U.S. PARENTAL RATING SYSTEMS
Programs with the following Ratings
are appropriate for Children.
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TV Y is Appropriate for All Children.
P rograms are created for very young
viewers and should be suitable for all
ages, including children ages 2 - 6.
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TV Y7 is for Older Children.
Most parents would find such
programs suitable for children 7 and
above. There may exist some mild
fantasy violence or comedic
violence. Children should be able to
discern reality from fantasy.
P rograms with the fo l l owing Ratings are
a p p ropriate for the entire audience.
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TV G stands for General Audience .
Most parents would find these
p rograms suitable for all age gro u p s .
They contain little or no violence, no
s t rong language, and little or no
sexual dialog or situations.
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TV PG Parental Guidance
Suggested.
May contain some, but not much,
strong language, limited violence,
and some suggestive sexual dialog
or situations. It is recommended that
p a rents watch these programs first, or
with their children.
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TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned.
P rograms contain some material that
may be unsuitable for children under
the age of 14 including possible
intense violence, sexual situations,
s t rong coarse language, or intensely
suggestive dialog. Parents are
cautioned against unattended viewing
by children under 14.
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TV MA Mature Audiences Only.
These programs are specifically for
adults and may be unsuitable for
anyone under 17 years of age. TV MA
p rograms may have extensive V, S, L, or
D .
V-CHIP
Your TV is equipped with V- C h i p
Technology which enables TV P a re n t a l
Guideline and Movie (MPA A ) G u i d e l i n e
c o n t rols. V-Chip technology allows you to
p rogram your TV to receive, or not re c e i v e ,
p rograms based on content according to
the guidelines.
When a viewer attempts to watch a
blocked channel this message appears:
To watch a channel you have locked, enter
the lock code using the 10 key pad.
To set up the TV Parental Guideline
Ratings…
P ress the M
E N U
b u t t o n
To V-CHIP
To operate (Lock icon appears)
P ress Z
E R O
to access V-Chip menu
To turn V-Chip ON or OFF
To move to SET TV RATINGS
VIEWING GUIDELINES
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V/FV is for VIOLENCE / FA N TASY VIOLENCE
❒
S stands for SEXUAL CONTENT
❒
L stands for strong LANGUAGE
❒
D stands for suggestive DIALOG
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V/FV — — —
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S
— — —
L
— — —
D
— —
V-CHIP ON OFF
SET TV RATINGS
SET MOVIE RATINGS
UNRATED VIEW BLOCK
FINISH
TV
Y7
TV
MA
TV
PG
TV
G
TV
14
TV
Y
T H IS PROGRAMMING EXCEEDS
YOUR RATING LIMITS .
PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY
10 KEY PAD TO UNLOCK IT.
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