Sharp AQUOS LC-15S5U Operation Manual page 24

Useful Features (Continued)
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V-CHIP Settings
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= This function atiows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled baaed 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 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
• Since a TV program may use either the MPAA rating or the TV Guidelines both should be adjusted for complete control.
MPAA rating
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Description
GENERAL 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 t3,
RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian,
NO ONE 17AND UNDER ADMITTED.
X is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies,
MPAA rating
Example t:
PG-13 in the age-based
rating is blocked, this will also
automatically block the higher
ratings R, NC-17 and X
1,User setttn
s
PG .....
PO,,13 BLOCK
BLOCK
!NC-t7 BLOCK
X BLOCK
* The MPAA rating is onty age-based
TV parental guidelines
2. Block table
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Nor to
block
Select
age,
block
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Example 2:
R in the age-based rating
is blocked, this will also
automatically b(ock the higher
ratings NC-17 and X
1. User setting
IG-13 ....
PG .....
R BLOCK
INC47 aLaCK
2, Block table
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G block
Not
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PG block
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based a blackSeloct
Auto-
black
Au_o-
block
Rating
TV-¥ (AI ch,dren)
1_ TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children)
age- TV-G (GeneraIAudience)
based Tv-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
U _Parents Strongly Cautioned) ...............
TV-MA (Mafute Audience Only)
FV
(Fantasy
Violence)
[]
(VioIence)
[]
[]
x
x
×
content-based
V S L D
(Sexual (Adult (Sexually
Situation) Language) Suggestive
Dialog)
® []
x × ×
× 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 "FJ-Y7 in the age-based raling is set to BLOCK, the higher ratings (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA) will also be blocked automaficaliy tn
addition, D, L, S V and FV in BLOCK CONTENT are automatically blocked unless you manually set BLOCK CONTENT
I. User setting
TV_y .....
W-Y7 BLOCK
TV*G BLOCK
TV.PG BLOCK
TV.t4 BLOCK
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BLOCKCONT_NT
[DLBVFVt
2 Block table
content-based
FV V S L O
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TV-Y
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Select
_ block Aulo_ blo_k
• Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-based ratings but only in the combinations indicated by an x in the table above
• Choosing a tower age-based rating b_ocks the higher age-based ratings regardless of content rating settings
• If you set TV-Y or TV-Y7 to BLOCK BLOCK CONTENT will display all items
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