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CONTENT ADVISORY
MOVIE RATINGS
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ovie Ratings set viewing
access levels for TV
programming according to current
Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) ratings. These
ratings are similar to the
categories used with the rated
movies appearing in cinema
theaters and with video rental
material.
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Select the MOVIE RATINGS
Menu option.
With CONTENT ADVISORY
Menu on screen, move the RED
highlight with the MENU
buttons. Then press the MENU
(M) button.
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Press the MENU
MENU (M) buttons to highlight
and select ( ) the desired MOVIE
BLOCKING level.
When in operation a "Blocked -
Movie Rating" TV screen appears
when movies are received which
include the same selected rating as
the Movie Blocking setting(s).
Only the correct Access Code
number, entered by the viewer,
will unblock or allow the viewing
of a block rated program.
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Note: When a Movie
Rating is selected ( ) all
higher level ratings are
automatically blocked (although
each individual Movie Rating can
be manually selected and turned
On or Off as desired). Programs
with lower than the selected rating
level are allowed for viewing or
unblocked.
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• 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
STATUS
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LIGHT
little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
• PG - Parental Guidance: This programming contains
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material that parents may find unsuitable for younger
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children. It may contain one or more of the following:
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Moderate violence, some sexual situations, infrequent
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coarse language, or some suggestive dialogue.
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• PG-13: This programming contains material that parents
may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13. It
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contains one or more of the following: violence, sexual
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situations, coarse language, or suggestive dialogue.
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• R - Restricted: This programming is specifically
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designed for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should
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only view this programming with an accompanying parent
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or adult guardian. It contains one or more of the following:
intense violence, intense sexual situations, strong coarse
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language, or intensely suggestive dialogue.
• NC-17 - No one under 17 admitted: This type of pro-
gramming should be viewed by adults only. It contains
graphic violence, explicit sex, or crude indecent language.
• X - Mature audience only: This type of programming
contains one or more of the following: very graphic
violence, very graphic and explicit or indecent sexual acts,
very coarse and intensely suggestive language.
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MOVIE BLOCKING
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
EXIT
HELP
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