T he AutoLock™ feature receives and processes data sent by broadcasters or
other program providers that contain pro- gram content advisories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be found objection- able (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great feature to censor the type of programming children may watch.
In the AutoLock™ section, you ll learn how to block channels and programming that is not rated, is unrated, or has no rating. You will also find out how to turn these blocking features ON or OFF. Following are brief explanations of some terms and ratings relat- ed to the AutoLock™ feature.
AutoLock™ offers various Blocking
Options from which to choose:
BLOCKING: The BLOCKING control is what can be thought of as the master switch for AutoLock™. This control affects the set- tings you have chosen for blocking programs according to movie ratings or TV ratings, or for blocking programs that have no rating or are unrated. When the BLOCKING control is OFF, the blocking or censoring of programs is disabled. When the BLOCKING control is ON, blocking will occur according to the set- tings you have chosen.
NO RATING: ALL programming with no content advisory data can be blocked if NO RATING is set to ON.
Programming that has No Rating is not encoded with any rating information from the MPAA or the Parental Guidelines. Any pro- gramming could fall into this category.
You also can block individual channels or
block programming based on ratings of the MPAA and TV broadcasters. (See a descrip- tion of the ratings on this page.)
Movie Rating
G | Ñ | On | É |
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PG | É | | |
PG-13 | É | | |
R | É | | |
NC-17 | É | | |
X | É | | |
MOVIE RATINGS
(MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)
G:General Audience - All ages admitted. Most parents would find this programming suitable for all ages. This type of program- ming contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dia- logue or sexual situations.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested - This programming contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. It may contain one or more of the following:
Moderate violence, some sexual situations, infrequent coarse language, or some sugges- tive dialogue.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - This programming contains material that parents may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13. It contains one or more of the fol- lowing: violence, sexual situations, coarse language, or suggestive dialogue.
R:Restricted -This programming is specifi- cally designed for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should view this programming only with an accompanying parent or adult guardian. It contains one or more of the fol- lowing: intense violence; intense sexual situ- ations; strong, coarse language; or intensely suggestive dialogue.
NC-17: No one under the age of 17 will be admitted. - This type of programming should be viewed by adults only. It contains graphic violence; explicit sex; or crude, indecent lan- guage.
X:Adults Only - This type of programming contains one or more of the following: very graphic violence, very graphic and explicit or indecent sexual acts, very coarse and intense- ly suggestive language.
TV Rating
TV-Y Ñ On É
TV-Y7 É
TV-G É
TV-PG É
TV-14 É
TV-MA É
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
(TV BROADCASTERS)
TV-Y:(All children --This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.) Designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of programming is not expected to frighten younger children.
TV-Y7: (Directed to Older Children --This program is designed for children ages 7 and above.) It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. This programming may include mild fantasy and comic violence (FV).
TV-G: (General Audience --Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.) This type of programming contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or no sexual dialogue or sexual situations.
TV-PG: (Parental Guidance Suggested --This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.) This type of programming contains one or more of the following: Moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse lan- guage (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-14: (Parents Strongly Cautioned --This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.) This type of program- ming contains one or more of the following: intense violence (V); intense sexual situations (S); strong, coarse language (L); or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-MA: (Mature Audience Only --This pro- gram is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for chil- dren under 17.) This type of programming con- tains one or more of the following: graphic vio- lence (V); explicit sexual situations (S); or crude, indecent language (L).
