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Useful adjustment settings V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over broadcasts accessed by their children, it allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable, it does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your TV. "V-Chip" and "Status" will not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your secret number. (See page 41 for Secret number setting for parental control.) • The U.S, has two rating systems for viewing content: TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings. • The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate television shows from their children. • Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as watched on cable TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies. Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA) G General audiences. All ages admitted. PG Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. PGq3 Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Age R Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions). NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted. X X is an older rating that is unifbd with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies. MPAA [ EXAMPLE_ If you select "PG-13", this will automatically block the higher ratings "R", "NC- 17" and "X". ,, Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating. TV Parental Guidelines Content FV (Fantasy violence) V (Violence) S (Sexual situation) TV-Y (All children) % TV-Y7 (Directed to older children) x % % Suggested age TV-G (General audience) TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested) % % x x TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned) x x TV-MA (Mature audience only) x x _: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations. × : Content rating can be set. L (Adult language) % D (Sexually suggestive dialog) % % x x x x x Q- 43

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Useful adjustment
settings
V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over
broadcasts
accessed
by their children, it allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing while
blocking ones judged
not suitable, it does so automatically
once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your TV.
"V-Chip"
and "Status"
will
not
be selectable
from
the
menu
if
you
do not first
configure
your secret
number.
(See page 41 for Secret number setting for parental control.)
• The U.S, has two rating systems for viewing content: TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings.
• The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction
with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate
television shows from their children.
•
Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA) as
watched
on cable TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated
movies.
Voluntary
movie
rating
system
(MPAA)
G
PG
PGq3
Age
R
General audiences.
All ages admitted.
Parental guidance
suggested.
Some material may not be suitable for children.
Parents strongly cautioned.
Some material may be inappropriate
for children
under 13.
Restricted.
Under 17 requires accompanying
parent or adult guardian
(age varies in some
jurisdictions).
NC-17
No one 17 and under admitted.
X
X is an older rating that is unifbd with NC-17 but may be encoded
in the data of older movies.
MPAA
[
EXAMPLE_
If you select "PG-13",
this will automatically
block the higher
ratings "R", "NC- 17" and "X".
,, Voluntary
movie rating system only uses an age-based
rating.
TV Parental
Guidelines
Suggested
age
TV-Y (All children)
TV-Y7 (Directed to older children)
TV-G (General audience)
TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested)
TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned)
TV-MA (Mature audience only)
FV
V
(Fantasy
(Violence)
violence)
x
%
%
x
x
x
_:
The content
rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast
by TV stations.
× : Content
rating can be set.
Content
S
(Sexual
situation)
%
%
%
x
x
x
L
(Adult
language)
%
%
%
x
x
x
D
(Sexually
suggestive
dialog)
x
x
Q-
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