34
G
General Audience
8 ANS +
Not recommended for young children
13 ANS +
Programming may not be suitable for children under
the age of 13
16 ANS +
Programming is not suitable for children under the age
of 16
18 ANS +
Programming restricted to adults
C
Children
C8+
Children 8 years and older
G
General Audience
PG
Parental Guidance
14+
Viewers 14 years and older
18+
Adult Programming
FV
Fantasy Violence
V
Violence
S
Sexual Situations
L
Adult Language
D
Sexually Suggestive Dialogue
TV-Y
FOR ALL CHILDREN:
Content specifically geared to young viewers ages 2-6.
TV-Y7
FOR AGE 7 AND OLDER:
May contain mild physical or comedic violence which may frighten
children under 7.
TV-G
GENERAL AUDIENCE:
Contains little or no violence, strong language, or sexual dialogue
or situations.
TV-PG
PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
May contain infrequent coarse language, limited violence, some
suggestive sexual dialogue and situations.
TV-14
PARENTS CAUTIONED:
May contain sophisticated themes, sexual situations, strong
language, and more intense violence.
TV-MA
MATURE AUDIENCE:
May contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence,
and sexual situations.
Chart 2
Chart 1
G
GENERAL AUDIENCE:
All ages admitted.
PG
PARENTAL GUIDANCE:
Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13
PARENTS CAUTIONED:
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R
RESTRICTED:
Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult.
NC-17
OVER AGE 17 ONLY:
No one 17 and under admitted.
X
ADULTS ONLY:
<Canadian French Rating>
<US Rating>
If a program or movie exceeds the ratings you have set, a message
will appear on a black background and sound is muted.
<When V-Chip Control is activated>
Blocking Message
CH 08
PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED
RATING:PG-13
ACCESS CODE
----
ENTER :0-9
CH 08
PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED
RATING:13ANS+
ACCESS CODE
----
ENTER :0-9
<US Rating>
<Canadian Rating>
<Example: US Rating>
Temporarily Deactivate
V-Chip Control
Press NUMBER keys to enter your
secret code in the Blocking Message
screen.
• V-Chip Control is reactivated when
power is turned off or power failure
occurs.
Deactivate V-Chip Control
To View a Blocked Program/Movie
1
Enter your secret code.
(See page 31.)
2
Then, set US MOVIES and/or US TV PROGRAMS
and/or CANADIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE and/or
CANADIAN FRENCH LANGUAGE to “OFF” using
Ÿź
and SET. (Ratings set on pages 31-34 are
retained and will be in effect when V-Chip Control is
activated again.)
CH08
PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED
RATING:PG-13
ACCESS CODE
*---
ENTER :0-9
US TV PROGRAMS Ratings Chart
US MOVIES Ratings Chart
Canadian English Language Ratings Chart
Canadian French Language Ratings Chart
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CHANGE SETTINGS
CANADIAN FRENCH
:OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
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SELECT:
SET:SET
END
:ACTION
LOCK
US MOVIES
:OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
US TV PROGRAMS
:OFF
CHANGE SETTINGS
NEXT PAGE
SELECT:
SET:SET
END
:ACTION
LOCK
ENTER 4-DIGIT CODE
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ENTER :0-9
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