Understanding Parental Lock
Parental Lock processes program
content advisories from broadcasters.
Parental Lock can respond to the MPAA RatingsTV Ratings
content advisories and block objecti-(Motive Picture Association of America)(TV broadcaster)
onable content (offensively language, G: General Audience - All ages TV-Y All children-Appropriate
violence, sexual situations, etc.) This admitted. Most parents would find For all children. - Designed for
is a great feature to censor the type this program suitable for all ages. This a very young audience, including
of programming children watch.
Parental Lock offers various type of programming contains little or children age 2-6. This type of progra-
no violence, no strong language, and mming is not expected to frighten
blocking options from which to little or no sexual dialog or situation.younger children.
choose:
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested - TV-Y7 Directed to Older
MASTER ENABLE: this is the This programming contains material Children - Designed for
master switch for Parental Lock.
When ON, all blocking/censoring you that parents may find unsuitable for children age 7 and above. It may be
have set is enabled. When off, all younger children. It may contain one appropriate for children who can
blocking is disabled.or more of the following: moderate distinguish between make-believe and
violence, some sexual situations, inf-reality. This programming may include
requent coarse language, or some mild fantasy and comic violence (FV
BLOCK UNRATED: All unrated suggestive dialog.or Fantasy violence).
programs (based on Movies Ratings
or TV Ratings) will be blocked if this
feature is ON and MASTER ENABLE PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned TV-G General Audience -Most
is ON.-This programming contains material Parents would find this progra-
that parents may find unsuitable for mming suitable for all ages - This type
younger children under the age of 13. of programming contains little or no
BLOCK NO RATING: All programmingIt contains one or more of the following: violence, no strong language, and little
with no content advisory data will be violence, sexual situations, coarse lan-or no sexual dialog or situation.
blocked if this feature is ON and MAS-guage, or suggestive dialog.
TER ENABLE is ON.
TV-PG Parents Guidance
After you set a secret code, you can R: Restricted -This programming is Cautioned - Contains material
block up to six ratings in TV Ratings or specially designed for adult. Anyone that parents may find unsuitable for
under the age of 17 should only view younger children. This type of progra-
Movie Ratings. These ratings are set the this programming with an accom-mming contains one or more of the
by the Motion Pictures Association of panying parent or adult guardian. It following: moderate violence(V), some
America and TV broadcasters. contains one or more of the following: sexual situations(S), infrequent coarse
intense violence, intense sexual situ-language (L), or some suggestive
ations, strong coarse language, or dialog (D).
intensely suggestive dialog.
TV-14 Parents Strongly
NC17: No children under the age of Cautioned - Contains material
17 will be admitted -This type of pro-that parents may find unsuitable for
gramming should be viewed by adults children under 14 years of age. This
only. It contains graphic violence, exp-type of programming contains one or
licit sex, or crude, indecent language.more of the following: intense violence
(V), intense sexual situations(S), strong
X: Adult only -This type of program-coarse language (L), or intensely sug-
ming contains one or more of the gestive dialog (D).
following: very graphic violence, very
graphic and explicit sexual acts, very TV-MA Mature Audience only-
coarse and intensely suggestive Specially designed to be viewed
language.by adults and may be unsuitable for
children under 17. This type of progra-
mming contains one or more of the
following: graphic violence (V),explicit
sexual situations(S), or crude, indecent
language (L).
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