TCL 43S435 Instructions Manual

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112To block TV shows based on US television ratings:1. From the Home screen menu, navigate to Settings > Parental controls, and thenenter your parental control PIN.2. In the Parental controls screen, navigate to TV tuner > TV ratings. Choose amongthe following settings:• Entire ratings – Highlight the rating you want to block, and then navigate tothe right and select the first option that blocks the entire rating level (andall higher rating levels).• Individual content types – Highlight the rating that contains the content typeyou want to block, and then select the content types you want to blockfrom among those listed. Remember that blocking a content type in onerating blocks the equivalent content type in all higher rating levels.Blocking based on US movie ratingsMost movies in the US are rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, orMPAA, so the ratings are known as MPAA ratings. TV broadcast signals carry movierating data that enables parental controls to block shows that parents don’t wantothers to see. The ratings are:• G – General audiences• PG – Parental guidance suggested• PG-13 – Parents strongly cautioned for children age 13 or younger• R – Restricted• NC-17 – Not for age 17 or youngerUnlike US TV ratings, there are no individual content types within the ratings. But likeTV ratings, blocking movies with a particular rating also blocks movies with a higherrating, and unblocking movies with a particular rating also unblocks movies with alower rating.Tip:Blocking movies with an NC-17 rating also blocks programs with the now-obsoleteX rating, which can still occur in the program data of older movies.