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Settings
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Broadcasting
Program Rating Lock
The Program Rating Lock feature lets you block programs based on their ratings. This is useful for controlling what children watch on TV. Program Rating
Lock does not block programs originating from external sources, such as DVD players or USB files.
Every time you access the Program Rating Lock feature, you must enter a PIN. You must also enter this PIN to watch a blocked program. The default PIN is
0000.
To change the PIN, go to
System
¨
Security
¨
Change PIN
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The Program Rating Lock is available only when you are watching broadcast, cable TV.
Blocking Programs Using the TV Rating
Locks and ratings are displayed in a table. To block content, select a rating entry to lock. All programs at that level and higher are blocked and require that
you enter the PIN to watch. To unblock a category, click the lock icon. To unblock all the categories in a row, click the lock under ALL.
Categories on the left:
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TV-Y
: Young children
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TV-Y7
: Children 7 and over
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TV-G
: General audience
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TV-PG
: Parental guidance
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TV-14
: Viewers 14 and over
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TV-MA
: Mature audience
Categories on the top:
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ALL
: Lock all TV ratings.
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FV
: Fantasy violence
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V
: Violence
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S
: Sexual situations
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L
: Adult Language
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D
: Sexually Suggestive Dialog
