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TheV-Chip
Parent
Lock, continued
V-Chip ratings
and categories
Rating guidelines are provided by
broadcast stations. Most television
programs and television movies can be
blocked byTV Rating and Individual
Categories.
Movies that have been
shown at theaters or direct-to-video
movies use the Movie Rating system
only. TV ratings can be viewed by
pressing the info button on your remote
control,
ForTelevision
Programs
including
made-for-television
movies:
Ant-A 011 KTTV
IMPORTANT
If noV-Chip
rating and/or
category
signal is sent from the
broadcaster,
no rating
informa-
tion will be displayed.
atings
Categories
FV - Fantasy Violence
D - Sexual Dialog
L - Adult Language
S - Sexual Situations
V - Violence
Program not rated
OFF
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
V-Chip is
Youth
Youth
General
off
7+ years
Audience
Allow/Block**
Allow/Block
Allow/Block
Aflow/Block
Allow/Block
*Allowing
or Blocking specific categories within a particularV-
Chip rating will allow or blockALL
program content carrying
that signal. Example: By choosingTV-MA
and blockingV -
Violence, ALL programing carrying theV -Violence signal,
whether rated TV-PG,TV- 14,or TV-MA, will be blocked.
** The Fantasy Violence category pertains to the TV-Y7 rating
ONLY.
For Movies previously
shown in
theaters
or Direct-to-Videot:
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Parental
Mature
Guidance
14+ Years
Audience
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block*
Allow/Block
Allow/Block
Allow/Block
I
IMPORTANT
Blocking "Programs
not rated"
may
block emergency programing.
Please
use care when se ect ng th s sett ng.
Movie Ratings
and Descr pt ons
OFF
V-Chip is
off
G
General
Audience
PG
PG-13
Parental
Guidance
13+ Years
R
Restricted
NC-17
18+ Years
X
Adult
If you set the lock for PG- 13; G, PG and PG- 13 will be available. R, N- 17 and X will be
blocked.
I
* Video tapes, laser discs or DVD's may not contain the speciaIV-Chip rating signals. If this occurs,
theV-Chip
lock cannot be used to block these movies.
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