Sharp 36C231 Example 1.2 Age Based setting, Example 2.1 Content Based setting, Additional Mode

Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued)

¥TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example)

Example 1.1 : Age Based setting

Clear V s (block) from each "AGE" box for all ratings. This will automatically unblock everything.

Example 1.2 : Age Based setting

For ÒTV-GÓ put a V in the "AGE" box. This will automatically block the higher age ratings ÒTV-PGÓ, ÒTV-14Ó and ÒTV-MAÓ as well as ÒTV-GÓ. Please note the content ratings ÒDÓ, ÒLÓ, ÒSÓ, ÒVÓ are automatically blocked as well.

TV Ð Y	AGE D		L	S	V	FV	: V I EW
		Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð
TV Ð Y 7		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	V : B LOCK
TV ÐG		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð
TV Ð PG						Ð
TV Ð 1 4		Ð				Ð
TV ÐMA						Ð

MENU : RETURN

	AGE			D	L	S	V	FV
TV Ð Y				Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð					: V I EW
TV Ð Y 7				Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð		V : B LOCK
TV ÐG		V		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð
TV Ð PG		V		V	V	V	V	Ð
TV Ð 1 4		V	V		V V V			Ð
TV ÐMA		V		Ð	V	V	V	Ð

MENU : RETURN

Example 2.1 : Content Based setting

If you choose to unblock every content-based items (ÒDÓ, ÒLÓ, ÒSÓ, ÒVÓ), clear the V (block) from each ÒAGEÓ box of ÒTV-PGÓ, ÒTV-14Ó and ÒTV- MAÓ.

Example 2.2 : Content Based setting

Put a V in the box corresponding to ÒTV-PGÓ (row) and ÒV (Violence)Ó (column). This will automatically block the ÒVÓ boxes for ÒTV-14Ó and ÒTV-MAÓ. Setting only ÒTV-PG-VÓ, ÒTV-14-VÓ or ÒTV-MA-VÓ will not block all programs rated ÒTV-PGÓ, ÒTV-14Ó or ÒTV-MAÓ.

	AGE	D	L	S	V	FV
TV Ð Y		Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð					: V I EW
TV Ð Y 7		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	V : B LOCK
TV ÐG		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð
TV Ð PG						Ð
TV Ð 1 4		Ð				Ð
TV ÐMA						Ð
	MENU : RETURN
	AGE	D	L	S	V	FV
TV Ð Y		Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð					: V I EW
TV Ð Y 7		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð		V : B LOCK
TV ÐG		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð
TV Ð PG					V	Ð
TV Ð 1 4		Ð			V	Ð
TV ÐMA					V	Ð

MENU : RETURN

Example 3 : Resetting an Age Based setting

For ÒTV-14Ó, put a V (block) in the ÒAGEÓ box.

This will again automatically block the content ratings ÒDÓ, ÒLÓ, ÒSÓ, ÒVÓ for ÒTV-MAÓ as well as ÒTV-14Ó (ÒDÓ is not available for ÒTV-MAÓ). Please note that the lower age rating ÒTV-PGÓ does not change from its previous settings after this.

	AGE	D	L	S	V	FV
TV Ð Y		Ð Ð Ð Ð Ð					: V I EW
TV Ð Y 7		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð		V : B LOCK
TV ÐG		Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð	Ð
TV Ð PG						Ð
TV Ð 1 4	V V		V V V Ð
TV ÐMA	V	Ð	V	V	V	Ð

MENU : RETURN

Note:

¥Content ratings can be modified but only in the combinations indicated by V in the table on page 15.

¥Changing a lower age ratingÕs content setting to ÒBLOCKÓ automatically changes the same higher age ratingÕs content setting to ÒBLOCKÓ regardless of their previous settings.

¥Changing a lower ratingÕs ÒAGEÓ setting to ÒBLOCKÓ automatically changes all higher ratings to ÒBLOCKÓ regardless of their previous settings.

¥For ÒTV-Y7Ó, ÒTV-PGÓ, ÒTV-14Ó and ÒTV-MAÓ, if you clear the V in the ÒAGEÓ box (unblock) you can still change settings based on content.

¥Clearing a higher ratingÕs age or content setting will not clear lower settings. Make sure that all undesired boxes are blocked.

[3] ADDITIONAL MODE

Besides ÒMPAA RATINGSÓ and ÒTV PARENTAL GUIDELINESÓ, new ratings systemÕs data can be downloaded when they become available. (See page 19.)

16

32C231(14-16) 16 3/27/03, 11:14 AM

Dimension: 140 X 215 mm