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TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example)

Example 1.1 : Age Based setting

Clear

V

s (block) from each "AGE" box for all ratings.

This will automatically unblock everything.

Example 1.2 : Age Based setting

For

“

TV-G

”

put a

V

in the "AGE" box. This will automatically block the

higher age ratings

“

TV-PG

”

,

“

TV-14

”

and

“

TV-MA

”

as well as

“

TV-G

”

.

Please note the content ratings

“

D

”

,

“

L

”

,

“

S

”

,

“

V

”

are automatically blocked

as well.

Example 2.1 : Content Based setting

If you choose to unblock every content-based items (

“

D

”

,

“

L

”

,

“

S

”

,

“

V

”

),

clear the

V

(block) from each

“

AGE

”

box of

“

TV-PG

”

,

“

TV-14

”

and

“

TV-

MA

”

.

Example 2.2 : Content Based setting

Put a

V

in the box corresponding to

“

TV-PG

”

(row) and

“

V (Violence)

”

(column). This will automatically block the

“

V

”

boxes for

“

TV-14

”

and

“

TV-MA

”

. Setting only

“

TV-PG-V

”

,

“

TV-14-V

”

or

“

TV-MA-V

”

will not block

all programs rated

“

TV-PG

”

,

“

TV-14

”

or

“

TV-MA

”

.

Example 3 : Resetting an Age Based setting

For

“

TV-14

”

, put a

V

(block) in the

“

AGE

”

box.

This will again automatically block the content ratings

“

D

”

,

“

L

”

,

“

S

”

,

“

V

”

for

“

TV-MA

”

as well as

“

TV-14

”

(

“

D

”

is not available for

“

TV-MA

”

).

Please note that the lower age rating

“

TV-PG

”

does not change from its

previous settings after this.

Note:

•

Content ratings can be modified but only in the combinations indicated by

V

in the table on page 15.

•

Changing a lower age rating

’

s content setting to

“

BLOCK

”

automatically changes the same higher age

rating

’

s content setting to

“

BLOCK

”

regardless of their previous settings.

•

Changing a lower rating

’

s

“

AGE

”

setting to

“

BLOCK

”

automatically changes all higher ratings to

“

BLOCK

”

regardless of their previous settings.

•

For

“

TV-Y7

”

,

“

TV-PG

”

,

“

TV-14

”

and

“

TV-MA

”

, if you clear the

V

in the

“

AGE

”

box (unblock) you can still

change settings based on content.

•

Clearing a higher rating

’

s age or content setting will not clear lower settings. Make sure that all undesired

boxes are blocked.

[3] ADDITIONAL MODE

Besides

“

MPAA RATINGS

”

and

“

TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES

”

, new ratings system

’

s data can be

downloaded when they become available. (See page 19.)

TV

–

Y

TV

–

Y7

TV

–

G

TV

–

PG

TV

–

14

TV

–

MA

MENU : RETURN

G

A

E

–

–

–

–

D

–

–

–

L

–

–

–

S

–

–

–

V

–

–

–

–

–

V:

:

BLOCK

V I EW

FV

TV

–

Y

TV

–

Y7

TV

–

G

TV

–

PG

TV

–

14

TV

–

MA

MENU : RETURN

G

A

E

–

–

–

D

–

–

–

L

–

–

–

S

–

–

–

V

–

–

–

–

–

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

:

:

BLOCK

V I EW

FV

–

TV

–

Y

TV

–

Y7

TV

–

G

TV

–

PG

TV

–

14

TV

–

MA

MENU : RETURN

G

A

E

–

–

–

–

D

–

–

–

L

–

–

–

S

–

–

–

V

–

–

–

–

–

V:

:

BLOCK

V I EW

FV

TV

–

Y

TV

–

Y7

TV

–

G

TV

–

PG

TV

–

14

TV

–

MA

MENU : RETURN

G

A

E

–

–

–

–

D

–

–

–

L

–

–

–

S

–

–

–

V

–

–

–

–

–

V:

:

BLOCK

V I EW

FV

V

V

V

TV

–

Y

TV

–

Y7

TV

–

G

TV

–

PG

TV

–

14

TV

–

MA

MENU : RETURN

G

A

E

–

–

–

–

D

–

–

–

L

–

–

–

S

–

–

–

V

–

–

–

–

–

V:

:

BLOCK

V I EW

FV

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

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