i__ r'_ his portion of the SmartLock
Ifeatures cover program ratings
based on the TV Industry rating
system. This isknow as Parental
Guideline within SmartLock.
After selecting the SmartLock fea-
ture and entering your personal
access code, theBLOCK/CHANGE
CODE screen appears;
<_ With the word BLOCK high-
lighted, Press the CURSOR
RIGHT _ button.
,P_ Scroll the menu using the
CURSOR UP •or CURSOR
DOWN • buttons until the words
PARENTAL GUIDELINES are
highlighted.
__ Press the CURSOR RIGHT
button to display the
Parental (TV) Guidelines (TV-Y,
TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-P_', TV-14, or
TV-MA).
When highlighted, the TV-Y and
TV-G can be turned ON (which will
allow blocking) or OFF (which will
allow viewing), of these rated pro-
ranis.
_The ratings ofTV-Y7, TV-PG,
TV-14, TV-MA can be customized
to block V (violence), FV (fantasy
violence), S (sexual situations), L
(coarse language), or D (suggestive
dialogue).
Use the CURSOR RIGHT _or
CURSOR LEFT _buttons on
the remote to turnthe rating option
ON or OFF. _.
IBLOCK
CHANGECODE CHANNELS BLOCKED •
MOVIE RATINGS •
IP, OENT GUI:EUNE•1
TV-Y7 •
TV..G OFF
Iw_G •1
W-14 •
"rv4_4A •
TV RATING SUB MENUS:
Remember:
Selecting to
block any rating
will cause all the
higher ratings to
also be blocked
automatically.
TV-Y OFF
I"rV'Y7 i_I
_TV-G OFF
]Y7 0NI
FV ON
TV-Y7 •
TV_ OFF
ITV G •1
PG ON
D ON
IL ONI
SON
V ON
TV-Y-(All children - Ttdsprogram isdesigned to be appropriate for allchildren.)
Designed fora very ycimg audience,including cbikh_n ages 2-6. Thistype of pre-
gr_-ammgm not expected to frighten yoaoge_childien.
TV-Y7 - (Directed to Older Children -- Thisprogram isdesigned for children age 7
and above,) It may be moreappropriate for children whohave acquired thedevelop-
ment skillsneeded to di_sh between mak_-believe andreality. This pr_ram-
ruingmay include mild fantasyand comic violence(FV).
TV-G -(General Audience - Most parents would find ttdsprogram suitable for all
ages•)Th.is type of programming c_mtainslittle or no violence, no strong Ioalguage
andlittle or no sexual dialogue orsituations.
TV-PG -(Par_tal Guidance Suggested -This program contains materialthat par_
entsmay find unsuitablefor younger childeen.)This type of programmingcontains one
ormore of the following: sorae suggesfve dialogue (D). infrequent coarse isogu_e
(L),some sexual situations(S),or moderate violence(V).
TV-14 -(Parents Sm_oglyCautioned -- This program contains some material that
manyparents would find unsuitahie for childrenunder 14years of age.) This typeof
cctatainsone or rnc_ ofthe following: intemely suggestive dialogue
(D),strcog cc_rselanguage (L), intensesexual situations (S), orintense violence (V)
TV.MA -(MatureAudience Only - Thisprogram isspecifically designed to be
viewedby adults and therefore maybe unsuitable for children under 17) Thistype of
pmgramrmngcontaiasone _ moreof the followlng: crudeindecent laagugg¢ (L),
explicit sexualsituations (S), or graphic violence (V).
TV-G OFF
TV_G •
ITv-14 !'1
14 ON
D ON
IL0NI
S ON
V ON
MA ON
L ON
Is ONI
v ON
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