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Information
Ratings List for Lock
NR
NO RATING (NOT RATED) AND NA (NOT APPLICABLE) PROGRAMS. Movie has not been rated or
rating does not apply.
G
GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.
PG
PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG-13
PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R
RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC-17
NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.
X
ADULTS ONLY.
Age-based
Group
Age-based
Ratings
Possible Content
Selections
Description
NR
(Not Rated)
TV-NR
Viewable
Blocked
Not Rated.
Youth
TV-Y
Viewable
Blocked
All children. The themes and elements in this program are specifically
designed for a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6.
TV-Y7
FV Blocked
Viewable
Blocked
Directed to older children. Themes and elements in this program may
include mild physical or comedic violence, or may frighten children under
the age of 7.
Guidance
TV-G
Viewable
Blocked
General audience. It contains little or no violence, no strong language,
and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PG
D,L,S,V (all selected)
Any combination of D,
L, S, V
Parental guidance suggested. The program may contain infrequent
coarse language, limited violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
TV-14
D,L,S,V (all selected)
Any combination of D,
L, S, V
Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated
themes, sexual content, strong language and more intense violence.
TV-MA
L,S,V (all selected)
Any combination of L,
S, V
Mature audiences only. This program may contain mature themes,
profane language, graphic violence, and explicit sexual content.
E
Exempt - Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming,
talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.
C
Programming intended for children under age 8. No offensive language, nudity or sexual content.
C8+
Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over. No profanity, nudity or sexual content.
G
General programming, suitable for all audiences.
PG
Parental Guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
14+
Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents are
strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens.
18+
18+ years old. Programming restricted to adults. Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.
E
Exempt - Exempt programming.
G
General - Programming intended for audience of all ages. Contains no violence, or the violence content is minimal
or is depicted appropriately.
8 ans+
8+ General - Not recommended for young children. Programming intended for a broad audience but contains light
or occasional violence. Adult supervision recommended.
13 ans+
Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13 - Contains either a few violent scenes or one or
more sufficiently violent scenes to affect them. Adult supervision strongly suggested.
16 ans+
Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 16 - Contains frequent scenes of violence or intense
violence.
18 ans+
Programming restricted to adults. Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.
Ratings List for Lock
“V-chip” technology enables you to lock channels or shows according to standard ratings set by the
entertainment industry. (p. 33)
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U.S. MOVIE RATINGS (MPAA)
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U.S. TV PROGRAMS RATINGS (U. S. TV)
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CANADIAN ENGLISH RATINGS (C. E. L. R.)
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CANADIAN FRENCH RATINGS (C. F. L. R.)
FV: Fantasy/Cartoon Violence. V: Violence S: Sex
L: Offensive Language
D: Dialogue with sexual content.
Technical Information
Closed Caption (CC)
Aspect Ratio
Lets you choose the aspect depending on the format of the received signal and your preference. (p. 21)
(e.g.: in case of 4:3 image)
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For viewing Closed Caption of digital broadcasting, set the aspect ratio to FULL.
(If viewing with H-FILL, JUST, ZOOM or 4:3, characters will be cut off.)
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The Closed Caption is not displayed when you use HDMI connection.
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If analog connected equipment is used for displaying or recording, Closed Caption (CC) should be set On/Off on
the connected equipment.
The CC mode setting of the TV will not affect the analog input.
If a digital program is being output in analog format, the CC data will also be output in analog format.
If digital connected equipment is used for input, CC should be set On on either the connected equipment or the TV.
If CC is set On on both the connected equipment and the TV, captions from each unit will overlap.
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FULL
•
JUST
FULL
JUST
Enlarges the 4:3 image horizontally to the screen’s side edges.
(Recommended for anamorphic picture)
Stretches to justify the 4:3 image to the four corners of the
screen.
(Recommended for normal TV broadcast)
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H-FILL
•
4:3
H-FILL
Enlarges the 4:3 image horizontally to the screen’s side edges.
The side edges of the image are cut off.
Standard
(Note that “Image retention” of the side bar may occur from
displaying it for a long time.)
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ZOOM
ZOOM
Enlarges the 4:3 image to the entire screen.
(Recommended for Letter Box)
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Zoom adjust
Vertical image position and size can be adjusted in “ZOOM”.
Select “Zoom adjust” on the “Picture” menu. (p. 26-27)
V-position: Vertical position adjustment
V-size: Vertical size adjustment
Side bar
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To reset the aspect ratio
(OK)
Note
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480i (4:3), 480i (16:9), 480p (4:3), 480p (16:9):
FULL, JUST, 4:3 or ZOOM
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1080p / 1080i / 720p:
FULL, H-FILL, JUST, 4:3 or ZOOM
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When the signal is 720p/1080i/1080p, the aspect mode
automatically defaults to Full after turning off the TV,
after changing input mode, or after changed signal
resolution other than 720p/1080i/1080p.
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The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking “NR” programs (non rated, not applicable and
none) as per FCC Rules Section15.120(e)(2). If the option of blocking “NR” programs is chosen “unexpected and
possibly confusing results may occur, and you may not receive emergency bulletins or any of the following types of
programming:”
• Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather warnings and others)
• Locally originated programming • News • Political • Public Service Announcements • Religious • Sports • Weather
Caution
