Using the Onscreen Submenus: Features
UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCKa
he AutoLockafeature can help par-
Tents control what their children watch
on TV. AutoLockadoes this by using theAutoLockAutoLock
content advisories sent by broadcastersMOVIE RATINGTV RATING
or other program providers. After youGONTV-YON
program AutoLocka, it can respond toPGTV-Y7
the content advisories and block pro-PG-13TV-G
grams that contain content that you mayRTV-PG
consider objectionableNoffensive lan-NC-17TV-14
guage, violence, or sexual situations. You
can also use AutoLockato block chan-
nels that you donOt want your children to
watch.
MOVIE RATINGSTV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
In this section, youOll learn how to block(MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICA )(TV BROADCASTERS )
channels and programming that is not
G (General Audience)Nall agesTVTV-Y(All ChildrNen)designed to
rated, is unrated, or has no rating. You
admitted. Most parents will find pro-be appropriate for all children,
will also find out how to turn these block-Y
grams that are rated G to be suitableespecially ones ages 2�6. Programs
ing features on or off. Following on this
for children of all ages. Such programsrated TV-Y are not expected to frighten
page are brief explanations of
have little or no violence, no strongyounger children.
AutoLockaterms and program ratings.
language, and little or no sexual dialog
TVTV-Y7(Directed to Older
Termsor sexual situations.
Children)Ndesigned for children
Y7
BLOCKING controlNcan be thought PG (Parental Guidanceages 7 and older. Programs rated
of as the Omaster switch� forSuggested)Ncontain material that par-TV-Y7 may be more appropriate for chil-
AutoLocka. This control affects the set-ents may find unsuitable for youngerdren who have acquired the development
tings you have chosen for blocking pro-children. Programs that are rated PGskills needed to distinguish between
grams according to movie ratings or have one or more of the following:TVmake-believe and reality. Such programs
ratings, or for blocking programs thatmoderate violence, some sexual situa-may include mild fantasy and comic vio-
have no rating or are unrated. When thetions, infrequent coarse language, orlence (FV).
BLOCKING control is OFF, the blockingsome suggestive dialog.
TVTV-G (General Audience)Nmost
or censoring of programs is disabled.
PG-13 (Parents Stronglyparents will consider programs thatG
When the BLOCKING control is ON,
Cautioned)N contain material that par- are rated TV-G to be suitable for
blocking will occur according to the set-ents may find unsuitable for childrenchildren of all ages. Such programs have
tings you have chosen. under the age of 13. Programs that arelittle or no violence, no strong language,
rated PG-13 have one or more of theand little or no sexual dialogue or sexual
BLOCK UNRATED controlN if set to
following: violence, sexual situations,situations.
ON, blocks all unrated programs.
coarse language, or suggestive dialog.
Unrated programming consists of theTVTV-PG(Parental Guidance
kind of shows that the MPAA (MotionR (Restricted)Nspecifically designedPG Suggested)Ncontain material that
Picture Association of America) or thefor adults. Anyone under the age of 17parents may find unsuitable for
TV broadcasters have chosen not to rate. should view programs that are rated Ryounger children. This type of program-
only with an accompanying parent orming has one or more of the following:
NO RATING controlNif set to ON,
adult guardian. Such programs have onemoderate violence (V), some sexual situ-
blocks all programming with no contentor more of the following: intense vio-ations (S), infrequent coarse language
advisory data. lence; intense sexual situations; strong,(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
Programming that has No Rating is notcoarse language; or intensely suggestive
TVTV-14(Parents Strongly
encoded with any rating informationdialogue.
14CautionedNcontain material that
from the MPAA or the ParentalNC-17 (No one under the age of 17many parents will find unsuitable
Guidelines. Any programming could fallwill be admitted)Nshould be viewedfor children under 14 years of age. Such
into this category.by adults only. Programs that are ratedprograms have one or more of the follow-
NC-17 have graphic violence; expliciting: intense violence (V); intense sexual
BLOCK CHANNEL controlN enables
sex; or crude, indecent language.situations (S); strong, coarse language
you to block individual channels that you
(L); or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
donOt want children to see. X (Adults Only)Ncontain one or more
of the following: very graphic violence,TV TV-MA (Mature Audience Only)N
very graphic and explicit or indecentspecifically designed to be viewed by
MA
sexual acts, or very coarse and intenselyadults and therefore may be unsuit-
suggestive language.able for children under 17. Such programs
have one or more of the following: graphic
violence (V); explicit sexual situations (S);
or crude, indecent language (L).
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