Using the Menus
Parental Control
The Parental Control feature is designed to help parents monitor what
their children watch on television. This section shows you the different
rating systems available and how to set your TV's rating limit.
Overview of the Ratings
Once you have become familiar with these rating systems, you should be
ready to set your TV's rating limit.
TV Ratings
The TV ratings are divided into two groups; age-based and
content-based.
Age
TV-Y
TV-Y7
Age-
TV Ratings
TV-Y; 1=
TV-Y7: -
FV;-
TV-G: -
TV-PG: -
D;- L: - S;
V: —
TV-14; ~
D: - L; - S: -
V: -
TV-MA; -
L; - S: - V: -
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- Content
Defined as
All children
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
Directed to older children
General audience
Parental Guidance
suggested
Parents Strongly
cautioned
Mature Audience only
Contents
FV
L
S
V
Defined as
Fantasy Violence
Suggestive
dialogue
Strong language
Sexual situations
Violence
^ The content ratings will increase depending on the level of the age-based
rating. For example, a program with a TV-PG V (Violence) rating may contain
moderate violence, while a TV-14 V (Violence) rating may contain intense
violence.
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