V-Chip Settings - Sharp LC20S7U - 20" LCD TV Operation Manual

Useful Features (Continued)
V-CHIP Settings
• V-CHIP
• 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.
• Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA (Motion Picture Associa-
tion of America) rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. The MPAA rating is restricted by age. TV Parental Guidelines are
restricted by age and content.
• Since a TV program may use either the MPAA rating or the TV Guidelines, both should be adjusted for complete control.
MPAA rating
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.
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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
R BLOCK
NC-17 BLOCK
X BLOCK
2. Block table
1
G
~~~~
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
R BLOCK
NC-17 BLOCK
X BLOCK
2. Block table
t
l
G
~~ct~
PG
~~~~
age PG-13
~~c~
based
Select
block
auto-
block
auto-
block
TV parental guidelines
¢=
content based
~
FV V
S L D
Rating
(Fantasy (Violence) (Sexual (Adult (Sexually
Violence) Situation)
Language) Suggestive
Dialog)
TV-Y (All children)
~ ~ ~
~ ~
~ TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children) X ~ ~
~ ~
age
TV-G (General Audience) ~
~ ~ ~
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
~:
The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations.
X: The content rating can be set.
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.
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2. Block table 1. User setting
TV-V
TV-V7 BLOCK
TV-G BLOCK
TV-PG BLOCK
TV-14 BLOCK
TV-MA BLOCK
BLOCK CONTENT
(DLS VFV)
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based
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• Age-based ratings can be modified by the
content-based ratings, but only in the
comb.inations indicated by an X in the table
above.
Choosing a lower age-based rating blocks
the higher age-based ratings regardless of
content rating settings.
• If you set TV-Y and TV-Y? to BLOCK,
BLOCK CONTENT will display all items.
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