Using the Menus
100
Selecting Custom
Rating Options
US custom rating options
If you selected U.S.A. as the country of residence on page 99, the Custom
Rating Menu includes the following options. (If you selected Canada, see
page 101.)
Option
Description
Movie Rating
G
All children and General Audience.
PG
Parental Guidance suggested.
PG-13
Parental Guidance for children under 13.
R
Restricted viewing, parental guidance is suggested
for children under 17.
NC-17
and X
No one 17 and under allowed.
TV Rating
Block programs
by their rating,
content or both
Age-Based Options
TV-Y
All children.
TV-Y7
Directed to children age 7 and older.
TV-G
General Audience.
TV-PG
Parental Guidance suggested.
TV-14
Parents Strongly cautioned.
TV-MA
Mature Audience only.
Content-Based Options
FV
Fantasy Violence.
D
Suggestive Dialogue.
L
Strong Language.
S
Sexual situations.
V
Violence.
Unrated
Block programs
or movies that are
broadcast without
a rating
Block
Blocks all programs and movies that are broadcast
without a rating.
Allow
Allows programs and movies that are broadcast
without a rating.
✍
The content ratings will increase depending on the level of the age-based rating.
For example, a program with a
TV-PG V
(Violence) rating may contain
moderate violence, while a
TV-14 V
(Violence) rating may contain more intense
violence.
To ensure maximum
blocking capability, the
age-based ratings
should be blocked.
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If you select
Block
,
please be aware that
the following programs
may be blocked:
emergency broadcasts,
political programs,
sports, news, public
service
announcements,
religious programs and
weather.
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