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MOV IE RAT ING
G
PG
PG1 3
R
NC1 7
X
ON
TV RA TING
Y
Y7
G
PG
14
MA
ON

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that ma y be foun d objec tionabl e (such

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situations, etc.). This is a gre at feat ure

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MOVIE RATINGS

G: General Au dience - All ages
admitted.
Most parents wou ld find this program
suitable for al l ages. This type o f
programming co ntains little o r no
violence, no st rong language, a nd little
or no sexual dialo g or situations.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested -
This programmi ng contains mate rial
that parents m ay find unsuitable f or
younger childre n. It may contain one
or more of the follow ing:
moderate viol ence, some sexua l
situations, i nfrequent coar se
language, or so me suggestive d ialog.
PG-13: Parents S trongly
Cautioned -
This programmi ng contains
material that p arents may find
unsuitable fo r children under th e age
of 13. It contains one or m ore of the
following: vio lence, sexual si tuations,
coarse langua ge, or suggesti ve dialog.
R: Restric ted -This programmi ng
is specificall y designed for adul ts.
Anyone under the ag e of 17 should
only view this prog ramming with an
accompanying
parent or adult gu ardian. It conta ins
one or more of the foll owing: intense
violence, int ense sexual situ ations,
strong coarse la nguage, or inte nsely
suggestive di alog.
NC-17: No children u nder the age
of 17 will be admitted . - This type
of programming s hould be viewed by
adults only. It cont ains graphic
violence, exp licit sex, or crud e,
indecent langu age.
X: Adults Only - This type of
programming contains one or more of
the following: v ery graphic vio lence,
very graphic an d explicit or inde cent
sexual acts, a nd very coarse and
intensely sug gestive langu age

TV RATINGS

TV-Y All children - A ppropriate for
all children. De signed for a very you ng
audience, incl uding children ag es 2-6.
This type of progr amming is not
expected to fr ighten younger ch ildren.
TV-Y7 Directed to Older Children -
Designed for chi ldren age 7 and above.
It may be more approp riate for
children who can d istinguish be tween
make-believe a nd reality. This
programming ma y include mild fant asy
and comic violen ce (FV or fanta sy
violence).
TV-G Genera l Audience - Most
parents would fin d this programmin g
suitable for al l ages. This type o f
programming co ntains little o r no
violence, no st rong language, a nd little
or no sexual dialo g or situations.
TV-PG P arenta l Guida nce
Sugges ted -
Contains mate rial that parent s may
find unsuitabl e for younger childre n.
This type of progr amming contai ns one
or more of the follow ing: Moderate
violence (V ), some sexual sit uations
(S), infreq uent coarse lang uage (L), or
some suggest ive dialog (D).
TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned -
Contains some m aterial that ma ny
parents would fin d unsuitable for
children under a ge 14. This type of
programming co ntains one or more of
the following: i ntense violenc e (V),
intense sexua l situations (S ), strong
coarse langua ge (L), or intense ly
suggestive di alog (D).
TV-MA Matur e Audience Only -
Specificall y designed to be view ed
by adults and may be un suitable
for children unde r 17. This type of
programming co ntains one or more
of the following : graphic viole nce (V),
explicit sexu al situations ( S), or crude,
indecent langu age (L)
AUTO Lock offers v arious BLOCKI NG
controls from wh ich to choose:
Access Code - An Acce ss Code must be
set to prevent chil dren from unblock ing
questionabl e or censored progr amming set
by their parent s.
Block Enable - Af ter an access code h as
been programm ed, you can block
programming de pending on the rec eived
rating and user se tting.
Movie Ratings - Ce rtain blocki ng options
exist which wil l block programm ing based
on ratings pat terned by the Moti on Pictures
Association o f America.
TV Ratings - Ju st like the Movie Rati ngs,
programs can be b locked from viewin g using
standard TV r atings set by TV bro adcasters.