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G: General Audience
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All ages admitted.
Most parents would find this program suit-
able for all ages. This type of programming
contains little or no violence, no strong lan-
guage, and little or no sexual dialogue 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 sugges-
tive dialogue.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned
-
This
programming contains material that parents
may find unsuitable for children under the
age of 13. It contains one or more of the fol-
lowing: violence, sexual situations, coarse
language, or suggestive dialogue.
R: Restricted
-
This is programming is specif-
ically 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 dialogue.
NC-17: No one under the age of 17 will be
admitted.
-
This type of programming should
be viewed by adults only. It contains graphic
violence, explicit sex, or crude indecent lan-
guage.
X: Adults Only
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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 intense-
ly suggestive language.
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TV-Y
- (
All children
--
This program is
designed to be appropriate for all chil-
dren.
) Designed for a very young audi-
ence, including children ages 2-6. This type of
programming is not expected to frighten
younger children.
TV-Y7
- (
Directed to Older Children
-
-
This program is designed for children
age 7 and above.
) It may be more
appropriate for children who have acquired the
development skills needed to distinguish
between make-believe and reality. This pro-
gramming may include mild fantasy and comic
violence (FV).
TV-G
- (
General Audience
--
Most par-
ents would find this program suitable
for all ages.
) This type of programming
contains little or no violence, no strong lan-
guage, and little or no sexual dialogue or situa-
tions.
TV-PG
- (
Parental Guidance
Suggested
--
This program contains
material that parents may find unsuit-
able for younger children.
) This type of pro-
gramming contains one or more of the follow-
ing: Moderate violence (V), some sexual situa-
tions (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or
some suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-14
- (
Parents Strongly Cautioned
-
-
This program 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 dialogue (D).
TV-MA
- (
Mature Audience Only
--
This program is specifically designed to
be viewed by adults and therefore may
be unsuitable for children under 17.
) This type
of programming contains one or more of the
following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual
situations (S), or crude indecent language (L).
TV P
ARENTAL
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ROADCASTERS
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TV
G
TV
PG
TV
Y
TV
Y7
TV
14
TV
MA
TV Rating
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
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T
he AutoLock feature is an inte-
grated circuit that receives and
processes data sent by broadcast-
ers, or other program providers,
that contain program content advi-
sories. When programmed by the
viewer, a TV with AutoLock can
respond to the content advisories
and block program content that
may be found objectionable (such
as offensive language, violence,
sexual situations, etc.). This is a
great feature to censor the type of
viewing children may watch.
Over the next few pages you’ll
learn how to block channels
and
certain rated programming. Below
is a brief explanation of some terms
and ratings you will find in the
AutoLock feature.
AutoLock offers various
BLOCKING controls from which
to choose:
Access Code:
An Access Code
must be set to prevent children from
unblocking questionable or cen-
sored programming set by their par-
ents.
Channel Block:
After an access
code has been programmed, you
can block individual channels
including the A/V inputs.
Clear All:
Allows you clear all
channels being blocked from your
viewing set with the Channel Block
Control.
Block All:
Allows you to block
ALL channels and A/V inputs at
one time.
Movie Ratings:
Certain blocking
options exist which will block pro-
gramming based on ratings pat-
terned by the Motion Pictures
Association of America.
TV Ratings:
Just like the Movie
Ratings, programs can be blocked
from viewing using standard TV
ratings set by TV broadcasters.
To learn more about the Motion
Picture Association of America
Ratings and the TV Broadcasters
Television Ratings, refer to the defi-
nitions listed on the columns to the
right.
Movie Rating
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
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