Press the M/m buttons to select “TV Rating” and press the OK button.

Parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: TV

 

 

TV Rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating

 

 

Content

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7:

–

 

FV: –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-G:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-PG:

–

D:–

L:

–

S:

–

V:

–

 

TV-14:

–

D:–

L:

–

S:

–

V:

–

 

TV-MA:

–

 

L:

–

S:

–

V:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

 

Set

OK

 

Exit

MENU

To select a TV rating in Canada:

Press the M/m buttons to select “English Rating,” “French Rating,” or “U.S.A. Rating” and press the OK button.

English Rating

Parent

: TV

 

English Rating

C:–

C8+: –

G:–

PG: –

14+: –

18+: –

Select Set OK Exit MENU

French Rating

Parent

: TV

 

French Rating

G:–

8ans+: –

13ans+: –

16ans+: –

18ans+: –

Select Set OK Exit MENU

U.S.A. Rating

Parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: TV

 

 

U.S.A. Rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating

 

 

Content

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7:

–

 

FV: –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-G:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-PG:

–

D:–

L:

–

S:

–

V:

–

 

TV-14:

–

D:–

L:

–

S:

–

V:

–

 

TV-MA:

–

 

L:

–

S:

–

V:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

 

Set

OK

 

Exit

MENU

7Press the M/m buttons to select the TV rating to be blocked and press the OK button.

The indicator automatically appears beside the selected rating and all ratings below it, indicating that the programs

that match the ratings will be blocked.

Example: TV rating in the U.S.A.

Parent

 

 

 

 

 

: TV

 

 

TV Rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating

 

 

Content

 

 

 

 

TV-Y:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7:

–

 

FV: –

 

 

 

 

 

TV-G:

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-PG:

–

D:–

L:

– S:

– V:

–

 

TV-14:

 

 

D:

L:

S:

V:

 

 

TV-MA:

 

 

 

L:

S:

V:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

 

Set

OK

Exit

MENU

To unlock a rating, select and press the OK button. The indicator changes to “–” and all ratings above it are unlocked.

Some U.S. TV ratings have additional content ratings called “extenders.”

The extenders are defined as follows:

D (sexually suggestive Dialogue), FV (Fantasy Violence), L (coarse Language), S (Sexual situations) and V (Violence). By setting the extenders, you can define additional viewing limits.

For more details of extenders, see page 28.

All of the extenders included in the selected ratings will be blocked. If you want to allow any of them to be viewed, go to step 8. Otherwise, go to step 10.

8Press the M/m buttons to select the extender to be viewed and press the OK button.

“–” appears beside the selected extender, indicating that the programs that match the extender can be viewed.

To relock the canceled extender, select .

The indicator appears to show that the programs that match the extender will be blocked again.

9Repeat step 8 for other extenders.

All programs that match the ratings you select and higher,

US

except for the extenders that were canceled, will be blocked.

10 Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen.To block programs or movies broadcast without a rating

The unrated option allows you to block programs or movies that are broadcast without a rating.

The unrated option is available only when you have selected “U.S.A.” as your country/region.

1Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting a Custom Rating” on page 26.2Press the M/m buttons to select “Unrated” and press the OK button.3Press the M/m buttons to select “Block” and press the OK button.

Option

Description

Allow

Allows programs and movies that are

 

broadcast without a rating.

 

 

Block

Blocks all programs and movies that

 

are broadcast without a rating.

 

 

4 Press the MENU button to exit the menu screen.

Note

If you choose to block unrated TV programs, be aware that the following types of programs may be blocked: programs broadcast from another country/region, emergency broadcasts, political programs, sports, news, public service announcements, religious programs, and weather.

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