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54 Chapter 5
Using the Menu System
Chapter 5 55
Using the Menu System
Setting the rating limits for TV programs
To set the maximum viewable TV program rating for the TV programs:
1. Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2. Highlight PROFILES and press SELECT (the Proles menu appears with the
Family prole is highlighted).
3. Press SELECT to display the Family prole menu (the Family prole menu
appears).
4. Highlight Rating Limit and press SELECT (the Rating Limit menu appears).
5. Highlight TV and press SELECT (the TV menu appears).
6. Highlight the rating option you wish to set and press SELECT (the screen
you selected appears).
7. Use the arrow and SELECT buttons on your remote control to select the
ratings or specic types of content you want to keep your family from
viewing. Programs containing blocked content or those rated at or above
the level you select, will be blocked when your system is locked. (See
Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV
®
System later in this chapter.)
8. When you have nished setting the ratings on one screen, select Back. You
return to the TV menu. From there you can select the next rating type and
continue to set the ratings as described in step 7.
Here are descriptions of the ratings and abbreviations used on the Entire
Audience rating screen:
TV-G: General audience. Although not specically designed for
children, most parents would nd this program suitable for all ages.
TV-PG: Parental guidance suggested. This program contains material
that parents may nd unsuitable for younger children.
TV-14: Parents strongly cautioned. This program contains some
material that many parents would nd unsuitable for children under
14 years of age.
TV-MA: Mature audience only. This program is specically designed to
be viewed by adults, and is therefore unsuitable for anyone under
17 years of age.
D: Dialogue cautions are present.
L: Language cautions are present.
S: Sexual situation cautions are present.
V: Violence cautions are present.
Here are descriptions of the ratings and abbreviations used on the Children
rating screen:
TV-Y: This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.
TV-Y7: This program is designed to be viewed by children age 7 and
above.
TV-Y7-FV: Similar to TV-Y7, but may include strong fantasy violence (such as
ghting by animated characters).
The TV Rating of None screen allows you to allow or block programs that are
unrated or have a rating of “None.”