CHAPTER FOUR
Special Features
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Important Notes About Parental Locks (“P.Locks”)
Explanation of the MPAA and TV (FCC) Rating Systems:
TV (FCC) Age-Based Ratings
TV-MA Mature audiences only. This pro-
gram may contain mature themes, profane
language, graphic violence and explicit
sexual content.
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned. This pro-
gram may contain sophisticated themes,
sexual content, strong language and more
intense violence.
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested. The
program may contain infrequent coarse lan-
guage, limited violence, some suggestive
sexual dialog and situations.
TV-G General audience. It contains little
or no violence, no strong language, and lit-
tle or no sexual dialog or situations.
TV-Y7 Directed to older children. Themes
and elements in this program may include
mild physical or comedic violence, or may
frighten children under the age of seven.
TV-Y All children. The themes and elements
in this program are specifically designed
for a very young audience, including chil-
dren from ages two – six.
* TV (FCC) ratings: The particular rating that you have selected will be locked (and indicated as a
red “L” on a blue background). Also, all of the age-based ratings will be locked within the partic-
ular group (i.e., “group 1” or “group 2”).
Suppose that the TV-G rating and all of its contents (V, S, L, and D) are locked. In that case, more
restrictive ratings (TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-MA) and all of their contents (V, S, L, and D) are auto-
matically locked as well.
*MPAA ratings: The particular rating that you have selected will be locked. In addition, more
restrictive ratings will be locked as well.
* Neither TV (FCC) ratings nor MPAA ratings apply to news programs.
TV (FCC) Content Category
V Violence.
S Sexual content.
L Offensive language.
D Dialog...sexual innuendo.
FV Fantasy or cartoon violence.
MPAA Rating System (Movies)
G General audience. No restriction.
PG Children under 13 should be
accompanied by an adult.
PG-13 Parental guidance suggested.
Children under 13 should be
accompanied by an adult.
R Restricted. Viewers should be 17
or older.
NC-17 Not classified. Viewers should be
17 or older.
X Adults only.
NR Not Rated.
