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5. TV Menu Settings 45
Lock Menu, continued
Parent Menu Options (U.S.-based rating system)
Option Name and Description
Lock Off, On
Disables or enables program blocking based on V-Chip signals and the U.S. rating system.
TV
Rating
TV-Y Youth. For children under 7. Highlight the rating
level you wish to
change and press
ENTER
to block it ( ) or allow
it ( ).
You can apply supple-
mental content block-
ing to the age-based
ratings by using the
TV content categories
listed below.
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.
FV Fantasy Violence. Applies to TV-Y7 only.
TV Content
Categories
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 differing degrees to TV-PG,
TV-14, and TV-MA.
Movie
Rating
G General Audience. Designed for the entire family to view.
PG
Parental Guidance. Parental Guidance is recommended, may not be suitable for some children.
PG-13 Parental Guidance, 13 and Older. Not recommended for children under the age of 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 The program has not been assigned an MPAA rating.
Start
Time
Allows you to set the time of day for enforcement of rating restrictions.
1. Highlight the hour digits for Start Time.
2. Press repeatedly to change the hour and associated AM/PM indicator. You can also just
press and hold to move quickly through the numbers.
3. Press
ENTER
to highlight the minutes.
4. With the minutes digits highlighted, press repeatedly to change the minutes. You can also
just press and hold to move quickly through the numbers.
5. Highlight the Stop Time digits and set the time as described above.
Note: To make rating restrictions active 24 hours a day, make Start Time and Stop Time the same.
Stop
Time