Vidikron VL 52 operation manual FCC Ratings and Content Categories, Rating/Category Description

Operation

Parental Control: To block the display of television programs or movies based on their ratings, select Parental Control from the Setup menu and press ENTER. Enter the default Personal Identification Number (PIN) – 0000 – and press ENTER again.

•Parental Lock: This is the “master switch” for the parental controls. Set it to On on Off.

•TV Rating: Select TV Rating from the Parental Control menu to block television programs carrying a given rating, to prevent children from watching programs that are deemed inappropriate. These ratings and content labels have been established by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help parents and other caregivers determine if a program is suitable for young viewers.

To block programs carrying a given rating, use the up- or down-arrow to select a rating.

Then, press the right-arrow button to require the PIN code to be entered to view a program with that rating. A lock icon () appears to indicate that the restriction is active.

Table 4-2describes the TV ratings and content categories. For more information, visit http://www.fcc.gov/parents/parent_guide.html.

Table 4-2. FCC Ratings and Content Categories

Rating/Category	Description
TV-MA	Mature Audience Only - graphic violence, explicit sexual content
	and/or offensive language
TV-14	Parents strongly cautioned - intense violence, sexual situations,
	coarse language and/or suggestive dialogue
TV-PG	Parental guidance suggested - violence, sexual situations, coarse
	language and/or suggestive dialogue
TV-G	General audience – suitable for children and adults
TV-Y7	Children 7 and up
TV-Y	Suitable for all children
FV	Fantasy violence or cartoon violence
D	Sexual dialogue
L	Offensive language
S	Sexual content
V	Violence

•Movie Rating: Select Movie Rating from the Parental Control menu to block movies carrying a given rating, to prevent children from watching movies that are deemed inappropriate. These ratings have been established by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to help parents and other caregivers determine if a movie is suitable for young viewers.

To block movies carrying a given rating, press the right-arrow button to require the PIN

code to be entered to view a movie with that rating. A lock icon () appears to indicate that the restriction is active.

For more information on movie ratings, please visit http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/.

•Unrated: To allow or block access to unrated content, select Unrated from the Parental Control menu and select Allow or Block. Press ENTER to confirm your choice.

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