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NDERSTANDING
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MART
L
OCK
FEATURES
SmartLock
BLOCK CHANNEL
SETUP CODE
MOVIE RATING
TV RATING
BLOCK OPTIONS
G
PG
PG-13
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T
he SmartLock feature receives
and processes data sent by
broadcasters, or other program
providers, that contain program
content advisories. When pro-
grammed by the viewer, a TV with
SmartLock can respond to the con-
tent advisories and block program
content that may be found objec-
tionable (such as offensive lan-
guage, violence, sexual situations,
etc.). This is a great feature to cen-
sor the type of programming chil-
dren may watch.
Over the next few pages, you’ll
learn how to block channels and
certain rated programming, as well
as learn to turn these blocking fea-
tures on or off. Below is a brief
explanation of some terms and rat-
ings you will find in the SmartLock
feature.
SmartLock offers various
Blocking Options from which to
choose:
BLOCKING: This is what might be
called the "master switch" for
SmartLock. When BLOCKING is
OFF, ALL blocking/censoring is dis-
abled. When BLOCKING is ON,
ALL blocking based on specific set-
tings will take place.
BLOCK UNRATED: ALL unrated
programs will be blocked if this fea-
ture is set to ON.
UNRATED programming is encoded
with information from the MPAA or
TV broadcasters, but it does not
have a specific rating. In other
words, the MPAA or the TV broad-
casters have chosen not to assign a
rating to the programming.
NO RATING: ALL programming
with no content advisory data can be
blocked if NO RATING is set to
ON.
Programming that has No Rating is
not encoded with any rating infor-
mation from the MPAA or the
Parental Guidelines. Any program-
ming could fall into this category.
You also can block individual
channels or block programming
based on ratings of the MPAA and
TV broadcasters. (See description of
ratings on this page.)
G: General Audience - All ages admitted.
Most parents would find this program
suitable for all ages. This type of program-
ming contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual
dialogue or situations.
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,
infrequent coarse language, or some sugges-
tive dialogue.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - This
programming contains material that parents
may find unsuitable for children under the
age of 13. It contains one or more of the
following: violence, sexual situations,
coarse language, or suggestive dialogue.
R: Restricted -This programming is specifi-
cally designed for adults. Anyone under the
age of 17 should only view this program-
ming with an accompanying parent or adult
guardian. It contains one or more of the fol-
lowing: intense violence, intense sexual sit-
uations, strong coarse language, or intensely
suggestive dialogue.
NC-17: No one under the age of 17 will be
admitted. - This type of programming
should be viewed by adults only. It contains
graphic violence, explicit sex, or crude
indecent language.
X: Adults Only - This type of programming
contains one or more of the following: very
graphic violence, very graphic and explicit
or indecent sexual acts, very coarse and
intensely suggestive language.
M
OVIE
R
ATINGS
(M
OTION
P
ICTURE
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SSOCIATION OF
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TV-Y - (All children -- This program
is designed to be appropriate for all
children.) Designed for a very young
audience, including children ages 2-6. This
type of programming is not expected to
frighten younger children.
TV-Y7 - (Directed to Older
Children -- This program is designed
for children age 7 and above.) It may
be more appropriate for children who have
acquired the development skills needed to
distinguish between make-believe and reali-
ty. This programming may include mild fan-
tasy and comic violence (FV).
TV-G - (General Audience -- Most
parents would find this program suit-
able for all ages.) This type of pro-
gramming contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual dia-
logue or situations.
TV-PG - (Parental Guidance
Suggested -- This program contains
material that parents may find unsuit-
able for younger children.) This type of pro-
gramming contains one or more of the fol-
lowing: Moderate violence (V), some sexual
situations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-14 - (Parents Strongly
Cautioned -- This program contains
some material that many parents
would 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 situa-
tions (S), strong coarse language (L), or
intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-MA - (Mature Audience Only --
This program is specifically designed
to be viewed by adults and therefore
may be unsuitable for children under 17.)
This type of programming contains one or
more of the following: graphic violence (V),
explicit sexual situations (S), or crude inde-
cent language (L).
TV P
ARENTAL
G
UIDELINES
(TV B
ROADCASTERS
)
TV
G
TV
PG
TV
Y
TV
Y7
TV
14
TV
MA
FEATURES
SmartLock
BLOCK CHANNEL
SETUP CODE
MOVIE RATING
TV RATING
BLOCK OPTIONS
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
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