Movie And Tv Rating Systems; Movie Ratings; Tv Parental Guidelines; Rental Locking Is In Effect Even When Parental Locking Is Temporarily Turned Off - Motorola MTS HDTV set-top box User Manual

Movie and TV Rating Systems

Movie Ratings

A – Only adults may rent. Content is sexually explicit, or graphically and excessively violent.
R – Only adults 18 and over may view or rent. May contain many scenes of horror, violence, sexual activity
or material that degrades individuals or groups.
18A – Youth aged 14 – 17 must be accompanied by an adult when they view or rent. Parents strongly
cautioned. Will likely contain explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror.
14A – Children under 14 must e accompanied by a parent or adult when they view or rent. Subject matter
or language may be controversial or offensive.
PG – All may view or rent. However, parental guidance is advised. Most suitable for viewers over age 12.
G – General audiences. All ages admitted.
E – Exempt from rating. Includes news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, as well
as talk shows, videos, music, and variety programming.

TV Parental Guidelines

A – Adult only. Content is sexually explicit, or graphically and excessively violent.
18+ – Adult programming, intended for viewers 18 years and older. Might contain depictions of violence,
graphic language or explicit sexual activity.
14+ – Viewers 14 years and older. Parents strongly cautioned. Might contain intense scenes of violence,
possible strong or frequent profanity, nudity and/or sexual activity.
PG – Parental guidance suggested. Might be unsuitable for children under 13 without supervision. Might
contain limited and moderate violence, mile profanity and/or suggestive language, brief scenes of nudity
and/or discreet sexual references.
G – General programming, suitable for all audiences. Minimal violence, no profanity. No sex/nudity.
C8+ – Acceptable for children 8 years and over to view without supervision. References to controversial
these are subtle. Might include mild violence. No profanity, no sex/nudity.
C – Intended for all children, especially those under the age of 8. Depictions of aggressive behaviour are in
infrequent and unrealistic. No offensive language, no sex/nudity.
E – Exempt from rating. Includes news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, as well
as talk shows, videos, music, and variety programming.

Rental Locking is in Effect Even When Parental Locking is Temporarily Turned Off

After Rental Locking is set up, it remains in effect even if Parental Locking is temporarily turned off. You
can watch any program without entering a parental control PIN during the suspension period, but you must
still enter a PIN to rent videos and other content.
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