52 5. TV Menus

Lock Menu, continued
Parent Menu Options (U.S.-based rating system)
Option Name and Description
Lock Off, On
Disables or enables program blocking bas ed on V-Chip signals and the U.S. rating system.
TV
Rating
TV-Y Yo uth . For children under 7. Highlight the rating level
you wish to change and
press
ENTER
to block it
( ) or allow it ( ).
You can apply supple-
mental content blocking
to the age-based ratings
by using the TV content
categories listed below.
TV-Y 7 Youth 7 and older.
TV-G Genera l Audience. For the entire family.
TV-PG Parent al Guidance. Parental Guidance recommende d; may
not be suitable for some children.
TV-14
Adolescent 14 and older. Not recommended for chil dren under 14.
TV-MA Matur e Audience. For adults only.
FV Fantasy Violence. Applie s to TV-Y7 only.
TV Content
Categories
D Sexual Dialog. A pplies in differing degrees to TV-PG and TV-14.
L
Adult Language. A
pplies in differing degrees to TV-PG, T V-14, and TV-MA .
S
Sexual Situations. Applies in differing degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
VViolence (graphic or realistic). Applies in differing degrees to T V-PG,
TV-14, and TV-MA.
Movie
Rating
G Gener al Audience. Designed for the entire family to view.
PG
Parental Guidanc e. Parental Guidance is recommended, may not be suitable for some children.
PG-13 Pa rental Guidance, 13 and Older. Not recommend ed for children under the age of 13.
R
Restricted. Restricted in theaters to 17 years old and older unless accompanied by an adult.
NC-17 No Chi ldren 17 or Under. Restricted in theaters to 18 years old and older.
XAdult. Designed for and restricted in theaters to adult au diences only.
Not Rated The program has not been assigned an MPAA rating.
Start
Time
Allows you to set the time of day for enforcement of rating restrictions set in the Pare nt menu.
1. Highlight the hour digits for Star t Time.
2. Press rep eatedly to change the hour and associated AM/PM indicator. You can also just press
and hold to move quickly through the numbers.
3. Press
ENTER
to highlight the minutes.
4. With the minutes digits highlighted, press repeatedly to change the minutes. You can also just
press and hold to move quickly through the numbers.
5. Highlight the Stop Time digits a nd set the time as described above.
Note: To make rating restrictions active 24 hours a day, make Start Time and Stop Time the same.
Stop
Time