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Blocking Age-Based Ratings

You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-
based rating level.

To block programs with higher ratings:

1. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating

corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to
watch.

2. Press the OK button to toggle between View and Block. The status

for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically
changes to Block (and ).

3. Use the up/down arrow buttons to highlight Go back and press OK.
4. Select Lock Parental Controls from the Parental Control menu for

rating limits to take effect.

Viewing Age-Based Ratings

After you block age-based ratings, you can change some of the ratings
back to

View.

1. Use the up/down arrows to select the rating with a status of Block.
2. Press OK to select View.

Tip

To change all V-Chip movie or TV ratings to View, press
the 0 number button.

Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA

Mature Audience Only

TV-14

Parents Strongly Cautioned

TV-PG

Parental Guidance Suggested

TV-G

General Audience

TV-Y7

Directed to Children 7 years and older

TV-Y

All Children

Content Themes

D

Sexually explicit dialogue

L

Adult language

S

Sexual situations

V

Violence

FV

Fantasy Violence

Blocking Specific Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented
by the D, L, S, V and FV on your screen.) When you block a content
theme for a particular rating, you automatically block that content theme
for higher rated programs as well.

To block program content:

1. Determine the content themes you want to block.
2. Press the down arrow button to scroll to the rating whose content

theme you want to change.

3. Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a

particular content theme status.

4. Press the OK button to change its status to . (In the example to

the left, you block the language (L) corresponding with TV-14. The
language for TV-MA is blocked as well.)

Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or
age-based ratings.
You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to
take effect.