18
TV-Y
appropriate for children of all ages with themes and elements suitable for
children aged 2-6
TV-Y7
programs designed for children age 7 and older
TV-Y7-FV
programs include fantasy violence more intense than other programs in the
TV-Y7 category
TV-G
programs suitable for all ages. These programs contain little or no violence, no
strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations
TV-PG
programs contain elements that some parents may find unsuitable for younger
children and which may need parental guidance. The program may contain
moderate violence, sexual dialogue and/or situations and some strong language.
TV-14
programs contain elements that may not be suitable for children under 14 years
of age. These programs include one or more of the following:
intense violence, intense sexual situations, suggestive dialogue and strong
language.
TV-MA
programs are designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children
under the age of 17. These programs may contain graphic violence, explicit sexual
activity and/or crude or indecent language.
Movie Ratings Lock
This function allows you to control access to individual movies based on their
MPAA ratings (Motion Picture Association of America).
& Select Movie ratings lock with the cursor down.
é Press the cursor right to enter the list. You are asked to enter your code. (See
below). If the code is correct, a list appears, showing all valid MPAA content
ratings.
Set/Change PIN
& Select Set or Change PIN with the cursor down.
é If no PIN-code exists yet, the menu item is set to Set PIN. Follow the
instructions on screen.
If a PIN-code has previously been entered, the menu item is set to
Change PIN. Follow the instructions on screen.
All number combinations from 0000 to 9999 are valid numbers.
“ The Menu preferences menu reappears with a message confirming that
the PIN has been created.
“ Select a movie rating with the cursor up/down.
‘ Press OK to activate/de-activate the selected rating.
Each rating item has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether or not
programs carrying that rating are currently locked:
• box with a 'X': movies with this rating are locked;
• empty box: movies with this rating are unlocked.
When All has been selected, all items on the movie ratings list become selected.
(All movies are locked.)
If, while All is selected, any other item is unselected, then All is automatically
unselected.
When NR has been selected, no other item is selected.
When any other item has been selected, all ratings below are selected as well, thus
all movies with those ratings will be locked.
NR not rated
G movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages
PG movies for which parental guidance is
recommended. They may contain a few racy or
violent scenes or maybe some bad language
PG-13 movies for which parental guidance may be
recommended if under age 13
R restricted. The movies usually contain offensive
sex or bad language and may be unsuitable for
children under the age of 17. Parental guidance
or permission needed.
NC-17 even with parental permission, forbidden
under age 17. More offensive sex, violence or
bad language.
X movies which generally focus on sex,
violence and/or bad language. Also known as
pornography.
Age-based Rating Content-based Rating
All none
None none
TV-Y none
TV-Y7 (FV) Fantasy Violence
TV-G none
TV-PG (D) Dialog
(L) Language
(S) Sex
(V) Violence
TV-14 (D) Dialog
(L) Language
(S) Sex
(V) Violence
TV-MA (L) Language
(S) Sex
(V) Violence
When All has been selected, all items in the age-based and in the contents-based
lists are locked.
If, while All is selected, any other item, either an age-based or content-based item,
is unselected, then All is automatically unselected.
None is the selection for items that either have no rating information or have a
rating of None. Both will be locked.
When an item on the age-based list is selected, all items below that item of the
same group are locked as well.
When you select a content-based rating, all identical content-based ratings in the
younger age-based categories are also selected.
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