Panasonic PT-53TWD64 Operating Instructions Manual page 33

Please see the following chart for the MPAA Ratings Description.
U.S. Movies Rating Chart Description
NR Not Rated by MPAA.
G GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some
PG
material may not be suitable for children.
PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some
PG-13 material may be inappropriate for children under
13.
RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying
R
parent or adult guardian.
NC-17 NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.
X ADULTS ONLY.
U.S. TV Rating
The TV Parental Guidelines has 7 levels of age-based ratings that
can be selected. These 7 levels are split into 2 age-based groups:
Youth Age-based Ratings and Guidance Age-based Ratings.
Some of these age-based ratings can also have content-based
ratings, denoted as D (Dialog), L (Language), S (Sex) and V
(Violence).The table below shows the age-based ratings
selection.
Age-based Age-based
Group Ratings
NR (Not Rated) TV-NR
TV - Y
Youth
TV - Y7
TV - G
TV - PG
Guidance
TV - 14
TV - MA
Procedure
• In Block Program, highlight U.S.TV and press OK button
to enter the Mode.
• Press OK button to select Off or On and press OK
button.
• Select the desired rating level using CH
buttons.
• Press OK button to choose "Viewable" (GREEN) or
"Blocked" (RED).
Possible Content
Selections
• Viewable
• Blocked
• Viewable
• Blocked
• FV (Fantasy Violence)
• Viewable
• Blocked
• Viewable
• Blocked
• D,L,S,V (all selected)
• Any combination of D, L,
S, V
• D, L S, V (all selected)
• Any combination of D, L,
S, V
• L, S, V (all selected)
• Any combination of L, S,
V
or CH
Block Program
MPAA Mode
Viewable
U.S.TV TV-NR
TV-Y Viewable
TV-Y7
TV-G Viewable
D L S V
TV-PG
D L S V
TV-14
TV-MA
Notes:
• The ratings such as TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA have
content level ratings also. These contents levels can be
individually blocked. Select the rating level, press VOL
to highlight the desired content level and press OK
button to block.
• The TV-NR rating is independent of other ratings.
• If TV-Y is blocked, both TV-Y and TV-Y7 will be blocked.
However, if you select TV-Y7, the FV setting can be
blocked or unblocked.
U.S. TV Ratings Description
TV-NR Not Rated. See Customer Caution.
All Children. The themes and elements in this
TV-Y program are specifically designed for a very
young audience including children from ages 2-6.
Directed to older children. Themes and
elements in this program may include mild
TV-Y7
physical or comedic violence or may frighten
children under the age of 7.
General Audience. It contains little or no
TV-G violence, no strong language, and little or not
sexual dialogue or situations.
Parental guidance suggested. The program
may contain infrequent coarse language, limited
TV-PG
violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
Parents strongly cautioned. This program may
TV-14 contain sophisticated themes, sexual content,
strong and explicit sexual content.
Mature Audiences only. This program may con-
TV-MA tain mature themes, profane language, graphic
violence and explicit sexual content.
FV Fantasy/Cartoon Violence.
V Violence
S Sex
L Offensive Language
D Dialogue with sexual content.
Customer Caution
The V-Chip system that is used in this set is capable of blocking
"NR" programs (non rated, not applicable and none) as per FCC
Rules Section 15.120(e)(2). If the option of blocking "NR"
programs is chosen "unexpected and possibly confusing results
may occur, and you may not receive emergency bulletins or any of
the following types of programming:"
• Emergency Bulletins (Such as EAS messages, weather
warnings and others)
• Locally originated programming, News, Political, Public
Service Announcements, Religious, Sports or Weather.
M O
ENU PERATIONS
OK
Off
FV
L S V
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