (S); or crude, indecent language (L).