Program Rating Lock - Samsung BE43R User Manual

Program Rating Lock

MENU m → Broadcasting → Program Rating Lock
Broadcasting
Program Rating Lock
– The displayed image may differ depending on the model.
– Available in TV mode only.
When turned on, the
for your children. You must enter a PIN (personal identification number) before you can set or change any of the
Program Rating Lock
• Off
→ ENTER E
― This option is available when the input source is TV.
― The default PIN number for a new product set is "0-0-0-0".
• TV
children can watch. TV Rating displays a grid with locks. The following categories are on the left side.
Y: Young children / TV-Y7: Children 7 and over / TV-G: General audience / TV-PG: Parental guidance / TV-14:
Viewers 14 and over / TV-MA: Mature audience
All: Lock all TV ratings. / FV: Fantasy violence / V: Violence / S: Sexual situation / L: Adult Language / D:
Sexually Suggestive Dialog
― To block certain content, you select a lock, and press E (That is, you "click it".). For example, click the lock
at the intersection of
The locks are also assigned to related groups. For example, if you click
automatically be blocked. Similarly, if you click
group will be blocked (TV-G, TV-PG,
block the L sub-rating in TV-PG, then the
― To unblock a category, click the lock. To unblock all the categories in a row, click the lock under All.
― To watch a blocked program, you must enter the PIN number when requested.
• Movie Rating
of America (MPAA) has implemented a rating system that provides parents or guardians with advanced
information on which films are appropriate for children.
Movie Rating (MPAA)
G: General audience (no restrictions). / PG: Parental guidance suggested. / PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned.
/ R: Restricted. Children under 17 should be accompanied by an adult. / NC-17: No children under age 17. / X:
Adults only. / NR: Not rated.
― To block certain content, you select a lock, and press E (That is, you "click it".). For example, click the X lock
and you block all X-rated movies. The rating categories are also grouped so that clicking one category blocks
all the categories a parent would block along with it. For example, if you block the
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Program Rating Lock feature can automatically block programs that you deem inappropriate
restrictions.
/ On
Rating: You can block TV programs based on their ratings. This function allows you to control what your
V and TV-MA, and you block all programs that are rated violent and for mature adults.
TV-14
(MPAA): You can block movies based on their MPAA rating. The Motion Picture Association
displays a column with locks and the following ratings categories.
and X will automatically be blocked also.
TV-Y under All, then
TV-G under All, then all the categories in the young adult
and TV-MA). The sub-ratings (D, L, S, V) work similarly. So, if you
L sub-ratings in TV-14 and TV-MA will automatically be blocked.
TV-
TV-Y7 will also
PG-13 category, then R, NC-
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