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3. Make sure the check box next to Enable parental controls is checked. If not,
highlight it and press OK.
Blocking based on US TV ratings
Most broadcast US TV shows—other than movies—contain rating data that enables
parental controls to block shows that parents don’t want others to view. The ratings are
divided into two groups that function independently:
• Youth group – TV-Y, TV-Y7
• Main group – TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, TV-MA
Within each of these groups, the ratings interact such that if you block a particular level
of content, the TV also blocks all content with a higher rating. Conversely, if you unblock
a particular level of content, the TV also unblocks all content with a lower rating. For
example, if you block TV-PG programs, the TV also blocks TV-14 and TV-MA programs. If
you subsequently unblock TV-14 programs, TV-PG programs are also unblocked, but TV-
MA programs remain blocked.
Similarly, within the main group, content types can be individually blocked. For example,
you can block just coarse language in shows with a TV-PG rating. If you do, then the TV
also blocks shows with coarse language in the higher ratings (TV-14 and TV-MA).
Subsequently unblocking coarse language in TV-14 ratings does not unblock coarse
language in TV-MA programs, but it does unblock coarse language in TV-PG programs.
To block TV shows based on US television ratings:
1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and then
enter your parental control PIN.
2. In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > TV ratings. Choose among
the following settings:
• Entire ratings – Highlight the rating you want to block, and then navigate to
the right and select the first option that blocks the entire rating level (and all
higher rating levels).
• Individual content types – Highlight the rating that contains the content type
you want to block, and then select the content types you want to block from
among those listed. Remember that blocking a content type in one rating
blocks the equivalent content type in all higher rating levels.
Blocking based on US movie ratings
Most movies in the US are rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, or MPAA,
so the ratings are known as MPAA ratings. TV broadcast signals carry movie rating data
that enables parental controls to block shows that parents don’t want others to see. The
ratings are:
• G – General audiences
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