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Features Menu • The AutoLock Control
UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCK
The AutoLock feature can help par-
ents censor what their children watch on TV. AutoLock receives con- tent advisories sent by broadcasters or other program providers. After you program AutoLock, it can respond to the content advisories and block pro- grams that contain content which you may consider
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In this section, you’ll learn how to block channels and programming that is not rated, is unrated, or has no rat- ing. You will also find out how to turn these blocking features on or off. Following on this page are brief expla- nations of AutoLock terms and pro- gram ratings.
Terms
BLOCKING
BLOCK UNRATED
Unrated programming consists of the kind of shows that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) or the TV broadcasters have chosen not to rate.
NO RATING
Programming that has No Rating is not encoded with any rating information from the MPAA or the Parental Guidelines. Any programming could fall into this category.
You can also block individual chan- nels using the BLOCK CHANNEL control.
MOVIE RATINGS
(MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA)
G(General
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)—
contain material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Programs that are rated PG have one or more of the following: moderate violence, some sexual situations, infrequent coarse language, or some suggestive dialogue.
PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)—
contain material that parents may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13. Programs that are rated
R
X (Adults
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
(TV BROADCASTERS)
TV
ones ages
TV TV-Y7 (Directed to Older
Y7
7 and older. Programs rated
TV
rated
TV TV-PG (Parental Guidance
PG
children. This type of programming has one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue
(D).
TV TV-14 (Parents Strongly
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children under 14 years of age. Such programs have one or more of the following: intense violence (V); intense sexual situations (S); strong, coarse language (L); or intensely sug- gestive dialogue (D).
TV
for children under 17. Such programs have one or more of the following: graphic violence (V); explicit sexual situations (S); or crude, indecent language (L).
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