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Lock Menu, continued
Parent Menu Options (U.S.-based rating sys tem)
Option Name and Description
Lock Off, On
Disables or enables program blo cking based on V-Chip signals and the U.S. rating system.
TV
Rating
TV-Y Youth. 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 block-
ing to the age-based
ratings by using the
TV content categories
listed below.
TV-Y7 Youth 7 and ol der.
TV-G Gener al Audience. For the entire family.
TV-PG Parental Guidance . Parental Guidance recommended; may
not be suitable for some children.
TV-14
Adolescent 14 and older. Not recommende d for children under 14.
TV-MA Matu re Audience. For adults only.
FV Fantasy Vio lence. Applies to TV-Y7 only.
TV Content
Categories
D Sexual Dialog. Applies in differing degrees to T V-PG and TV-14.
L
Adult Language. A
pplies in differing degrees to T V-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
S
Sexual Situations . Applies in differing degrees to TV-PG, T V-14, and TV-MA.
V Violence (graphic or realisti c). Applies in differing degrees to TV-PG,
TV-14, and TV-MA.
Movie
Rating
G General Audience. Designed for the enti re family to view.
PG
Parental Guidanc e. Parental Guidance is recommended, may not be suitable for som e children.
PG-13 Parent al Guidance, 13 and Older. Not recommended for child ren under the age of 13.
R
Restricted. Restric ted in theaters to 17 years old and older unless accompanied by an adult.
NC-17 No Children 17 or Unde r. Restricted in theaters to 18 years old and older.
X Adult. Designed for and rest ricted in theaters to adult audiences 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.
1. Highlight the hour digits for Start Ti me.
2. Press repeatedly to change the hour and associated AM/PM ind icator. 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 number s.
5. Highlight the Stop Time digits and set the time as de scribed above.
Note: To make rating restrictions active 24 hours a day, make Start Time and Stop Time the same.
Stop
Time