User Guide

Locks

Creating or Changing Ratings Locks

younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program may

contain one or more of the following: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse

language (L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V).

TV-14—Parents Strongly Cautioned. This program contains some material that many

parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Parents are strongly

urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting

children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program may contain one or more of

the following: intensely suggestive dialogue (D), strong coarse language (L), intense

sexual situations (S), or intense violence (V).

TV-MA—Mature Audience Only. This program is specifically designed to be viewed by

adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. This program may contain

one or more of the following: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual activity (S), or

graphic violence (V).

Content Labels—TV Parental Guidelines may have one or more letters added to the

basic rating to let parents know when a show may contain violence, sex, adult language,

or suggestive dialogue.

D—suggestive dialogue (usually means talks about sex)

L—coarse or crude language

S—sexual situations

V—violence

FV—fantasy violence (children’s programming only)

5 Select the expanded rating code(s), if you want to also lock these ratings.

6 To unlock a rating code, select the code.

7 Select Done. Make sure the receiver is locked as described on page 44.