United States: Selecting Custom Rating Options - Sony TRINITRON KV-27FS100L Instructions De Service

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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 34.)
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
Parents strongly cautioned
PG-13
Restricted
R
No one 17 and under admitted
NC-17
Adult audience only
X
TV Rating
The TV rating is divided into two groups: age-based and content-based.
Age
Age Defined as
All children
TV-Y
Directed to older children
TV-Y7
General audience
TV-G
Parental guidance suggested
TV-PG
Parents strongly cautioned
TV-14
Mature audience only
TV-MA
✍
The content ratings will 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:
FV: -
-
TV-Y7:
-
TV-G:
-
TV-PG: D- L- S- V-
-
TV-14: D- L- S- V-
-
TV-MA: L- S- V-
Press to block
Return Select
Content
FV
D
L
S
V
Movie Rating
-
G:
-
PG:
-
PG-13:
-
R:
-
NC-17:
-
X:
Press to block
Return Select
Content
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Defined as
Fantasy violence
Suggestive dialogue
Strong language
Sexual situations
Violence
End