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Blocking based on US TV ratings
Most broadcast US TV programs—other than movies—contain rating data that
enables parental controls to block programs that parents don’t want others to view.
The ratings are divided into two groups that function independently:
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Youth group – TV-Y, TV-Y7
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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 programs with a TV-PG rating. If you
do, then the TV also blocks programs 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 programs based on US television ratings:
1. From the Home Screen Menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and
then enter your parental control PIN.
2. Make sure the check box next to Enable parental controls is checked. If not,
highlight it and press OK.
3. In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > TV ratings. Choose
among the following settings:
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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).
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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.
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