Philips 55PFL3907 user manual Using the movie ratings lock, Summary of Canada English ratings lock

Using the movie ratings lock

You can control viewing of movies based on their MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating.

1 Press MENU on the remote control and then use Î /ï/Í /Æ to select [Setup] > [Features] > [Child lock].

2 Enter your PIN. (See ‘Setting your PIN’ on page 26.)

3 Select one of the menus for movie ratings lock.

• In the USA, select [Movie ratings lock].

• In Canada, select [Canada English ratings lock] or [Canada French ratings lock].

The following screen shows the ratings in [Movie ratings lock].

Summary of Canada English ratings lock

Rating	Description
All	All items in the ratings list are locked.

EExempt program.

CProgramming suitable for children under the age of 8 years. No profanity or sexual content of any level allowed. Minimal comedic violence.

C8+	Suitable for children ages 8 and over. Low intensity
	violence and fantasy horror allowed.

GMovies with a mild content, suitable for all ages.

PG	Movies for which parental guidance is recommended.
	They may contain a few racy or violent scenes or maybe
	some bad language.

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Lock after	All
Channel Lock	NR
TV ratings lock	G
Movie ratings lock	PG
Canada English ratings l...	PG-13
Canada French ratings l...	R
	NC-17
	X

14+	Programming intended for children ages 14 and over.
	May contain intense scenes of violence, strong profanity,
	and depictions of sexual activity within the context of a
	story.
18+	Programming intended for viewers ages 18 and over.
	May contain strong violence, language, and sexual activity.

Summary of Canada French ratings lock

Rating	Description
All	All items in the ratings list are locked.

EExempt program.

4 Use Î /ï and then press OK repeatedly to switch between locked

	and not locked. Each rating has a box-graphic in front of it to
	indicate whether it is locked:
	• A box with x indicates that all items in the rating are locked.
	• An empty box indicates that no items in the rating are not locked.
5	• When you select [All], all items in the ratings list are locked.
	Press MENU to exit.
Summary of Movie ratings lock
Rating		Description
All		All items in the ratings list are locked.
NR		Not rated.

GMovies with a mild content, suitable for all ages.

PG	Movies for which parental guidance is recommended.
	They may contain a few racy or violent scenes or maybe
	some bad language.
PG-13	Movies for which parental guidance may be
	recommended if under age 13.

RRestricted.The movies usually contain offensive sex or bad language and may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17. Parental guidance or permission needed.

NC-17	Even with parental permission, forbidden under age 17.
	More offensive sex, violence or bad language.

XMovies which generally focus on sex, violence and / or bad language. Also known as pornography.

GAppropriate for all ages with little or no violence and little to no sexual content.

8ans+	Appropriate for children 8 and up which may contain
	little violence, some foul language and / or little to no
	sexual content.
13ans+	Appropriate for children 13 and up, with moderate
	violence, language, and some sexual situations. Persons
	under 13 should be accompanied by an adult.
16ans+	Appropriate for children 16 and up, with strong violence,
	strong language, and strong sexual content.
18ans+	Only to be viewed by adults and contains extreme
	violence and graphic sexual content / pornography.

Note

••TheV-Chip can block non rated programs as per “ CEA-608-E sec. L.3 ”. If the option to block [None], [NR], [E] or [E] programs is used in [ TV ratings lock], [Movie ratings lock], [Canada English ratings lock] or [Canada French ratings lock] accordingly “ unusual results may occur, and the unit may not receive emergency bulletins or other types of programming : ” ∙ Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather warnings and others) ∙ Locally originated programming ∙ News ∙ Political ∙ Public Service Announcements ∙ Religious ∙ Sports ∙  Weather.

Use the region ratings lock

You can control access to digital programs based on downloaded region ratings. Before you download a ratings table, ensure that regional ratings are broadcast.

1 Press MENU on the remote control and then use Î /ï/Í /Æ to select [Setup] > [Features] > [Child lock].

2 Enter your PIN. (See ‘Setting your PIN’ on page 26.)

3 Use Î /ï to select [Region ratings lock], then press OK.

4 Use Î /ï and then press OK repeatedly to switch between locked and not locked. Each rating has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether it is locked:

• A box with x indicates that the rating locked.

• An empty box indicates that the rating is not locked.

5 Press MENU to exit.

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