Mitsubishi WD-52631 Projection Television User Manual


 
56 Chapter 4. TV Menu Settings
IMPORTANT
If you enable blocking with the Programs
Not Rated option, you may block news or
emergency bulletins carrying the “None” or
“NR” Not Rated V-Chip rating. Use care when
blocking programming that is not rated.
TV Ratings
TV
ratingsapplytoTVprogramsandmade-for-TVmovies.
YoucanapplysupplementalblockingtoTVratingsbasedon
theTVcontentcategoriesdescribedbelow.TVratingsare:
TV-Y Youth.Forchildrenundertheageof7.
TV-Y7 Youth7andolder.
TV-G GeneralAudience.Fortheentirefamilytoview.
TV-PG ParentalGuidance.ParentalGuidanceis
recommended;maynotbesuitableforsome
children.
TV-14 Adolescent14andolder.Notrecommendedfor
childrenundertheageof14.
TV-MA MatureAudience.Foradultsonly.
TV Content Categories
UsedinassociationwiththeTVratingsabove,TVcontent
categoriesallowyoutoapplysupplementalblocking.
ApplysupplementalblockingusingtheU.S.Ratingsmenu.
FV Fantasy Violence.AppliestoTV-Y7only.
D Sexual Dialog.AppliesindifferentdegreestoTV-PG
andTV-14.
L Adult Language.Applies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.
TV Rating FV D L S V
TV-Y
Not Applicable
TV-Y7 X
TV-PG
Not
Appli-
cable
X X X X
TV-14 X X X X
TV-MA X X X
TV content categories. Boxes marked with an “X” indicate
supplemental blocking you can apply to each rating level.
TheTVratingyouselectisfortheleast-restrictiveprogram
levelallowed.Forexample,ifyouselectTV-PG,programs
ratedTV-Y,TV-Y7,andTV-PGcanbeviewed,butpro-
gramsratedTV-14andTV-MAareblocked.
WhenyouselectaTVcontentcategorytoblock,allTV
programswiththesamecontentcategorylistingare
blocked.Forexample,ifyouselecttoblockV(Violence)
attheTV-14level,anyprogramswiththeVcategorylisting
ratedTV-PGarealsoblocked.
V-Chip Signal Information
V-Chipratingsletyoucontrolthetypesofprogramming
thatcanbeviewedontheTV.V-Chipratingsaredis-
playedwhenyouchangethechannelorpress
INFO
onthe
remotecontrol.
Movie Ratings
MovieratingsaretheMPAAratingsusedfortheater-
releasedanddirect-to-videomovies.Movieratingsare:
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.
Themovieratingyouselectisfortheleast-restrictive
programlevelthatcanbeviewed.Forexample,ifyou
selectthePG-13rating,moviesratedG,PGandPG-13
canbewatched,butmoviesratedR,NC-17,andXare
blocked.
Programs Not Rated:Thisreferstoprogramsthatcarry
norating,suchasnews,sports,weather,emergencybul-
letins,ormoviespriortoorwithoutMPAAratings.This
doesnotincludeprogramswithoutV-Chipsignals.
V-CHIP EXCEPTIONS
• V-Chipblockingisineffectiveforprogramsviewed
ondevicesconnectedtocomponentorHDMI
inputs.Manyofthesedevices,however,havetheir
ownparental-controlsystems.
• Videotapes,laserdiscs,andDVDsmaynot
containV-Chipratingsignals.V-Chipcannot
blockplaybackofrecordingswithoutV-Chiprating
signals.