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TheV-Chip
Parent
Lock, continued
V-Chip
ratings
and categories
Rating guidelines are provided by
broadcast stations. Most television
programs and television movies can be
blocked byTV Rating and/or Individual
Categories.
Movies that have been
shown at theaters or direct-to-video
movies use the Movie Rating system
only.
ForTelevision
Programs
including
made-for-television
movies:
Ant-A 011 KTTV
Stereo SAP
TV-PG DSLV
TV Ratings:
OFF
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
(youth)(individual
categories do not apply)
(youth, 7 years and up)
(general audience)(individual
categories do not apply)
(parental guidance suggested)
(14 years and up)
(mature audience)
If you set theTV rating for TV-PG;
TV-Y,TV-Y7,TV-G
andTV-PG will be available.
TV-14 and TV-MA will be blocked.
Individual
Categories
(cannot
use with TV-Y and TV-G):
FV - FantasyViolence (only applies to TV-Y7)
D - Sexual Dialogue (applies to TV-PG and TV- 14)
L - Adult Language (applies toTV-PG,TV-
14 and TV-MA)
S - Sexual Situations (applies to TV-PG,TV- 14 and TV-MA)
V - Violence (applies to TV-PG,TV- 14 and TV-MA)
Programs not rated: Programs that have not received a rating, such as sports, news
or other programs where a rating could not be given.
For Movies previously
shown in
theaters
or Direct-to-Video*:
Movie Rating:
Off
G
PG
PG-13
R
NC-17
X
(general audience)
(parental guidance suggested)
(13 years and up)
(restricted)
(18 years and up)
(adult)
If you set the lock for PG- 13; G, PG and PG- 13 will be available. R, N- 17 and X will be
blocked.
*Video tapes, laser discs or DVD's may not contain the specialV-Chip rating signals. If
this occurs, theV-Chip lock cannot be used to block these movies.
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