On-Screen Display Menu

V-Chip

V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into

TV Parental Guidelines

Example

your TV. 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. "V-Chip" and "Status" will

MPAA

TV Guidelines

Can. English Ratings

Can. French Ratings

TV-Y

TV-Y7

TV-G

TV-PG

TV-14

TV-MA

NONE

D

L

S

V

FV

not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your secret number.

The U.S. has two rating systems for viewing content:

 

TV Parental Guidelines and movie ratings.

The TV Parental Guidelines work in conjunction with

 

the V-CHIP to help parents screen out inappropriate

 

television shows from their children.

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.

Press / to adjust the item to your desired position." " indicates the item is blocked. Press MENU to exit.

Suggested age TV-Y:All children.

TV-Y7:Directed to older children.

TV-G:General audience.

TV-PG:Parental Guidance suggested.

TV-14:Parents strongly cautioned.

TV-MA:Mature audience only.

Example

The setting automatically enters "Block" for any ratings below

 

your selection.

If Status is not set to "On", the configuration settings will not

 

work.

MPAA (Voluntary movie rating system)

MPAA

TV Guidelines

Can. English Ratings

Can. French Ratings

TV-Y

TV-Y7

TV-G

TV-PG

TV-14

TV-MA

NONE

D

L

S

V

FV

 

Example

 

 

 

 

MPAA

 

 

 

TV Guidelines

 

 

G

 

 

 

 

Can. English Ratings

 

 

PG

Can. French Ratings

 

 

PG-13

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

NC-17

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press / to adjust the item to your desired position." " indicates the item is blocked. Press MENU to exit.

G:General audiences. All ages admitted.

PG: Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

PG-13:Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

R:Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions). NC-17:No one 17 and under admitted.

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

Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating.

When setting an individual content-based rating item:

1.Press or ENTER to access blocked content items from the currently selected age-based rating item.

2.Press / to select an individual item, and then press ENTER to unblock it (" " is removed). Repeat the same steps for the other items.

3.Press or RETURN to register after all individual content rating items are set.

Content

FV: Fantasy violence.

V:Violence.

S:Sexual situation.

L:Adult language.

D:Sexually suggestive dialog.

 

Rating

 

Content

 

 

 

V

S

L

D

 

 

FV

 

 

TV-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y7

 

 

 

 

Suggested

TV-G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

age

 

TV-PG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sharp LC-39LE440U manual Chip is an electronic filtering device built into, TV Parental Guidelines

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