Blocking Broadcast Tv Shows - Insignia Roku TV NS-48DR420NA16 User Manual

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Blocking Broadcast TV shows

For broadcast TV, parental controls use information embedded in the broadcast signal to determine whether to allow a
program to be displayed. Parents can configure parental controls to block broadcast TV programs that meet or exceed a
specific rating, so they cannot be viewed or heard unless the correct parental control PIN is entered.
Note
Rating standards differ by country.
Enabling parental control of TV shows
The first step in blocking TV shows is to enable parental control of TV shows.
This setting is provided separately to make it easier for you to turn parental control of TV shows on and off without
disturbing their settings. For example, your kids are going to summer camp for two weeks, and while they are gone, you
don't want to have to deal with unblocking shows that you want to watch by entering your parental control PIN. All you
need to do is clear Enable parental controls, and all TV shows are unblocked. When the kids return, select Enable
parental controls again, and all of your parental control settings are restored in a single operation.
To enable parental control of TV shows:
1 In the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings >Parental controls, and then enter your parental control PIN.
2 In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner> Parental control of TV shows.
3 Make sure the check box next to Enable parental controls is checked. If not, highlight it and press OK.
Blocking based on US TV ratings
Most broadcast US TV shows—other than movies—contain rating data that enables parental controls to block shows
that parents don't want others to view. The ratings are divided into two groups that function independently:
• Youth group—TV-Y, TV-Y7
• Main group—TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA
Within each of these groups, the ratings interact such that if you block a particular level of content, your TV also blocks
all content with a higher rating. Conversely, if you unblock a particular level of content, your TV also unblocks all content
with a lower rating. For example, if you block TV-PG programs, your TV also blocks TV-14 and TV-MA programs. If you
subsequently unblock TV-14 programs, TV-PG programs are also unblocked, but TV-MA programs remain blocked.
Similarly, within the main group, content types can be individually blocked. For example, you can block just coarse
language in shows with a TV-PG rating. If you do, then your TV also blocks shows with coarse language in the higher
ratings (TV-14 and TV-MA). Subsequently unblocking coarse language in TV-14 ratings does not unblock coarse
language in TV-MA programs, but it does unblock coarse language in TV-PG programs.
To block TV shows based on US television ratings:
1 From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings >Parental controls, and then enter your parental control PIN.
2 In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner> TV ratings. Choose among the following settings:
• Entire ratings—Highlight the rating you want to block, and then navigate to the right and select the first option
that blocks the entire rating level (and all higher rating levels).
• Individual content types—Highlight the rating that contains the content type you want to block, and then select
the content types you want to block from among those listed. Remember that blocking a content type in one
rating blocks the equivalent content type in all higher rating levels.
Blocking based on US movie ratings
Most movies in the US are rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, or MPAA, so the ratings are known as
MPAA ratings. TV broadcast signals carry movie rating data that enables parental controls to block shows that parents
don't want others to see. The ratings are:
• G—General audiences
• PG—Parental guidance suggested
• PG-13—Parents strongly cautioned for children age 13 or younger
• R—Restricted
• NC-17—Not for age 17 or younger
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