Sharp LC26SB24U Operation Manual - Page 20

Watching TV V-CHIP 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. This toot 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 menu will not be selectable from the menu if you do not first configure your password. (See page 18 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 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. TV ParentalGuidelines FANTASY VIOLENCE VIOLENCE Content SEXUAL SITUATIONS ADULT LANGUAGE SEXUAL DIALOG TV-Y (A!I children) _ TV-Y7 (Directed to older children) X Suggested age TV-G (General audience) TV-PG (Parental Guidance suggested) TV-14 (Parents strongly cautioned) X X X X TV-MA (Mature audience only) X X _: The content rating can be set, but this rating is not normally broadcast by TV stations. X: Content rating can be set. X X X X X • If you select "TV-G", this wil! automatically block the higher ratings "TV-PG", "TV-14" and "TV-MA". Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA) G PG PG-13 Age R NC-17 X General audiences. All ages admitted. Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Restricted. Under 17requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions). No one 17and under admitted. X is an older ratingthat is unified with NO-17but may be encoded inthe data of older movies. • If you select "PG-13", this will automatically block the higher ratings "R", "NC-17" and "X". • Voluntary movie rating system only uses an age-based rating. 1 In Lock menu, press A/v to select "V-Chip", then press ,,I/D,- to select "On". 2 Press A/v to select "V-Chip Set", then press _ or ENTER. 3 Press A/v to select "TV Rating", then press _,-or ENTER. 4 Press A/T/,,I/I,- to select the desired rating, then press ENTER. 5 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. 1 Repeat steps 1 and 2 in TV parental Guidelines (TV Guidelines). 2 Press A/v to select "Movie Rating", then press or ENTER. 3 Press A/v to select the desired rating, then press ENTER. 4 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. (_)- 19