Operation Manual
62  4. TV Menus
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TV Program Ratings
TV Age-Based Ratings
TV-Y
Youth. For children under 7.
TV-Y7
Youth 7 and older.
TV-G
General Audience. For the entire family.
TV-PG
Parental Guidance. Parental Guidance 
recommended; may not be suitable for 
some children.
TV-14
Adolescent 14 and older. Not recommended 
for children under 14.
TV-MA
Mature Audience. For adults only.
TV Content Categories
FV
Fantasy Violence. Applies to TV-Y7 only.
D
Sexual Dialog. Applies in differing 
degrees to TV-PG and TV-14.
L
Adult Language. A
pplies in differing 
degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
S
Sexual Situations. Applies in differing 
degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
V
Violence (graphic or realistic). Applies in dif-
fering degrees to TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA.
Movie Ratings
G
General Audience. Designed for the 
entire family.
PG
Parental Guidance. Parental Guidance 
recommended; may not be suitable for 
some children.
PG-13
Parental Guidance, 13 and Older. 
Not recommended for children under 
13.
R
Restricted. Restricted in theaters to 17 
years old and older unless accompanied 
by an adult.
NC-17
No Children 17 or Under. Restricted 
in theaters to 18 years old and older.
X
Adult. Designed for and restricted in 
theaters to adult audiences only.
Not 
Rated
No MPAA rating assigned
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Disables or enables blocking based on V-Chip signals and the U.S. rating system.
TV Rating
Highlight the rating level you wish to 
change and press 
ENTER
 to block it ( ) or 
allow it (
).
You can apply supplemental content 
blocking to the age-based ratings by 
using the TV content categories. (FV, D, 
L, S, V)
Movie 
Rating
Highlight the rating level you wish to change and pres
s 
ENTER
 to block it ( ) or allow it ( ). 
 You 
can apply supplemental blocking to the age-based ratings by using the TV content categories below.
Start Time/
Stop Time
Sets the time of day for enforcement of rating restrictions chosen in the Parental menu. To make 
rating restrictions active 24 hours a day, make Start Time and Stop Time the same.
1.  Highlight the start time or stop time.
2.  Press 
ENTER
 to start editing.
3.  Press     to make changes.
4.  Press 
ENTER
 to confirm changes.










