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settings
V-CHIP is an electronic
fikedng device built into your TM 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 sukabb.
It does so automatically
once you activate
the V-CHIP feature in your
TM
"V-Chip"
and "Status"
will not be selectable
from
the menu
if you do not first configure
your
secret
number,
(See page 44 for Secret number
setting for parental control.)
o The U,S, has two rating systems for viewing content:
TV Parental Guidelines
and movie ratings,
o The TV Parental Guidelines
work in conjunction
with the V-CHIP to help parents screen
out inappropriate
television
shows from their children,
o 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
PGq3
Age
R
NC-17
X
General audiences. All ages admitted.
Parental guidance suggested, Some material may not be suitabb 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-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies,
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
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FV
(Fantasy
violence)
TV-Y (All children)
TV-Y7 (Directed to older children)
TV-G (General audier/ce)
TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested)
TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned)
TV-MA (Mature audience only)
v
(Violence)
Content
S
(Sexual
situation)
L
(Adult
language)
D
(Sexually
suggestive
dialog)
X
Suggested
age
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X: Content
rating can be set.
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