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TV Ratings Lock
Your TV is equipped with a V-chip.This allows you to control access to
individual programs based on their movie and TV ratings.
The program content advisory data are sent by the broadcaster or program
provider.
& Select TV Ratings Lock with the cursor down.
A list appears, showing the age-based TV ratings and a corresponding content-
based ratings list.
é Press the cursor right to enter the list.
“ Select an age-based TV rating with the cursor up/down, and enter, if present,
the list with content-based ratings with the cursor right, and select one
content-based rating.
‘ Press OK to activate/de-activate the selected rating.
You are asked to enter your PIN. (See Set/Change PIN, p. 11)
If the PIN is correct, the TV Ratings Lock menu reappears.
( Select another content-based rating if you like and press OK again.
You need only enter your PIN once while the menu is active.You can
lock/unlock any number of ratings on the list without re-entering your PIN.
Each ratings item has a box-graphic in front of it to indicate whether or not
programs carrying that rating are currently locked:
• a yellow-colored box: all items in the contents-based list are locked as well;
• a blue-colored box: the item is unselected;
• a half blue, half yellow-colored box: some content-based ratings are
selected/unselected.
When
All has been selected, all items in the age-based and in the contents-
based lists are locked.
Note:When
All has been selected AV4 and AV5 can not be selected with the
CH-/+ button.
If, while
All is selected, any other item, either an age-based or content-based
item, is unselected, then
All is automatically unselected.
No Rating is the selection for items that either have no rating information or
have a rating of None.When this is selected, programs without a rating 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.
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.
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Channel List
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TV Ratings Lock
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Settings
...
TV-Y
TV-Y7 (D) Dialogue
TV-PG (L) Language
TV-14 (S) Sex
TV-MA (V) Violence
...
TV Ratings Lock
...
Age-based Rating Content-based Rating
All none
No Rating 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
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