Sharp LC-37D40U Operation Manual page 43

Useful adjustment settings
Canadian Rating Systems
• The TV
tatin~J
systerns in Canada are bi:"lsed on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecornrnunica.tions
(~ornmisslon (C~R'rC~)
policy on violence in tnlevlsion prograrnming.
• \JVhlle vlolGnce is the rnost irnportant content elE;rrlent to be rated
<
the structure developed takes into
co!,siderat.ion otller proqrarn cont.ent like
18n~)UafJe)
nudit.y) sexuality and nlature thernes,
• VVt'len setting the \/ -C::H IP on the Canadian systern you can choo~)e ()iUler the Canadian English ratinfJs or the
C~8nac1i8n
French ratinqs,
Canadian English ratings
t::,
c
C8+
[xernpt
lnclucios novvs, sperts~ cJocurnentaries
ancl ether
1nforrnation pros)ranirrin~j; ta.lk
SfiO\fIfS,
n-lusic videos
j
and variety progran-lming.
ChiicJren: Intendecl for younger children under trle age of
8
years. Pays careful attentot! to 'therTles
trlat
cou~d
threaten their sense of security and vveH-being.
Cr1iidr-efl
over 8
years old: Contains no portrayal of violence as tIe accer..itab!e, or onl'/
vvay to resolve conf:ict; nor
encoura~Jo chi~dren
to irnitJJe dangerous acts \/J1'licf'"!
th(~y
rnay
S(ie
on
'the screen.
Cleneral:
Consicjerocl
ac::;eptabie for all aue c;roups. f\ppropriate
vit:NJin~j
for Hie
entre
farnily~
contains very little violence,
prYys~ca!;
vertx3.! or ernctonal.
Parental C;U1()alice:
intenc~ed
ror- a
(urK10t'
tf"lO
aqe of 8) because it
auclience, but rnay rlot be suitable for younger chiicJren
contaIn c:ontt'ovorsial thernus Ot issues.
14
+
e)ver 14 '{ears: Could contain thernes \vr)ere violence is one of the dcrrinant
e~ernents
of the
stot'yl!ne~
but
it
rrust be
to
the cleveicpnient of plot or
c1!clracter.
L..anQL.lago
u~;age
cculcl
L-;e profane and nudity present vVfthin the
cont~xt eA
the therTle,
18
-+
/\dults: lntendecifor vievvers 18 years and older a.nd rntght conta1n depiGtlons of v1oience, vvh!ch
vA"dle related to t)G developrnent of plot: character or Tr)en)8S,
are
intended for adult vievvin9.
C:culcl c:;ontalll
graph~c
1.::H1DL
i
8Qe and portrayals of sex: and nucJ.ity.
Canadian French ratings
@-42
.Aqe
G
Dans
+
138.ns+
1
f3ans+·
18ans+
GenE:Ya.~:
An
a~]es
and cr1i!ciren, contains iT'dnirnal tJi(ect violence, but rnay be 1ntegrated
~nto
the
piot in a lil.Wnorous
Ot"
unrealk:;tic (Tanner.
(3en8ra~
but
inadv[sab1e 'for
younD e;f"1ilcken: l\/jay be
vleVvt:;;c1 by
a
v\lic~e
public
aucJier'1co)
but coule!
contain scenes
disturb~nq to
cr)Hdren under
8
\iVr10 cannot distinguisf) l)et\iveen irnaf:jinary and rea!
s[tuations, Hocornrrencied for- vievvinq
vvith
patent.
llver '13 yeats:
COUld
contaln scenes of fr()quent violent scenes
and
tr18rE:1fore t8COrnrnE:1nded for
v~evJin~j
'Nith parent.
()vor' 16
years: Could conta[n fr'equent vioient scenes
arid
intense viOlence.
elver '18 yeats: (Jniy tor adult V!(::1\;vinq. Could contain frequent v!ojent scenos ;J,nd extrerne v!oienc8.