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PARENTAL CONTROL
Overview
Parental controls on your TV give you the option to block playback of over-the-air live
TV content from certain ratings categories. Parental controls relating to over-the-air live
TV content use the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings classication
system and the TV Guidelines Organization TV Parental Guidelines as the basis for
its ratings categories.To view your options, go to Settings → Preferences → Parental
Controls on your TV. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/deviceservices/
support.
Parental Controls
Parental controls can be enabled, disabled or adjusted in Settings → Preferences →
Parental Controls. For more information about parental controls, please visit
www.amazon.com/deviceservices/support
• TV Parental Guideline Rating System
Rating Meaning
TV-Y
All Children
Programs aimed at a very young audience, including
children from ages 2-6
.
TV-Y7
Directed to Older
Children
Programs most appropriate for children age
7 and up.
TV-Y7-FV
Directed to Older
Children
Programming with fantasy violence that may be more
intense or more combative than other programming
in the TV-Y7 category.
TV-G
General Audience
Programs suitable for all ages; these are not
necessarily children's shows.
TV-PG
Parental Guidance
Suggested
Parental guidance is recommended; these programs
may be unsuitable for younger children.
TV-14
Parents Strongly
Cautioned
These shows may be unsuitable for children
under 14.
TV-MA
Mature Audience
Only
These programs are intended to be viewed by
mature, adult audiences and may be unsuitable for
children under 17.
The V-Chip: Options to Restrict What Your Children Watch on TV
www.fcc.gov
The V-chip allows parents or other caregivers to block programming on their TVs that
they don't want children to watch. Most programs are assigned a rating based on parental
guidelines established by the TV industry. The ratings provide information about the
content and age-appropriateness of most TV programs, except news, sports and unedited
movies on premium cable channels.
Parents can program the V-chip to block programs based on these ratings, which include
two elements: an age-based rating that provides guidance about the age group for which
a program is appropriate, and content descriptors indicating that a program may contain
suggestive dialogue (D), coarse or crude language (L), sexual situations (S), or violence
(V). The ratings are:
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