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UsiH 9 the W"s Features
Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings
TV_MA
Mature Audience Only
TV_I4
ParentsStronglyCautioned
TV_PG
Parental Ouidance Suggested
TV_O
OeneralAudience
TV_Y7
Directed to Children 7 years and
older
TV_Y
AII Children
Content Themes
D
Sexually explicit dialogue
Adult language
IS
Sexual situations
V
Violence
FV
Fantasy Violence
BlockingAge-BasedRatings
You can automatically block all program ratings above a
specified age-based rating level.
To block programs with higher ratings:
I. Pressthe up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating
corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want
the child to watch.
2. Press the OK button
to toggle between Viewand
Block.
The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher
ratings automatically
changes to Block.
3. Press the up or down arrow button
to highlight
Go back
and press OK.
4. Turn on V-Chip active in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu
(box has cheek mark) for rating limits to take effect.
Viewing Age-Based Ratings
After you block age-based ratings, you can change some of
the ratings back to View.
I.
Press the up or down arrow button
to select the rating
with a status of Block.
2. Press OK to select View.
Bloeking SpecificContent Themes
You can block programs based on their content. (Content is
represented by the D, L, S, V and FV on your screen.) When
you block a content theme for a particular
rating, you
automatically
block that content
theme for higher rated
programs as well.
To block program content:
I.
Determine the content themes you want to block.
2. Press the down arrow button
to scroll to the rating
whose content theme you want to change.
3. Press the right arrow button
to move the highlight
to a
particular
content theme status.
4.
Press the OK button
to change its status to B. (in the
example to the left, you block the language (k)
corresponding
with 1V- 14. The language for 1V-MA is
blocked as well).
Notes: Broadcastersarenot required to provide content themes or
age-based ratings
Youmust rememberto aebvate Parental Controls for rating limits to
take effeeL
Viewing Speeifie Content Themes
If you block specific content themes,you havethe option of
going back and changing some of the content themes back
to (V) View:
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