Useful Features
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V-CHIP
Settings
a V-CHIP
= This function
atiows TV programs to be restricted
and TV usage to be controlled
baaed on FCC data
It prevents children
from watching
violent or sexual scenes
that may be harmful
• Restriction
of TV programs
includes two ratings that contain
information
about the program:
the MPAA (Motion Picture Association
of
America)
rating and the TV Parental
Guidelines
The MPAA rating is restricted
by age TV Parental Guidelines
are restricted
by age and
content
• Since a TV program may use either the MPAA rating or the TV Guidelines
both should be adjusted for complete
control.
MPAA
rating
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Rating
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Description
GENERAL AUDIENCES+ All ages admitted.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED.
Some material may not be suitable for children.
PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED.
Some material may be inappropriate for children under t3,
RESTRICTED.
Under 17 requires accompanying
parent or adult guardian,
NO ONE 17AND
UNDER ADMITTED.
X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies,
MPAA
rating
Example t:
PG-13 in the age-based
rating is blocked, this will also
automatically
block the higher
ratings R, NC-17 and X
1,User setttn
s
PG
.....
PO,,13
BLOCK
BLOCK
!NC-t7
BLOCK
X
BLOCK
* The MPAA rating is onty age-based
TV parental
guidelines
2. Block table
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No.o
black
Nor to
block
Select
age,
block
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Example 2:
R in the age-based
rating
is blocked, this will also
automatically
b(ock the higher
ratings NC-17 and X
1. User setting
IG-13
....
PG
.....
R
BLOCK
INC47 aLaCK
2, Block
table
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G
block
Not
a
PG
block
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PG-13
blo_k
based a
blackSeloct
Auto-
black
Au_o-
block
Rating
TV-¥ (AI ch,dren)
1_
TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children)
age-
TV-G (GeneraIAudience)
based
Tv-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
U
_Parents
Strongly Cautioned) ...............
TV-MA (Mafute Audience Only)
FV
(Fantasy
Violence)
[]
(VioIence)
[]
[]
x
x
×
content-based
V
S
L
D
(Sexual
(Adult
(Sexually
Situation)
Language)
Suggestive
Dialog)
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[]
x
×
×
×
x
×
x
x
[_: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations
x : The content rating can be set
TV parental
guidelines
Example:
When "FJ-Y7 in the age-based raling is set to BLOCK, the higher ratings (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA) will also be blocked automaficaliy
tn
addition, D, L, S V and FV in BLOCK CONTENT are automatically
blocked unless you manually set BLOCK CONTENT
I. User setting
TV_y
.....
W-Y7
BLOCK
TV*G
BLOCK
TV.PG
BLOCK
TV.t4
BLOCK
W-MA
eLOC_
BLOCKCONT_NT
[DLBVFVt
2 Block table
content-based
FV
V
S
L
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TV-Y
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Select
_
block
Aulo_
blo_k
• Age-based
ratings can be modified
by the content-based
ratings
but only in the combinations
indicated by an x in the table above
• Choosing
a tower age-based
rating b_ocks the higher age-based
ratings regardless
of content rating settings
• If you set TV-Y or TV-Y7 to BLOCK
BLOCK CONTENT
will display all items
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