Setting parental controls

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TV/Movie ratings charts

U.S. TV ratings (age-based)

TV-Y

All children

TV-Y7

Children over seven years

 

of age

 

 

TV-G

General audiences

 

 

TV-PG

Parental guidance

 

suggested

 

 

TV-14

Parents strongly cautioned

 

 

TV-MA

Mature audiences only

 

 

 

 

U.S. TV ratings (content-based)

 

 

All

All ratings are blocked

 

 

FV

Fantasy violence

 

 

L

Adult language

 

 

S

Sexual situations

 

 

V

Violence

 

 

D

Sexually suggestive dialog

 

 

 

 

U.S. movie (MPAA) ratings

 

 

None

Movie not rated

 

 

G

General audiences

 

 

PG

Parental guidance

 

suggested

 

 

PG-13

Suitable for children 13 and

 

older

 

 

R

Parental guidance

 

suggested for children

 

under 17

 

 

NC-17

Not suitable for children

 

under 17

 

 

X

Adults only

 

 

 

 

Canadian English ratings

 

 

E

Exempt programming

 

 

C

Children

 

 

C8+

Children over 8 years old

 

 

G

General audiences

 

 

PG

Parental guidance

 

 

14+

Over 14 years old

 

 

18+

Adult programming

 

 

 

 

Canadian French ratings

 

 

E

Exempt programming

 

 

G

General audiences

 

 

8ans+

Over 8 years old

 

 

13ans+

Over 13 years old

 

 

16ans+

Over 16 years old

 

 

18ans+

Adult programming

 

 

Downloading rating information

You can download rating information to use when setting parental controls by enabling the optional Open V-Chipsetting in parental controls. If the program is broadcast with Open V-Chiprating information, the information is downloaded automatically.

To download rating information:

1Press MENU. The on-screen menu opens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

Audio

Setup

TV

Picture Mode

 

Energy Savings

 

 

 

 

Brightness

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

 

 

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color

 

 

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tint

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharpness

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color Temperature

 

 

Cool

 

 

 

 

Advanced Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

Move

 

 

Back

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Press ￿ or ￿ to highlight Setup, then press ￿. The Setup menu opens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

Audio

Setup

TV

OSD Language

 

 

 

English

 

 

Aspect Ratio

 

 

 

Wide

 

 

 

 

Time Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset Default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

Adjust

 

Back

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Press ￿ to highlight Parental, then press ENTER. The Input Password screen opens.

Input Password

Return

4Press the number buttons to enter the four-digit password. The Setup-Parentalmenu opens.

Video Audio Setup TV

Channel Block

Program Block

Input Block

Change Password

Clean All

Button Lock

Select

Enter

Back

Exit