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CHAPTER FOUR
Special Features
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Important Notes About Parental Locks (“P.Locks”)

Explanation of the MPAA and TV (FCC) Rating Systems:
TV (FCC) Age-Based Ratings
TV-MA Mature audiences only. This pro-
gram may contain mature themes, profane
language, graphic violence and explicit
sexual content.
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned. This pro-
gram may contain sophisticated themes,
sexual content, strong language and more
intense violence.
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested. The
program may contain infrequent coarse lan-
guage, limited violence, some suggestive
sexual dialogue and situations.
TV-G General audience. It contains little
or no violence, no strong language, and lit-
tle or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-Y7 Directed to older children. Themes
and elements in this program may include
mild physical or comedic violence, or may
frighten children under the age of seven.
TV-Y All children. The themes and elements
in this program are specifically designed
for a very young audience, including chil-
dren from ages two – six.
TV (FCC) Content Category
VViolence.
SSexual content.
LOffensive language.
DDialogue...sexual innuendo.
FV Fantasy or cartoon violence.
MPAA Rating System (Movies)
GGeneral audience. No restriction.
PG Children under 13 should be
accompanied by an adult.
PG-13 Parental guidance suggested.
Children under 13 should be
accompanied by an adult.
RRestricted. Viewers should be 17
or older.
NC-17 Not classified. Viewers should be
17 or older.
XAdults only.
* TV (FCC) ratings: The particular rating that you have selected will be locked (and indicated as a
red “L” on a blue background). Also, all of the age-based ratings will be locked within the partic-
ular group (i.e., “group 1” or “group 2”).
Suppose that the TV-G rating and all of its contents (V, S, L, and D) are locked.
In that case, more restrictive ratings (TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA) and all of their contents (V, S, L,
and D) are automatically locked as well.
* MPAA ratings: The particular rating that you have selected will be locked.
In addition, more restrictive ratings will be locked as well.
* Neither TV (FCC) ratings nor MPAA ratings apply to news programs.
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