RCA Television User Manual

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Chapter 3 17Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.Using the TV’s Features14+ (Viewers 14 and over) Programming contains themes or content which may not besuitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents are strongly cautioned to exercisediscretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens. Violence Guidelines: Maycontain intense scenes of violence. Could deal with mature themes and societal issues in arealistic fashion. Other Content Guidelines: May contain scenes of nudity and/or sexualactivity. There could be frequent use of profanity.PG (Parental Guidance) Programming intended for a general audience but which may notbe suitable for younger children (under the age of 8). Parents may consider some contentinappropriate for unsupervised viewing by children aged 8-13. Violence Guidelines:Depictions of conflict and/or aggression will be limited and moderate; may include physical,fantasy, or supernatural violence. Other Content Guidelines: May contain infrequent mildprofanity, or mildly suggestive language. Could also contain brief scenes of nudity.G (General Audience) Programming considered acceptable for all ages groups. While notdesigned specifically for children, it is understood younger viewers may be part of theaudience. Violence Guidelines: Will contain very little violence, either physical or verbal oremotional. Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a younger child, will not depictrealistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over the effects of violent acts. OtherContent Guidelines: There may be some inoffensive slang, no profanity and no nudity.C8+ (Children 8 and Older) Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8years and over to watch on their own. Violence Guidelines: Violence will not be portrayedas the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict or encourage children toimitate dangerous acts which they may see on television. Any realistic depictions ofviolence will be infrequent, discreet, of low intensity and will show the consequences of theacts. Other Content Guidelines: There will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content.C (Children) Programming intended for children under age 8. Violence Guidelines: Carefulattention is paid to themes which could threaten children’s sense of security and wellbeing. There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive behaviour willbe infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary, comedic or unrealistic innature. Other Content Guidelines: There will be no offensive language, nudity or sexualcontent.Canadian French V-Chip Rating System18+ (Adults) Programming is for adults only. This program contains sustained violence orextremely violent scenes.16+ (Viewers 16 and over) Programming is not suitable for those under age 16. Thisprogram contains frequent scenes of violence or intensely violent scenes.13+ (Viewers 13 and over) Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of13. This program either contains several violent scenes or one or more scenes that areviolent enough to affect them. Viewing in the company of an adult is therefore stronglyrecommended for children under the age of 13.8+ (Viewers 8 and over) Not recommended for young children. This program is suitable formost audiences, but it contains mild or occasional violence that could upset youngchildren. Viewing in the company of an adult is therefore recommended for young children(under the age of 8) who do not distinguish between reality and imagination.G (General Audience) This program is suitable for audiences of all ages. It contains noviolence, or any violence that it does contain is either minimal or is presented in ahumorous manner, as a caricature, or in an unrealistic way.