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U
NDERSTANDING THE
T
his portion of the SmartLock
features cover program ratings
based on the TV Industry rating
system. This is known as Parental
Guideline within SmartLock.
After selecting the SmartLock fea-
ture and entering your personal
access code, the BLOCK/CHANGE
CODE screen appears;
BEGIN
With the word BLOCK high-
lighted, Press the CURSOR
RIGHT
button.
Scroll the menu using the
CURSOR UP
or CURSOR
DOWN
buttons until the words
PARENTAL GUIDELINES are
highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
button to display the Parental
(TV) Guidelines (TV-Y, TV-Y7,
TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA).
When highlighted, the TV-Y and
TV-G can be turned ON (which will
allow blocking), or OFF (which
will allow viewing) of these rated
programs.
The ratings of TV-Y7, TV-PG,
TV-14, TV-MA can be cus-
tomized to block V (violence), FV
(fantasy violence), S (sexual situa-
tions), L (coarse language), or D
(suggestive dialogue).
Use the CURSOR RIGHT
CURSOR LEFT
buttons on the
remote to turn the rating option ON
or OFF.
TV-Y - (All children -- This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.)
Designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2-6. This type of pro-
gramming is not expected to frighten younger children.
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 develop-
ment skills needed to distinguish between make-believe and reality. This program-
ming may include mild fantasy and comic violence (FV).
TV-G - (General Audience -- Most parents would find this program suitable for all
ages.) This type of programming contains little or no violence, no strong language,
and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PG - (Parental Guidance Suggested -- This program contains material that par-
ents may find unsuitable for younger children.) This type of programming contains
one or more of the following: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse lan-
guage (L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V).
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: intensely suggestive dialogue
(D), strong coarse language (L), intense sexual situations (S), or intense violence (V).
TV-MA - (Mature Audience Only -- This program is specifically designed to be
viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.) This type of
programming contains one or more of the following: crude indecent language (L),
explicit sexual situations (S), or graphic violence (V).
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CHANGE CODE
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CLOCK
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2
4
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A/CH
MENU
VOL
MUTE
SMART
SMART
SOUND
PICTURE
or
C
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ONTROL
ARENTAL
CHANNELS BLOCKED
MOVIE RATINGS
PARENTAL GUIDELINE
POWER
SLEEP
TV-Y7
TV-G
3
TV-PG
6
TV-14
9
TV-MA
2
4
SURF
3
STATUS
1
EXIT
TV RATING SUB MENUS:
CH
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
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UIDELINE
S
MART
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ELP
Remember:
Selecting to
block any rating
will cause all the
higher ratings to
also be blocked
automatically.
OFF
OFF
Y7
FV
OFF
PG
OFF
D
L
S
V
14
OFF
D
L
S
V
MA
L
S
V
)
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
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