EyeTV menu, select Preferences, and then the Parents section.

Click on the lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window, and enter your OS X administrative account password.

Now, you can select Enable Content Rating Limit, which officially turns on Parental Controls.

At the bottom of the window, select Only allow certain channels to be watched, then press the Channels... button.

Then, you can select the channels you want to allow.   By default, all channels start out as unchecked (unselected), and so you will need to check next to the name of each channel you want to enable.

You can use the search field at the top right of this window to narrow down the channel list - if you type in CNN, then only channels with CNN in the name will appear.   Then, you could check off all CNN channels, and therefore allow them to be viewed.

You can also sort channels by Number, Name, Provider, Service, Frequency, and Type, to assist in finding channels to allow.

]]> EyeTV menu, select Preferences, and then the Parents section.

Click on the lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window, and enter your OS X administrative account password.

Now, you can select Enable Content Rating Limit, which officially turns on Parental Controls. Choose your Rating System at the top of the window.  For those in the United States, there are some additional options you can select.

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Ratings System: US TV

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You can check boxes to block specific content due to language, violence, or sexual content. 

Specifically, you can Block Specific Content Flags:

FV Fantasy Violence
D Sexual Dialog
L Adult Language
S Sexual Situations
V Violence

These flags are a part of the TV rating, like TV-14 LV (Parents Strongly Cautioned, with Language and Violence flags).

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Ratings System: US Movie (MPAA)

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You have one additional choice:

Allow NR ("Not Rated") Material

Some NR content may be suitable for all ages, while others could be for adults only.  So, turn off this option to maximize protection.

]]> EyeTV menu, select Preferences, and then the Parents section.

Click on the lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window, and enter your OS X administrative account password.

Now, you can select Enable Content Rating Limit, which officially turns on Parental Controls. Choose your Rating System at the top of the window, and then use the slider to change the maximum rating.    

The different rating systems are listed below:

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Ratings System: US TV

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TV-Y – All Children.  This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.

TV-Y7 – Directed to Older Children.  This program is designed for children age 7 and above.

TV-G – General Audience.  Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.

TV-PG – Parental Guidance Suggested.  This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

TV-14 – Parents Strongly Cautioned.  This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

TV-MA – Mature Audience Only.  This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

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Ratings System: US Movie (MPAA)

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G – General Audience.  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.  Children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian.

NC-17 – No one 17 and under admitted.

X – Older material may be rated X instead of NC-17.

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Ratings System: Canada (English)

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E – Exempt

C – Children

8+ – Children eight years and older.

G – General programming, suitable for all audiences.

PG – Parental Guidance.

14+ – Viewers 14 years and older.

18+ –  Adult programming.

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Ratings System: Canada (French)

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E – Exempt

C – Children

8 ans+ – Children eight years and older.

13  ans+ – Viewers 14 years and older.

16  ans+ – Viewers 16 years and older.

18  ans+ –  Adult programming.

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Ratings System: Age

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The age limit can be selected, between 6 years and 18 years.

Selecting a more restrictive rating will still allow for less restrictive content to be seen (anything to the left of the slider).  For example, if you select TV-MA, then all other content can also be viewed, but if you select TV-Y7, then only TV-Y and TVY7 content will be accessible.
]]> EyeTV menu, select Preferences, and then the Parents section.

Click on the lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window, and enter your OS X administrative account password.

Now, you can select Enable Content Rating Limit, which officially turns on Parental Controls.

There are a number of controls that can selectively block content, namely:

• A slider to select the maximum TV rating or age for content

• Check boxes to block specific content due to language, violence, or sexual content (United States only)

• A window where you can select a list of certain channels that can be watched

Each control takes effect immediately; if you are watching a channel and then remove it from the list of approved channels, you will no longer see any video.  The same is true for ratings - if you adjust the slider, content will be blocked or allowed on the fly.

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A window asking for the PIN will appear when you select the Export command.

Automatic exports associated with schedules will still happen, even when Parental Controls are active.
]]> EyeTV menu, select Preferences.  The Parents section allows you to restrict EyeTV content, for each OS X user account on your Mac.

Then, click on the lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window, and enter your OS X administrative account password.

If you're using Parental Controls for the first time, the default PIN is 0000 (all zeros).  You should change that by selecting a new PIN.

Press the Change PIN... button, and enter a new 4 digit combination.  That PIN will take effect as soon as you select the OK button.
]]> EyeTV menu, select Preferences.  The Parents section allows you to restrict EyeTV content, for each OS X user account on your Mac.

To turn on Parental Controls, first select the OS X user account you wish to manage, from the list in the left side of the window.

Then, click on the lock icon in the bottom left corner of the window, and enter your OS X administrative account password.

Now, you can select Enable Content Rating Limit, which officially turns on Parental Controls.


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Parental Controls allow parents to block specific content, by following per-program ratings, or by blocking certain channels.

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