Operating Instructions

Parental Control

The Parental Control feature is designed to help parents monitor what their children watch on television. This section shows you the different rating systems available and how to set your TV’s rating limit.

Overview of the Ratings

Once you have become familiar with these rating systems, you should be ready to set your TV’s rating limit.

TV Ratings

The TV ratings are divided into two groups: age-based and content-based.

 

 

 

TV Ratings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y:

 

 

FV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

 

 

TV-G:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

 

TV-PG :

 

 

D

 

 

L

 

 

 

S

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-14:

 

 

D

 

 

L

 

 

 

S

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-MA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

S

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press

to block

 

 

 

 

 

 

End MENU

 

 

 

 

 

Move

 

 

Select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

Defined as

TV-YAll children

TV-Y7Directed to older children

TV-GGeneral audience

TV-PGParental Guidance suggested

TV-14Parents Strongly cautioned

TV-MAMature Audience only

Contents

Defined as

FV

Fantasy Violence

 

 

D

Suggestive

 

dialogue

 

 

L

Strong language

 

 

S

Sexual situations

 

 

V

Violence

 

 

￿The content ratings will increase depending on the level of the age-based rating. For example, a program with a TV-PG V (Violence) rating may contain moderate violence, while a TV-14 V (Violence) rating may contain intense violence.

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