Pioneer PRO-730HDI manual Rating, No ONE 17 and Under Admitted, Not Rated, TV-Y TV-Y7, Tv-G, Tv-Pg

PROGRAM BLOCK (V. CHIP) FUNCTION

Since laws have been passed in the United States requiring a way of blocking undesirable programming, the V-chip has become a required component in television sets. The V-chip is a computer chip which decodes signals added to broadcast signals transmitted by television broadcasters. These signals are classified by programming content (e.g., amount of violence or sexual content) and age, and viewers may specify settings which block certain types of programming.

Program blocking may be set to a specific level judged by parents to be undesirable for children depending on their age and the content of the programming in question. The V-chip makes it impossible for such children to view programs with ratings exceeding the specified level.

The V-chip uses the following rating system.

<U.S.A. RATING SYSTEM> MPAA RATING

RATING
	G	GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.
	PG	PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some material may not be suitable for children.
	PG-13	PARENTAL STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Age-Base	R	RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
	NC-17	NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.
	X	X Rating is an older rating that is the same as NC-17 and may be encoded on the data of older movie.
	NR	NOT RATED

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

	RATING			Description and Content Themes
			FV		D	L	S	V
		TV-Y	–		–	–	–	–
		TV-Y7	‡		–	–	–	–
Age-Base		TV-G	–		–	–	–	–		FV: Fantasy Violence
		TV-PG	–		‡	‡	‡	‡
										D:	Sexually Suggestive Dialog
										L:	Adult Language
		TV-14	–		‡	‡	‡	‡
										S:	Sexual Situations
		TV-MA	–		–
						‡	‡	‡		V:	Violence
TV-Y	All Children. This program is designed to be appropriate								TV-14Parents Strongly Cautioned. This program contains some
	for all children.									material that many parents would find unsuitable for
TV-Y7										children under 14 years of age.
	Directed to Older Children. This program is designed for									This program contains one or more of the following:
	children age 7 and above.										(D) Intensely suggestive dialogue
	Note: For those programs where fantasy violence may be										(L) Strong coarse language
		more intense or more combative than other programs									(S) Intense sexual situations
		in this category, such programs will be designated									(V) Intense violence
		TV-Y7-FV.							TV-MAMature Audience Only. This program is specifically designed
TV-G
	General Audience. Most parents would find this program									to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for
	suitable for all ages.									children under 17.
TV-PG										This program contains one or more of the following:
	Parental Guidance Suggested. This program contains										(L) Crude indecent language
	material that parents may find unsuitable for younger										(S) Explicit sexual activity
	children.										(V) Graphic violence
	The program contains one or more of the following:

(D)Some suggestive dialogue

(L)Infrequent coarse language

(V)Moderate violence

(S)Some sexual situations

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