44MPAATV GuidelinesCan. English RatingsCan. French Ratings PG-13RNC-17XNONEPGGz: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.g: Content rating can be set.RatingTV-Y (All children)TV-Y7 (Directed to older children)TV-G (General audience)TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested)TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned)TV-MA (Mature audience only)SuggestedageContentD(Sexuallysuggestivedialog)L(Adultlanguage)S(Sexualsituation)V(Violence)FV(Fantasyviolence)zgzzzgggzzzggzzzgggzzzgggParental control (setting V-CHIP level)V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control overbroadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing whileblocking 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 secretnumber. (See page 42 for Secret number setting for parental control.)• 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 inappropriatetelevision shows from their children.• Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as watchedon cable TV and not edited for television. The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies.Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)TV Parental Guidelinesa• If you select “PG-13”, this will automatically block the higherratings “R”, “NC-17” and “X”.NOTE• Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating.Useful adjustment settingsRating DescriptionGPGPG-13RNC-17XAgeGeneral audiences. All ages admitted.Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in somejurisdictions).No one 17 and under admitted.X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies.