On-Screen Display Menu Movie Ratings | Sharp LC 42SB45U instruction

On-Screen Display Menu

U.S. Movie Ratings

This section describes how to control viewing of movies based on their Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating.

Movie rating	Description

NONE	Clear all the checked ratings. All ages admitted.

GGeneral audiences. All ages admitted.

	PG	Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for
	PG	children.
		children.
	PG-13	Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for
	PG-13	children under 13.
		children under 13.

RRestricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions).

NC-17

No one 17 and under admitted.

XX is an older rating that is unified with NC-17 but may be encoded in the data of older movies.

Canadian Rating Systems (Canadian English ratings and Canadian French ratings).

•• 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

Movie rating

Description

EExempt: Includes news, sports, documentaries and other information programming; talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.

Children: Intended for younger children under the age of 8 years. Pays

Ccareful attention to themes that could threaten their sense of security and well being.

C8+	Children over 8 years old: Contains no portrayal of violence as the
C8+	preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; nor encourage
	children to imitate dangerous acts which they may see on the screen.

General: Considered acceptable for all age groups. Appropriate

Gviewing for the entire family, contains very little violence, physical, verbal or emotional.

PG	Parental Guidance: Intended for a general audience, but may not be
PG	suitable for younger children (under the age of 8) because it could
	contain controversial themes or issues.

LC 42SB45U, LC-42SB48UT-A, LC-32SB28UT-A specifications

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