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specific rating, so they cannot be viewed or heard unless the correct parental control
PIN is entered.
Rating standards differ by country.
Note:
Enabling parental control of TV programs
The first step in blocking TV programs is to enable parental control of TV programs.
This setting is provided separately to make it easier for you to turn parental control of
TV programs on and off without disturbing their settings. For example, your kids are
going to summer camp for two weeks, and while they are gone, you don't want to
have to deal with unblocking programs that you want to watch by entering your
parental control PIN. All you need to do is clear Enable parental controls , and all TV
programs are unblocked. When the kids return, select Enable parental controls
again, and all of your parental control settings are restored in a single operation.
To enable parental control of TV programs:
In the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls , and then
1.
enter your parental control PIN.
2. In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > Enable parental
controls .
3. Make sure the check box next to Enable parental controls is checked. If not,
highlight it and press OK.
Blocking based on US TV ratings
Most broadcast US TV programs—other than movies—contain rating data that
enables parental controls to block programs that parents don't want others to view.
The ratings are divided into two groups that function independently:
•
Youth group – TV-Y, TV-Y7
•
Main group – TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA
Within each of these groups, the ratings interact such that if you block a particular
level of content, the TV also blocks all content with a higher rating. Conversely, if you
unblock a particular level of content, the TV also unblocks all content with a lower
rating. For example, if you block TV-PG programs, the TV also blocks TV-14 and TV-
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