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Using the On-screen Submenus: Features
Tlete AutoLockTmjeature can help par-
nts control what their children watch
on TV. AutoLockTM does this by using the
content advisories sent by broadcasters
or other program providers. After you
program AutoLockT_ it can respond to
the content advisories and block pro-
grams that contain content that you may
consider objectionable--o/fensive lan-
&rouge, violence, or sexual situations. You
can also use AutoLock
TM
to block chan-
nels that you don't want your children to
watch.
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In this section, you'll learn how to block
channels and programming that is not
rated, is unrated, or has no rating. You
will also find out how to turn these block-
ingjbatures on or o/f l;bllowing on this
page are brief explanations of
AutoLock
TM
terms and program ratings.
Terms
BLOCKING control---can be thought
of as the "master switch" for
AutoLock
TM.
This control affects the set-
tings you have chosen for blocking pro-
grams according to movie ratings or TV
ratings, or for blocking programs thal
have no rating or are unrated. When the
BLOCKING control is OFF, the blocking
or censoring of progralns is disabled.
When the BLOCKING control is ON,
blocking will occur according to the set-
tings you have chosen.
BLOCK UNRATED control--if set to
ON, blocks all unrated programs.
Unrated progrmnming consists of lhe
kind of shows tbal the MPAA (Motion
Picture Association of America) or lhe
TV broadcasters have chosen not to rate.
NO RATING control--if set to ON,
blocks all programming with no content
advisory data.
Programming lhal has No Rating is not
encoded with any rating information
from lhe MPAA or lhe Parental
Guidelines. Any programming could fall
into this category.
BLOCK CHANNEL control--enables
you to block individual channels that you
don't want children to see.
AutoLock
MOVIE EATING •
• PG
• PG-13
•E
• NC-(7
G (General Audienee_all ages
admitted. Most parents will find pro-
grams thal are rated G to be suitable
for children of all ages. Such progrmns
have little or no violence, no strong
language, and little or no sexual dialog
or sexual situations.
PG (Parental Guidance
Suggested_ontain material that par-
ents may find unsuitable for younger
children. Programs that are rated PG
have one or more of the following:
moderate violence, some sexual situa-
tions, infrequent coarse language, or
some suggestive dialog.
PG-13 (Parents Strongly
Cautioned)--comain material that par-
ents may find unsuitable for children
under the age of 13. Programs that are
rated PG-13 have one or more of the
following: violence, sexual situations,
coarse language, or suggestive dialog.
R (Restricted)--specifically designed
for adults. Anyone under the age of 17
should view programs that are rated R
only with an accompanying parent or
adult guardian. Such programs have one
or more of the following: intense vio-
lence; intense sexual situations; strong,
coarse language; or intensely suggestive
dialogue.
NC-17 (No one under the age of 17
will be admitted)_should be viewed
by adults only. Programs that are rated
NC-17 have graphic violence; explicit
sex; or crude, indecent language.
X (Adults Only)--contain one or more
of the following: very graphic violence,
very graphic and explicit or indecent
sexual acts, or very coarse and intensely
suggestive language.
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AutoLock
TVRATING •
• TV-Y7
• TV-G
• TV-PG
• TV-i4
TV-Y (All Children)--designed to
be appropriate for all children,
especially ones ages 2-6. Programs
rated TV-Y are not expected to frighten
younger children.
TV-Y7 (Directed to Older
Children)-Mesigned for children
ages 7 and older. Programs rated
TV-Y7 may be more appropriate for chip
dren who have acquired the development
skills needed to distinguish between
make-believe and reality. Such programs
may include mild fantasy and comic vio-
lence (FV).
TV-G (General Audience_most
_arents will consider programs that
are rated TV-G to be suitable for
children of all ages. Such programs have
little or no violence, no strong language,
and little or no sexual dialogue or sexual
situations.
TV-PG (Parental Guidance
Suggested)-_contain material that
parents may find unsuitable for
younger children.This type of program-
ming has one or more of the following:
moderate violence (V), some sexual situ-
ations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-14 (Parents Strongly
Cautioned_ontain material that
many parents will find unsuitable
for children under 14 years of age. Such
programs have one or more of the follow-
ing: intense violence (V); intense sexual
situations (S); strong, coarse language
(L); or intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-MA (Mature Audience Only_
specificallydesigned to be viewed by
adultsand _erefore may be up_soit -
able for children u_er 17. Such progran_s
have one or more of the following:graphic
violence (V); explicit ,sexualsituations (S);
or crude, indecentlanguage (L),