DirecTV HR10-250 User Manual page 103

To set Rating Limits for Specific TV Content: From Parental Controls, select "Rating
Settings," then enter the password and press SELECT. Select "Block by TV Content." A
list of categories appears on the next screen. Select a category (for example, V-Violence).
A box containing all the possible ratings appears. Ratings in green are not locked; ratings
in red are locked. (Ratings in gray do not apply to the category. For example, a TV-Y
program would not have V-Violence content so there is nothing to block.)
Use the UP and DOWN arrows to adjust which ratings are locked or unlocked. The
display to the right of the box will change to tell you exactly what ratings level you are
allowing. Your changes are saved automatically. To return to the Parental Controls screen,
press SELECT or the RIGHT arrow.
Broadcasters are not required to provide ratings for specific types of
content. If you want to be sure to block programs that do not include
ratings for specific types of content, you will have to use age-based
ratings to block content. See "Rating Limits for TV and Movies," on page 92.
Movies and TV Programs with No Rating Information. If a movie has no
rating information, it is treated as if it has the highest movie rating, 'X.' If
you require a password for X-rated movies, then movies without rating information also
require a password. If a television program has no rating information, it is treated as if it
has the lowest TV rating, 'TV-Y.' A password is only required to view it if you set
Parental Controls to require a password for programs rated 'TV-Y.'
Channel Lock for Live TV (
required to view any program on those channels. To lock or unlock channels:
1. From the Parental Controls screen, select "Channel Lock," and then enter the
password.
DIRECTV Central Messages & Setup
): You can lock individual channels so that a password is
Settings Parental Controls
gray = does not apply
to the category
green = not locked
red = locked
Some programs broadcast on off-
air antenna channels have no
rating information. You may not be able to
use Parental Controls to block programs
with no rating information on off-air
antenna channels.
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