Parental Lock processes program content advisories from broadcasters. Parental Lock can respond to the content
advisories and block objectionable content (offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.) This is a great
feature to censor the type of programming children watch. Parental Lock offers various blocking options from
which to choose:
MASTER ENABLE: this is the "master switch" for Parental Lock. When ON, all blocking/censoring you have set is
enabled. When OFF, all blocking is disabled.
BLOCK UNRATED: All unrated programs (based on Movie Ratings or TV Ratings) will be blocked if this feature is ON
and MASTER ENABLE is ON.
BLOCK NO RATING: All programming with no content advisory data will be blocked if this feature is ON and
MASTER ENABLE is ON.
After you set your password you can block up to six ratings in TV Ratings or Movie Ratings. These ratings are set
by the Motion Picture Association of America and TV broadcasters.
MPAA Ratings
(Motion Picture of American Association)
G: General Audience - All ages admitted. Most parents
would find this program suitable for all ages. This type
of programming contains little or no violence, no strong
language, and little or no sexual dialog or situations.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested- This programming
contains material that parents may find unsuitable for
younger children. It may contain one or more of the
following: moderate violence, some sexual situations,
infrequent coarse language, or some suggestive dialog.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - This programming
contains material that parents may find unsuitable for
younger children under the age of 13. It contains one or
more of the following: violence, sexual situations,
coarse language, or suggestive dialog.
R: Restricted- This programming is specially designed
for adults. Anyone under the age of 17 should only view
this programming with an accompanying parent or adult
guardian. It contains one or more of the following:
intense violence, intense sexual situations, strong
coarse language, or intensely suggestive dialog.
NC17: No children under the age of 17 should view this
program. This type of programming should be viewed by
adults only. It contains graphic violence, explicit sex, or
crude, indecent language.
X: Adults only- This type of programming contains one
or more of the following: very graphic violence, very
graphic and explicit sexual acts, very coarse and
intensely suggestive language.
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TV Ratings
(TV Broadcast)
TV-Y All children - Appropriate for all children.
Designed for a very young audience, including
children age 2-6. This type of programming is not
expected to frighten younger children.
TV-Y7 Directed to Older Children- Designed for
children age 7 and above. It may be appropriate
for children who can distinguish between make-believe
and reality. This programming may include mild fantasy
and comic violence (FV or Fantasy violence).
TV-G General Audience - Most parents would
find this programming suitable for all ages. This
type of programming contains little or no violence, no
strong language, and little or no sexual dialog or
situations.
TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested -Contains
material that parents may find unsuitable for
younger children. This type of programming contains
one or more of the following: moderate violence(V),
some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialog (D).
TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned- Contains
material that parents may find unsuitable for
children under 14 years of age. This type of program-
ming contains one or more of the following: intense
violence (V), intense sexual situations (S), strong coarse
language (L), or intensely suggestive dialog (D).
TV-MA Mature Audience only- Specially
designed to be viewed by adults and may be
unsuitable for children under 17. This type of
programming contains one or more of the following:
graphic violence (V),explicit sexual situations (S), or
crude, indecent language (L).