5. TV Menu Settings 45
Lock Menu, continued
Parent Menu Options (U.S.-based rating system)
Option Name and Description
Lock Off, On
DisablesorenablesprogramblockingbasedonV-ChipsignalsandtheU.S.ratingsystem.
TV
Rating
TV-Y Youth.Forchildrenunder7. Highlighttheitemyou
wishtochangeand
press
ENTER
toactivate
ordeactivateit.
Youcanapplysupple-
mentalcontentblock-
ingtotheage-based
ratingsbyusingthe
TVcontentcategories
listedbelow.
TV-Y7 Youth 7andolder.
TV-G General Audience.Fortheentirefamily.
TV-PG Parental Guidance.ParentalGuidancerecommended;may
notbesuitableforsomechildren.
TV-14
Adolescent 14 and older.Notrecommendedforchildrenunder14.
TV-MA Mature Audience.Foradultsonly.
FV Fantasy Violence.AppliestoTV-Y7only.
TV Content
Categories
D Sexual Dialog.AppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PGandTV-14.
L
Adult Language.A
ppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MA.
S
Sexual Situations.AppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PG,TV-14,andTV-MA.
V Violence(graphicorrealistic).AppliesindifferingdegreestoTV-PG,
TV-14,andTV-MA.
Movie
Rating
G General Audience.Designedfortheentirefamilytoview.
PG
Parental Guidance.ParentalGuidanceisrecommended,maynotbesuitableforsomechildren.
PG-13 Parental Guidance, 13 and Older.Notrecommendedforchildrenundertheageof13.
R
Restricted.Restrictedintheatersto17yearsoldandolderunlessaccompaniedbyanadult.
NC-17 No Children 17 or Under.Restrictedintheatersto18yearsoldandolder.
X Adult.Designedforandrestrictedintheaterstoadultaudiencesonly.
Not Rated TheprogramhasnotbeenassignedanMPAArating.
Start
Time
Allowsyoutosetthetimeofdayforenforcementofratingrestrictions.
1. HighlightthehourdigitsforStart Time.
2. Press
repeatedlytochangethehourandassociatedAM/PMindicator.Youcanalsojust
pressandholdtomovequicklythroughthenumbers.
3. Press
ENTER
tohighlighttheminutes.
4. Withtheminutesdigitshighlighted,press repeatedlytochangetheminutes.Youcanalso
justpressandholdtomovequicklythroughthenumbers.
5. HighlighttheStop Timedigitsandsetthetimeasdescribedabove.
Note: Tomakeratingrestrictionsactive24hoursaday,makeStart TimeandStop Timethesame.
Stop
Time