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USING THE PROFILES
BLOCKING AGE-BASED RATINGS
You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based rating level.
For example, if you only want your child to watch programs that have a TV-G rating and
lower (in other words, you want the child to watch only TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y
programs), then you need to block other programming with higher ratings.
To block programs with higher ratings:
1. First, determine the lowest level rating you do not want the child to watch.
2. Highlight the rating status button that corresponds with the lowest rating you do not
want the child to watch. (In the example above, you would point to the rating status
button corresponding to TV-PG, since the highest rating you want her to watch is
TV-G.)
3. Press OK to change the button from View to Block. The status for this and all higher
ratings automatically change to Block (and B).
RTN Help
Set V-Chip TV Rating Limit
Rating Content
Rating
TV-MA
TV-14
TV-PG
TV-G
TV-Y7
TV-Y
1 Edit Channels
2 Select All Chans
3 Delete All Chans
4 Set TV Rating
5 Set Movie Rating
6 Unrated Shows
Status
Block
Block
Block
View
View
View
D
B
B
L
B
B
B
S
B
B
B
V
B
B
B
FV
V
Changing the TV-PG rating status button from
View to Block causes the buttons for the
higher ratings and content to change to Block
and B.
4. Press the left arrow button on the remote control to return to the menu.
Viewing Age-Based Ratings
After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of going back and changing some
of the ratings to View.
1. Determine the rating you want to view that is currently blocked.
2. Use the arrows on the remote control to highlight the rating status button, such as
TV-14, whose status is Block.
3. Press OK to change the status to View. Your child would then be able to watch all
programs with a TV-14, TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y rating.
Note that the content theme buttons corresponding to TV-14 change to View as well.
They and the age-based rating status buttons are the only buttons that automatically
change back to View when you complete this process.
When you change the status of a
rating to Block, the system will
automatically block higher ratings
and all corresponding content
themes.
Hierarchy of
Age-Based Ratings
TV-MA Mature Audience
Only
TV-14 Parents Strongly
Cautioned
TV-PG Parental Guidance
Suggested
TV-G General Audience
TV-Y7 Directed to Children
7 Years and Older
TV-Y All Children