5. TV Menu Settings 45
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itemyou
wishtochangeand
press
ENTER
toactivate
ordeactivateit.
Youcanapplysupple-
mentalcontentblock-
ing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.Appliesindiffer ing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 General Audi ence.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.
1. HighlightthehourdigitsforStart Time.
2. Press repeatedlytochangethehoura nd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andsetthetimeasdescrib edabove.
Note: Tomakeratingrestrictionsactive24hoursaday,makeStart TimeandStop Timethesame.
Stop
Time