Parental Control (V-Chip); Voluntary Movie Rating System (Mpaa) - Sharp LC-19AD22U Operation Manual

Useful adjustment settings
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Parental control (V-CHIP) ......
V-CHtP might not function according to the condition of the signal from the broadcasting station,
V-CHiP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV/DVD This tool gives parents a great degree of control
over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing
while blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP feature in your
TV/DVD.
V-CHIP SET menu will not be selectabte from the menu if you do not first configure your password_
(See page 28 for password setting for parental controL)
• The U S. has two rating systems for viewing content: movie ratings and TV Parental Guidelines
• The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate television shows
from their chiidren
• Movie ratings are used for original movies rated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as watched on cable
TV and not edited for television The V-CHIP can also be set to block MPAA-rated movies
TV Parental Guidelines
Content
FANTASY VIOLENCE S EXUAL ADULT SEXUAL
VIOLENCE SITUATIONS LANGUAGE DIALOG
TV-Y (All children) [_ l&l _ _J
TV-Y7 (Directed to older children) X [_ f_ _J I_
Suggested TV-G (General audience) [_ [_ L_ !_
age TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested) X X X X
TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned) X X X X
TVoMA (Mature audience only) X X X
_]: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations
X: Content rating can be set
• II you select "TV-G", this will automatically block ihe higher ratings "TV_PG", "TV-t4" and 'q'V-MA"
Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)
MOVIE RATING :i : : Description : :: ' : : :i :: :: :
G General audiences,All ages admitted,
PG....... Parentalguidance suggested, Some materiat may no_be auilable ior children,
PG-13 Parentssl_onglycautioned. Same material may be _nappropdate{orchildren under 13.
Age
R Restricted,Under 17 requires accompanying parentor adult guardian {age varies in some jurisdictions).
NC_17 No one ! 7 and under admitted,
X X is an elder rating that is unifiedw_thNC-17 but may be encoded in the dala of eider movies.
• If you select "PG-13", this wit! automatically block the higher ratings "R", "NC-t7" and "X"
• Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating
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