Useful adjustment settings
V-CHIP
is
an
electronic filtering device built into your
TV.
This tool gives parents a great degree of control over
broadcasts accessed by their children.
It
allows parents
to
select programs judged suitable for child viewing while
blocking ones judged not suitable.
It
does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature
in
your
TV.
"V-Chip" and "Status" will not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your secret
number.
(See
page 39 for Secret number setting for parental control.)
• The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content: TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings.
• The TV Parental Guidelines work
in
conjunction with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate
television shows from their children.
• Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
as
watched
on cable TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set
to
block MPAA-rated movies.
Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)
G
PG
PG-13
Age
R
NC-17
X
General audiences.
All
ages admitted.
Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent
or
adult guardian (age varies
in
some
jurisdictions).
No one 17 and under admitted.
X
is
an older rating that
is
unified with NC-1 7 but may be encoded
in
the data
of
older movies.
:
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[Setup
'"
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IEXAMPLE(~
•
If
you select "PG-13", this will automatically block the higher
ratings "R", "NC-17" and "X".
• Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating.
TV Parental Guidelines
Content
FV
V
S
L
D
(Fantasy (Violence)
(Sexual (Adult
(Sexually
violence) situation) language)
suggestive
dialog)
TV-Y
(All
children)
[g]
[g]
[g] [g]
[g]
TV-Y7 (Directed
to
older children)
X
[g]
[g] [g]
[g]
Suggested
TV-G (General audience)
[g]
[g] [g] [g]
age
TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested)
X
X X X
TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned)
X
X
X
X
TV-MA (Mature audience only)
X
X
X
[g]: The content rating can be set, but this rating
is
not normally broadcast by TV stations.
X:
Content rating can be set.
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