Sharp LC-20SH6U Operation Manual page 11

V-CHIP Settings
• V-CHIP
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This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching
violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful.
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Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of
America) rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. The MPAA rating is restricted by age. TV Parental Guidelines are restricted by age and
content.
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Since a TV program may use either the MPAA rating or the TV Guidelines, both should be adjusted for complete control.
MPAA rating
Canadian Rating Systems
• The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) policy on violence in television programming .
• While violence is the most important content element to be rated, the structure developed takes into consideration
other program content like language, nudity, sexuality and mature themes.
• When setting the V-CHIP on the Canadian system, you can choose either the Canadian English ratings or the
Canadian French ratings.
Canadian English ratings
RATING
G
GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.
PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some material may not be suitable for children.
age PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
based
R
RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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.
C
C8+
Children: Intended for younger children under the age of 8 years. Pays careful attention to
themes that could threaten their sense of security and well-being.
Children over 8 years old: Contains no portrayal of violence as the preferred, acceptable,
or only way to resolve conflict; nor encourage children to imitate dangerous acts which
they may see on the screen.
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The MPAA rating is only age-based.
MPAA rating
Example 1:
PG-13 in the age-based rating is
blocked, this will also
automatically block the higher
ratings R, NC-17 and X.
1. User setting
G
PG
PG-13 BLOCK
BLOCK
NC-17 BLOCK
BLOCK
2. Block table
1
G
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not to
block
Select
age block
based auto-
block
auto-
block
auto-
block
Example 2:
R in the age-based rating is
blocked, this will also
automatically block the higher
ratings NC-17 and X.
1. User setting
G
PG
PG-13
BLOCK
NC-17 BLOCK
BLOCK
2. Block table
I
G
~f~i~
not to
block
not to
age block
based Select
block
auto-
block
auto-
block
Age
G
PG
14+
18+
General: Considered acceptable for all age groups. Appropriate viewing for the entire
family, contains very little violence, physical, verbal or emotional.
Parental Guidance: Intended for a general audience, but may not be suitable for younger
children (under the age of 8) because it could contain controversial themes or issues.
Over 14 Years: Could contain themes where violence is one of the dominant elements of
the storyline, but it must be integral to the development of plot or character. Language
usage could be profane and nudity present within the context of the theme.
Adults: Intended for viewers 18 years and older and might contain depictions of violence,
which while related to the development of plot, character or themes, are intended for adult
viewing. Could contain graphic language and portrayals of sex and nudity.
TV parental guidelines
Canadian French ratings
¢:= content based
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FV V S L D
Rating (Fantasy
(Violence) (Sexual (Adult (Sexually
Violence) Situation) Language) Suggestive
Dialog)
TV-Y (All children)
[8]
[8] [8] ig] [8]
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TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children) X [8] [8] [8] [8]
TV-G (General Audience) [8] [8] ~ [8]
age
based TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) X X X X
~ TV-14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) X X X
X
TV-MA (Mature Audience Only)
X X
X
[8]: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.
X : The content rating can be set.
Age
G
8ans+
13ans+
16ans+
General: All ages and children, contains minimal direct violence, but may be integrated
into the plot in a humorous or unrealistic manner.
General but inadvisable for young children: May be viewed by a wide public audience, but
could contain scenes disturbing to children under 8 who cannot distinguish between
imaginary and real situations. Recommended for viewing with parent.
Over 13 years: Could contain scenes of frequent violent scenes and therefore
recommended for viewing with parent.
Over 16 years: Could contain frequent violent scenes and intense violence.
Over 18 years: Only for adult viewing. Could contain frequent violent scenes and extreme
violence.
18ans+
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Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-
based ratings, but only in the ·combinations indicated
by an X in the table above. .
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Choosing a lower age-based rating blocks the higher
age-based ratings regardless of content rating
settings.
• If you set TV-Y and TV-Y7 to BLOCK, BLOCK
CONTENT will display all items.
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age
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TV-V
TV-Y7 BLOCK
TV-G BLOCK
TV-PG BLOCK
TV-14 BLOCK
TV-MA BLOCK
BLOCK CONTENT
(DLSVFVj
TV parental guidelines
Example:
When TV-Y7 in the age-based rating is set to BLOCK, this will automatically block the higher ratings: TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA. In addition,
D,·L, S, V and FV in BLOCK CONTENT are automatically blocked unless you manually set BLOCK CONTENT.
1. User setting