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Summary of TV ratings
Age rating Content rating
All None
None None
TV-Y: Appropriate for children of all ages with
themes and elements suitable for children aged 2-6.
None
TV-Y7: Programs designed for children age 7
and older.
[(FV) Fantasy
Violence]
TV-G: Programs suitable for all ages. These
programs contain little or no violence, no
strong language and little or no sexual dialog or
situations.
None
TV-PG: Programs contain elements that some
parents may fi nd unsuitable for younger
children and which may need parental guidance.
The program may contain moderate violence,
sexual dialog and/or situations and some strong
language.
[(D) Dialog]
[(L) Language]
[(S) Sex]
[(V) Violence]
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 dialog and strong language.
[(D) Dialog]
[(L) Language]
[(S) Sex]
[(V) Violence]
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
graphical violence, explicit sexual activity and/or
crude or indecent language.
[(L) Language]
[(S) Sex]
[(V) Violence]
Use the movie ratings lock
You can control viewing of movies based on their Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) rating.
1 Press MENU on the remote control and select [Features] >
[Child lock].
2 Select one of the menus for movie ratings lock.
• In the USA, select [Movie ratings lock].
• In Canada, select [Canada English ratings lock] or [Canada
French ratings lock].
3 Enter your PIN (see ‘Set or change your PIN’ on page 16).
» The following screen shows the ratings in [Movie ratings lock].
Movie ratings lock
All
Child Lock
TV menu Features
Lock after
Channel lock
TV ratings lock
Movie ratings lock
Canada English ratings lock
Canada French ratings lock
Region ratings lock
NR
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
4 Press or and then press OK to lock one or more channels or
external sources.
5 Each channel has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether it
is locked:
• A box with X indicates that the channel is locked
• An empty box indicates that the channel is not locked
6 Press MENU to exit.
Use the TV ratings lock
Your TV is equipped with a V-chip that allows you to control access to
individual programs based on their age rating and content rating. The
program content advisory data are sent by the broadcaster or by the
program provider.
If you receive channels through a set-top box or cable box connected
by HDMI, you cannot use the TV ratings lock. Your set-top box or cable
box must be connected through RF or AV connectors.
1 Press MENU on the remote control and select [Features] >
[Child lock] > [TV ratings lock].
2 Enter your PIN (see ‘Set or change your PIN’ on page 16).
3 Press or and then press OK to lock or unlock one or more
ratings.
Each rating has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether
programs carrying that rating are locked:
• A box with X indicates that all items in the content ratings list
are locked.
• An empty box indicates that no items in the content ratings
list are locked.
• A box with / indicates that some content ratings are
deselected. For example, for rating TV-14, you can deselect
one or more of the following content ratings: [(D) Dialog],
[(L) Language], [(S) Sex], or [(V) Violence].
When you select [All], all items in the ratings list are locked.
When you select [None], programs with no rating and
programs with a rating of None are locked.
When you lock a rating, all ratings in the younger age
categories are automatically locked.
4 Press MENU to exit.
TV ratings lock
TV menu Features
All
None
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV14
TV-MA
Child Lock
TV-14
(D)Dialog
(L)Language
(S)Sex
(V)Violence
English
EN