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VCR
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M A S T E R D I S A B L E
T V R A T I N G S
M O V I E R A T I N G S
E X I T
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SING THE
V-C
HIP
M
OVIE
R
ATINGS
C
ONTROL
M
ovie Ratings set viewing
access levels for TV pro-
gramming according to current
Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) ratings. These
ratings are similar to the cate-
gories used with the rated movies
appearing in cinema theaters and
with video rental material.
With the V-CHIP SETUP
Menu onscreen press the Menu
button repeatedly, or use the
Cursor (
▲
) Up and Down (
▼
)
buttons, to select MOVIE RAT-
INGS with the TV’s highlight
control bar.
Press the Cursor Right
(
©
)
or
Left
(
§
)
button on the remote
to use the MOVIE RATINGS
selection chart.
Press the Menu button
repeatedly, or use the Cursor
(
▲
) Up and Down (
▼
) buttons,
to select the desired MOVIE
RATINGS level. For example, R.
Press the Cursor Right
(
©
)
or
Left
(
§
)
button on the remote
to BLOCK (or VIEW) the select-
ed Movie category.
Note: When a selected Movie
Rating is “BLOCKED” all higher
level ratings are automatically
blocked as well (although each
individual Movie Rating can be
manually selected and turned On
or Off as desired). Programs with
lower than the selected rating
level are allowed for viewing or
unblocked.
Press STATUS/EXIT to save
the Movie Ratings settings and
return to the V-CHIP Setup Menu
screen.
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• G - General Audience: Most parents
would find this program suitable for all
ages. This type of programming contains lit-
tle or no violence, no strong language, and
little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
• PG - Parental Guidance: This program-
ming contains material that parents may find
unsuitable for younger children. It may con-
tain one or more of the following: Moderate
violence, some sexual situations, infrequent
coarse language, or some suggestive dialogue.
• PG-13: This programming contains materi-
al that parents
may find unsuitable for
children under the age of 13. It
con-
tains one or more of the following: violence,
sexual situations, coarse language, or sugges-
tive dialogue.
• R - Restricted: This programming is
specifically designed for adults. Anyone
under the age of 17 should only view this
programming with an accompanying parent
or adult guardian. It contains one or more of
the following: intense violence, intense sexual
situations, strong coarse language, or intense-
ly suggestive dialogue.
• NC-17 - No one under 17 admitted:
This type of programming should be viewed
by adults only. It contains graphic violence,
explicit sex, or crude indecent language.
• X - Mature audience only: This type of
programming contains one or more of the fol-
lowing: very graphic violence, very graphic
and explicit or indecent sexual acts, very
coarse and intensely suggestive language.
• NR - No Rating: Broadcasters can
decide not to encode any kind of content
advisory ratings with their programming.
The NO RATING (NR) Movie category
allows the viewer the option to block any
movie broadcast without content advisory
data included.
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