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TV Program Ratings
TV Age-Based Ratings
TV-Y
Youth. For children under 7.
TV-Y7
Youth 7 and older.
TV-G
General Audience. For the entire family.
TV-PG
Parental Guidance. Parental Guidance
recommended; may not be suitable for
some children.
TV-14
Adolescent 14 and older. Not recommended
for children under 14.
TV-MA
Mature Audience. For adults only.
TV Content Categories
FV
Fantasy Violence. Applies to TV-Y7 only.
D
Sexual Dialog. Applies in differing
degrees to TV-PG and TV-14.
L
Adult Language. A
pplies in differing
degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
S
Sexual Situations. Applies in differing
degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
V
Violence (graphic or realistic). Applies in dif-
fering degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
Movie Ratings
G
General Audience. Designed for the
entire family.
PG
Parental Guidance. Parental Guidance
recommended; may not be suitable for
some children.
PG-13
Parental Guidance, 13 and Older. Not
recommended for children under 13.
R
Restricted. Restricted in theaters to 17
years old and older unless accompanied
by an adult.
NC-17
No Children 17 or Under. Restricted
in theaters to 18 years old and older.
X
Adult. Designed for and restricted in
theaters to adult audiences only.
Not
Rated
No MPAA rating assigned.
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Disables or enables blocking based on V-Chip signals and the U.S. rating system.
TV Rating
Highlight the rating level you wish to change and press
ENTER
to
block it (
) or allow it ( ).
You can apply supplemental content blocking to the age-based
ratings by using the TV content categories. (FV, D, L, S, V)
Movie
Rating
Highlight the rating level you wish to change and pres
s
ENTER
to block it ( ) or allow it ( ).
Start Time/
Stop Time
Sets the time of day for enforcement of rating restrictions chosen in the Parental menu. The TV
clock must be set in the Setup > Clock menu before you can use Start Time/Stop Time. To
make rating restrictions active 24 hours a day, set Start Time and Stop Time the same.
1. Highlight the start time or stop time.
2. Press
ENTER
to start editing.
3. Press to make changes.
4. Press
ENTER
to confirm changes.