Please see the following chart for the MPAA Ratings Description.
U.S. Movies Rating Chart Description
NR
Not Rated by MPAA.
G
GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some
PG
material may not be suitable for children.
PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some
PG-13
material may be inappropriate for children under
13.
RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying
R
parent or adult guardian.
NC-17
NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.
X
ADULTS ONLY.
U.S. TV Rating
The TV Parental Guidelines has 7 levels of age-based ratings that
can be selected. These 7 levels are split into 2 age-based groups:
Youth Age-based Ratings and Guidance Age-based Ratings.
Some of these age-based ratings can also have content-based
ratings, denoted as D (Dialog), L (Language), S (Sex) and V
(Violence).The table below shows the age-based ratings
selection.
Age-based
Age-based
Group
Ratings
NR (Not Rated) TV-NR
TV - Y
Youth
TV - Y7
TV - G
TV - PG
Guidance
TV - 14
TV - MA
Procedure
•
In Block Program, highlight U.S.TV and press OK button
to enter the Mode.
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Press OK button to select Off or On and press OK
button.
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Select the desired rating level using CH
buttons.
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Press OK button to choose "Viewable" (GREEN) or
"Blocked" (RED)..
Possible
Content
Selections
•
Viewable
•
Blocked
•
Viewable
•
Blocked
•
FV (Fantasy Violence)
•
Viewable
•
Blocked
•
Viewable
•
Blocked
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D,L,S,V (all selected)
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Any combination of D, L,
S, V
•
D, L S, V (all selected)
•
Any combination of D, L,
S, V
•
L, S, V (all selected)
•
Any combination of L, S,
V
or CH
Block Program
MPAA
Mode
Viewable
U.S.TV
TV-NR
TV-Y
Viewable
TV-Y7
Viewable
TV-G
D L S V
TV-PG
D L S V
TV-14
TV-MA
Notes:
•
The ratings such as TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA have
content level ratings also. These contents levels can be
individually blocked. Select the rating level, press VOL
to highlight the desired content level and press OK
button to block.
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The TV-NR rating is independent of other ratings.
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If TV-Y is blocked, both TV-Y and TV-Y7 will be blocked.
However, if you select TV-Y7, the FV setting can be
blocked or unblocked.
U.S. TV Ratings Description
TV-NR
Not Rated.
All Children. The themes and elements in this
TV-Y
program are specifically disigned for a very young
audience including children from ages 2-6.
Directed to older children. Themes and
elements in this program may include mild
TV-Y7
physical or comedic violence or may frighten
children under the age of 7.
General Audience. It contains little or no
TV-G
violence, no strong language, and little or not
sexual dialogue or situations.
Parental guidance suggested. The program
may contain infrequent coarse language, limited
TV-PG
violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
Parents strongly cautioned. This program may
TV-14
contain sophisticated themes, sexual content,
strong and explicit sexual content.
Mature Audiences only. This program may con-
TV-MA
tain mature themes, profane language, graphic
violence and explicit sexual content.
FV
Fantasy/Cartoon Violence.
V
Violence
S
Sex
L
Offensive Language
D
Dialogue with sexual content.
M
O
ENU
PERATIONS
OK
Off
FV
L S V
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