United States: Selecting Custom Rating Options - Sony WEGA KV 27FS320 Operating Instructions Manual

United States: Selecting Custom Rating Options

For the United States, the Custom Rating menu includes the following options: Movie Rating,
TV Rating, and Unrated. (For Canada, see page 48.)
Movie Rating
This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable
channels.
Rating Defined as
General audience
G
Parental guidance suggested
PG
PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned
R Restricted
NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted
X Adult audience only
TV Rating
The TV rating is divided into two groups: age-based and content-based.
Age
Age Defined as
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
✍
The content ratings increase depending on the level of the age-based rating. For example, a program
with a TV-PG V (Violence) rating may contain moderate violence, while a TV-14 V (Violence) rating
may contain intense violence.
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TV Rating
TV-Y:
TV-Y7: FV
TV-G:
D
TV-PG:
D
TV-14:
TV-MA:
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Return Select
Content
FV
D
L
S
V
Movie Rating
G:
PG:
PG-13:
R:
NC-17:
X:
Press to block
Return
Select
L V
S
L S V
L S V
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Defined as
Fantasy violence
Suggestive dialogue
Strong language
Sexual situations
Violence
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Content