49
⇐
content based
⇒
FV V S L D
(Fantasy (Violence) (Sexual (Adult (Sexually
Violence) Situation) Language) Suggestive
Dialog)
TV-Y (All children)
TV-Y7 (Directed to Older Children)
✕
TV-G (General Audience) X
TV-PG (Parental Guidance
✕✕✕✕
Suggested) xxx
TV-14 (Parents Strongly
✕✕✕✕
Cautioned) X
TV-MA (Mature Audience Only) X ✕✕✕
[2] TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
RATING
⇑
age
based
⇓
Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (Continued)
: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.
✕: The content rating can be set.
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES
Example 1:
When TV-Y7 in the age-based rating is set to BLOCK, this will automatically block the higher ratings: TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14
and TV-MA. In addition, D, L, S, V and FV in CONTENT are automatically blocked unless you manually set BLOCK
CONTENT.
Example 2:
When no item in the age-based rating is blocked, D in the content-based rating will be automatically blocked.
A
• Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-based ratings, but only in the combinations indicated by an X
in the table above.
• Choosing a lower age-based rating blocks the higher age-based ratings regardless of content rating settings.
• If you set TV-Y and TV-Y7 to BLOCK, CONTENT will display all items.
ADJUSTMENTS (Continued)