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Tahe
SmartLock
feature
receives
nd processes
data sent by
broadcasters,
or other program
providers,
that contain program
content
advisories.
When pro-
grammed
by the viewer, a TV with
SmartLoek
can respond
to the con-
tent advisories
and block program
content
that may be found
objec-
tionable
(such as offensive
lan-
guage,
violence,
sexual situations,
etc.). This is a great feature
to cen-
sor the type of programming
chil-
dren may watch,
Over the next few pages, you'll
learn how to block channels
and
certain rated programming,
as well
as learn to turn these blocking
fea.
tures on or off. Below
is a brief
explanation
of some
terms and rat-
mgs you will find in the SmartLock
_eature.
SmartLock offers various
Blocking Options from which to
choose:
BLOCKING:
This is what might be
called the "master switch" for
SmartLock. When BLOCKING is
OFF, ALL blocking/censoring
is dis-
abled. When BLOCKING is ON,
ALL blocking based on specific set-
tings will take place.
BLOCK UNRATED: ALL urtrated
programs will be blocked if this fea-
ture is set to ON.
UNRATED
programming
is encoded
with information
from the MPAA or
TV broadcasters,
but it does not
have a specific
rating. In other
words, the MPAA or the TV broad-
casters have chosen not to assign a
rating to the programming.
NO RATING: ALL programming
with no content advisory data can be
blocked if NO RATING is set to
ON.
Programming
that has No Rating is
not encoded
with any rating infor-
mation from the MPAA or the
Parental
Guidelines.
Any program-
ming could fall into this category.
You also can block individual
channels or block programming
based on ratings of the MPAA and
TV broadcasters. (See description of
ratings on this page.)
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G: General Andienee - All ages admitted.
Most parents would find this program
suitable for all ages. This type of program-
ming contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual
dialogue or situations.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested-
This
programming contains material that parents
may find unsuitable for younger children. It
may contain one or more of the following:
Moderate violence, some sexual situations,
infrequent coarse language, or some sugges-
five dialogue.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - This
programming contains material that parents
may find unsuitable for children under the
age of 13. It contains one or more of the
following: violence, sexual situations,
coarse language, or suggestive dialogue.
R: Restricted -This programming is specifi-
cally designed for adults. Anyone underthe
age of 17 should only view this program-
ming with an accompanying parent or adult
guardian. It contains one or more of the fol-
lowing: intense violence, intense sexual sit-
uations, strong coarse language, or intensel)
suggestive dialogue.
NC-17: No one under the age of 17 will be
m/m/fled. - This type of programming
should be viewed by adults only. It contains
graphic violence, explicit sex, or crude
indecent language.
X: Adults Only - This type of programming
contains one or more of the following: very
graphic violence, very graphicand explicit
or indecent sexual acts, very coarse and
intensely suggestive language.
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TV-PG
7V-Y- (Aft children -- Thisprogrcan
is designed to be appropriate for all
children.) Designed for a very young
audience, including childrenages 2-6. This
: type of programming is not expected to
frightenyounger children.
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TV.Y7 - (Directed to Older
Children -- This program is designed
for children age 7 and above.) It may
be more appropriate for children who have
acquired the development skills needed to
distinguishbetween make-believe and reali-
ty. This programming may include mild fan-
tusy and comic violence (FV).
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V-G - (General Audience - Most
parents would fiad this program suit-
able for all ages.) This type of pro-
gmmmiog contshas little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual dia-
logan or situations.
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TV-PG - (Parental Guidance
Suggested -- This program contair_
material that parents may find unsuit-
able for younger children.) This type of pro-
gramming contains one or more oftbe fol-
lowing: Moderate violence (V), some sexual
situations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
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TV-14 - (Parents
Strongly
Cautioned
-- This program contains
some material that many parents
would find unsuitable for children under 14
years of age.) This type of programming
contains one or more of the following:
intense violence (V), intense sexual situa-
tions (S), strong coarse language (L), or
intensely suggestive
dialogue (D).
TV-MA - (Mature Audienee Only --
This program is specifically designed
to be viewed by adults and therefore
may be unsuitablefor children under 1Z)
This type of progratmningcontains one or
more of the following: graphicviolence (V),
explicit sexual situations (S), or crude inde-
cent language (L).
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