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MPAA (Voluntary
movie rating system)
Example
Example
V-CHIP
is an electronic
filtering device built into your TV.
This tool gives parents a great degree of control over
broadcasts accessed
by their children. It allows parents to
select programs judged suitable for child viewing while
blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically
once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your TV. "V-Chip"
and "Status" will not be selectable
from the menu if you do
not first configure
your secret number.
• The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content: TV
Parental Guidelines
and movie ratings.
• The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction
with the
V-CHIP
to help parents screen out inappropriate
television shows from their children.
• Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the
Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA) as
watched
on cable TV and not edited for television.
The
V-CHIP
can also be set to block MPAA-rated
movies.
• The setting automatically
enters "Block" for any ratings
below your selection.
• If Status is not set to "On", the configuration
settings will
not work.
Press ATV to adjust the item to your desired position.
"_" indicates the item is blocked. Press MENU to exit.
G: General audiences. All ages admitted.
PG: Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not
be suitable for children.
PG-13:
Parents strongly cautioned.
Some material may be
inappropriate
for children under 13.
R: Restricted.
Under 17 requires
accompanying
parent or
adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions).
NC-17:
No one 17 and under admitted.
X: X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be
encoded in the data of older movies.
• Voluntary
movie rating system only uses an age-based
rating.
ENG 4-16
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