Summary of TV ratings
Age rating
Content rating
TV-Y:Appropriate
for children of all ages with
None
themes and elements suitable for children aged 2-&
TV-Y7: Programs designed for children age 7
[(FV) Fantasy
and olden
Violence]
TV-G: Programs suitable for all ages,These
None
programs contain little or no violence, no
strong language and little or no sexual dialog or
situations,
TV-PG: Programs contain elements that some
[(D) Dialog]
parents may find unsuitable for younger
[(L) Language]
children and which may need parental guidance. [(S) Sex]
The program may contain moderate
violence,
[(V) Violence]
sexual dialog and/or situations and some strong
language.
-I-V-14: Programs contain elements that may
[(D) Dialog]
not be suitable for children under I4 years of
[(L) Language]
age.These programs include one or more of
[(S) Sex]
the following: intense violence, intense sexual
[(V) Violence]
situations, suggestive dialog and strong language.
TV-MA: Programs are designed to be viewed by [(L) Language]
adults and may be unsuitable for children under
[(S) Sex]
the age of 17,These programs may contain
[(V)Viotence]
graphical violence, explicit sexual activity and/or
crude or indecent language,
Use the movie
ratings
loci<
You can control viewing of movies based on their Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) rating.
1
Press MENU on the remote control and select [FEATURES] >
[Child Loci<].
_-
Select one of the menus for movie ratings lock.
•
In the USA, select [US Movie ratings lock].
•
In Canada, select [Canadian English Rating] or
[Canadian French Rating].
3
Enter your PIN (see'Set your PIN' on page 17).
L_ The following screen shows the ratings in
[US Movie ratings lock].
pNwps
4
Press A or _' and then press OK repeatedly to switch between
blocked and not blocked.
•
A box with
indicates that all items in the rating are blocked.
•
An empty box indicates that no items in the rating are not
blocked.
Press MENU to exit.
Summary of US Movie ratings
Rating
Description
NR
Not rated.
G
Movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages,
PG
Movies for which parental guidance is recommended.
They may contain a few racy or violent scenes or
maybe some bad language,
PG-I 3
Movies for which parental guidance may be
recommended
if under age 13.
R
Restricted.The
movies usually contain offensive sex
or bad language and may be unsuitable for children
under the age of 17. Parental guidance or permission
needed.
NC-I7
Even with parental permission, forbidden
under age
17, More offensive sex, violence or bad language,
X
Movies which generally focus on sex, violence and/or
bad language,Also known as pornography.
Summary
of Canadian
English
rating
Rating
Description
E
Exempt program.
C
Programming suitable for children under the age of
8 years, No profanity or sexual content of any level
allowed, Minimal comedic violence,
C8+
Suitable for children ages 8 and over. Low intensity
violence and fantasy horror allowed,
G
Movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages,
PG
Movies for which parental guidance is recommended.
They may contain a few racy or violent scenes or
maybe some bad language.
14+
Programming
intended for children ages 14 and
over. May contain intense scenes of violence, strong
profanity, and depictions of sexual activity within the
context
of a story,
18+
Programming
intended for viewers ages 18 and oven
May contain strong violence, language, and sexual
activity,
Summary
of Canadian
French
rating
Rating
Description
E
Exempt program,
G
Appropriate
for all ages with little or no violence and
little to no sexual content.
8ans+
Appropriate
for children 8 and up which may
contain tittle violence, some foul language and/or
little to no sexual content.
13ans+
Appropriate
for children 13 and up, with moderate
violence, language, and some sexual situations.
Persons under 13 should be accompanied
by an
adult.
16ans+
Appropriate
for children 16 and up, with strong
violence, strong language, and strong sexual content.
18ans+
Only to be viewed by adults and contains extreme
violence and graphic sexual content/pornography.
18
EN