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