Adjusting Parental Control Settings
(continued)
[2] TV Parental Guidelines
Rating
age
based
Note:
Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-based ratings but only in the combinations indicated by an
=
in the table above.
Choosing lower age-based rating blocks the higher age-based ratings regardless of content ratings settings.
TV-Y (All children)
TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children)
TV-G (General Audience)
TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
TV-MA (Mature Audience Only)
content based
FV
V
S
L
D
Content Rating can be set but this Rating is not normally
broadcast by TV Station.
Content Rating can be set.
D:
L:
S:
V:
FV:
Sexually Suggestive Dialog
Adult Language
Sexual Situation
Violence
Fantasy Violence
Example 1:
Example 2:
tv blocking
When TV-Y7 in the age-based rating is set to BLOCK, this will automatically block
the higher ratings: TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA.
tv blocking
When TV-14 in the age-based rating is set to BLOCK, this will automatically block
the higher ratings: TV-MA.
In addition, if you block “L” sub-rating in TV-PG, then the “L” sub-ratings in TV-14
and TV-MA will automatically be blocked.
select to adjust tv blocking level, menu to return
select to adjust tv blocking level, menu to return
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