Useful Features (Continued)

V-CHIP Settings

■V-CHIP

•This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful.

•Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. The MPAA rating is restricted by age. TV Parental Guidelines are restricted by age and content.

•Since a TV program may use either the MPAA rating or the TV Guidelines, both should be adjusted for complete control.

MPAA rating

Rating

Description

⇑

G

GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.

PG

PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some material may not be suitable for children.

age-

PG-13

PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

based

R

RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

 

⇓

NC-17

NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.

X

X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies.

 

MPAA rating

Example 1:

PG-13 in the age-based rating is blocked, this will also automatically block the higher ratings R, NC-17 and X.

A

• The MPAA rating is only age-based.

Example 2:

Rin the age-based rating is blocked, this will also automatically block the higher ratings NC-17 and X.

TV parental guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

⇐ content-based ⇒

 

 

Rating

FV

V

S

L

D

 

(Fantasy

(Violence)

(Sexual

(Adult

(Sexually

 

 

Violence)

 

Situation)

Language)

Suggestive

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dialog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

⇑

TV-Y (All children)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children)

✕

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

age-

TV-G (General Audience)

X

 

 

 

 

based

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

 

✕

✕

✕

✕

⇓

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)

 

✕

✕

✕

✕

 

TV-MA (Mature Audience Only)

 

✕

✕

✕

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.

✕: The content rating can be set.

TV parental guidelines

Example:

When TV-Y7 in the age-based rating is set to BLOCK, the higher ratings (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA) will also be blocked automatically. In addition, D, L, S, V and FV in BLOCK CONTENT are automatically blocked unless you manually set BLOCK CONTENT.

A

•Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-based ratings, but only in the combinations indicated by an ✕ in the table above.

•Choosing a lower age-based rating blocks the higher age-based ratings regardless of content rating settings.

•If you set TV-Y or TV-Y7 to BLOCK, BLOCK CONTENT will display all items.

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