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CONTENT ADVISORY
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PARENTAL
GUIDELINES
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RATINGS
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To Select Rating
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Y7
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PG
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14
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MA
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(FV) FANTASY VIOLENCE
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TV
Y7
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PG
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14
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MA
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ALWAYS BLOCKED
(L) LANGUAGE
(V) VIOLENCE
(S) SEXUAL CONTENT
(D) SUGGESTIVE DIALOG
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CONTENT ADVISORY
PARENTAL GUIDELINES
• TV-Y - Appropriate for all children:
Designed for a
very young audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of
programming is not expected to frighten younger children.
• TV-Y7 -Appropriate for children seven and older:
It
may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the
development skills needed to distinguish between make-believe
and reality. This programming may include mild fantasy and
comic violence (FV).
• TV-G - General Audience:
This type of programming
contains little or no violence, no strong language, and little or
no sexual dialogue or situations.
• TV-PG - Parental Guidance suggested:
This type of
programming contains one or more of the following: Moderate
violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse
language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
• TV-14 - Unsuitable for children under 14:
This type of
programming contains one or more of the following: intense
violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse
language (L), or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
• TV-MA - Mature audience only:
This type of
programming contains one or more of the following: graphic
violence (V), explicit sexual situations (S), or crude indecent
language (L).
• (V) - Violence
• (S) - Sexual situations
• (L) - Language
• (D) - Inappropriate dialogue
• (FV) - Fantasy Violence may frighten children under
seven. Some cartoons may have this rating. Available in
the TV-Y7 category only.
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arental Guidelines can be
even more defined and specific
in the degree and extent of
material parents may allow for TV
program viewing. Sub-settings for
Language, Violence, and other
blocking factors can be manually
switched On or Off for use within
the major Parental Guideline
categories (TV-Y7, TV-PG, etc.).
Select the PARENTAL
GUIDELINES Menu option.
With CONTENT ADVISORY
Menu on screen, move the RED
highlight with the MENU
buttons. Then press the MENU (or
ok) button.
Press the MENU ᮤ ᮣ to
highlight and select the desired
PARENTAL GUIDELINE rating
level (TV-Y, TV-Y7, etc.).
Press the MENU ▲▼ and
MENU (or ok) buttons
to Block
(ߜ) the selected Parental
Guideline category (or to set other
individual blocking feature items
available within that Guideline
category (L, V. S, D, etc.) as
desired).
Note: Selecting “ALWAYS
BLOCKED” (or individually
adjusting the L, V, S, D settings)
for any one rating will set all other
higher level ratings to be
automatically blocked as well.
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The TV-Y7; TV-PG;
TV-14; and TV-MA
guidelines also include
customized settings for various
additional items such as V
(violence), S (sexual situations), L
(coarse language), D (suggestive
dialogue), and FV (fantasy
violence). These additional
settings are category specific and
can be individually selected for
use as desired.