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G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
GENERAL AUDIENCE:
All ages admitted.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
Some material may not be suitable for
children.
PARENTS CAUTIONED:
Some material may be inappropriate
for children under 13.
RESTRICTED:
Children under 17 must be
accompanied by a parent or adult.
OVER AGE 17 ONLY:
No one 17 and under admitted.
ADULTS ONLY:
FV
V
S
L
D
Fantasy Violence
Violence
Sexual Situations
Adult Language
Sexually Suggestive Dialogue
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
FOR ALL CHILDREN:
Content specifically geared to young
viewers ages 2-6.
FOR AGE 7 AND OLDER:
May contain mild physical or comedic
violence which may frighten children
under 7.
GENERAL AUDIENCE:
Contains little or no violence, strong
language, or sexual dialogue or
situations.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
May contain infrequent coarse
language, limited violence, some
suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
PARENTS CAUTIONED:
May contain sophisticated themes,
sexual situations, strong language, and
more intense violence.
MATURE AUDIENCE:
May contain mature themes, profane
language, graphic violence, and sexual
situations.

US TV PROGRAMS RATINGS: Chart 2

2

Blocking Message

•If a program or

movie exceeds the

ratings you have

set, a message will

appear on a black

background and

sound is muted.

<When V-Chip Control is activated>

To View a Blocked Program / Movie

[Temporarily Deactivate V-Chip Control]

Enter your secret code (ACCESS CODE)

in the Blocking Message screen.

V-Chip Control is reactivated when power is
turned off or power failure occurs.

[Deactivate V-Chip Control]

Enter your secret code (steps 1-4 page 29).

Then, set US MOVIES and/or US TV

PROGRAMS to “OFF” using and

keys. (Ratings set on page 30 is retained

and will be in effect when V-Chip Control is

activated again.)

Enter Code

Process of V-Chip Control Feature

Setup Blocking

US TV PROGRAMS RATINGS:Chart 1

US MOVIES RATINGS

CH
08
RAT
I
NG
:
PG
-
1
3
ACCESS
CODE
----
PROGRAM
RAT
I
NG
EXCEEDED
ENTER :
0
-
9
SELECT/SET
:CH UP
:CH DOWN
:VOL UP
:VOL DOWN
ACTION
DISPLAY