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Understanding Parental Control
S
martLock processes program content
advisories from broadcasters.
SmartLock can respond to the content
advisories and block objectionable con-
tent (offensive language, violence, sexual
situations, etc.).This is a great feature to
censor the type of programming children
watch.
SmartLock offers various block-
ing options from which to
choose:
MASTER ENABLE:
This is the "mas-
ter switch" for SmartLock.When
ON, all blocking/censoring you have
set is enabled.When OFF, all blocking
is disabled.
BLOCK UNRATED:
All unrated
programs (based on Movie Ratings or
TV Ratings) will be blocked if this
feature is ON and MASTER ENABLE
is ON.
BLOCK NO RATING:
All program-
ming with no content advisory data
will be blocked if this feature is ON
and MASTER ENABLE is ON.
After you set a secret code
, you
can block up to six ratings in TV
Ratings or Movie Ratings.These rat-
ings are set by the Motion Pictures
Association of America and TV
broadcasters.
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
dialog 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 suggestive dialog.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned
-
This
programming contains material that par-
ents 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 dialog.
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 situ-
ations, strong coarse language, or intensely
suggestive dialog.
NC 17: No children under the age of 17
will be admitted.
-
This type of program-
ming 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.
MPAA Ratings
(Motion Pictures Association of
America)
TV-Y
(
All children
-
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
-
Designed for children age 7
and above.
) It may be more appropri-
ate for children who can distinguish
between make-believe and reality.This pro-
gramming may include mild fantasy and
comic violence (FV or fantasy violence).
TV-G
(
General Audience
-
Most
parents would find this programming
suitable for all ages.
) This type of pro-
gramming contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual dia-
log or situations.
TV-PG
(
Parental Guidance
Suggested
-
Contains material that
parents may find unsuitable for younger
children.
) This type of programming contains
one or more of the following: Moderate
violence (V), some sexual situations (S),
infrequent coarse language (L), or some
suggestive dialog (D).
TV-14
(
Parents Strongly
Cautioned
-
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 situations (S), strong coarse language
(L), or intensely suggestive dialog (D).
TV-MA
(
Mature Audience Only
-
Specifically designed to be viewed by
adults and may be unsuitable for chil-
dren under 17.
) This type of programming
contains one or more of the following:
graphic violence (V), explicit sexual situa-
tions (S), or crude, indecent language (L).
TV Ratings
(TV Broadcasters)