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Operating Instructions
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 36.)
Movie Rating
This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels.
Rating
Defined as
G
General audience
PG
Parental guidance suggested
PG-13
Parents strongly cautioned
R
Restricted
NC-17
No one 17 and under admitted
X
Adult audience only
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TV Rating
The TV rating is divided into two _oups: age-based and content-based.
Content
Age
Defined as
Content
Defined as
TV-Y
All children
FV
Fmltasy violence
TV-Y7
Directed to older children
D
Suggestive dialogue
TV-G
General audience
l
Strong language
TV-PG
Parental guidance suggested
S
Sexual situations
TV-14
Parents strongly cautioned
V
Violence
TV-MA
Mature audience only
._J The Content ratings will increase depending on the level olthe age-based rating. For example, a
program with a TV-PGV (Violence) rating may Contain moderate violence, while a TVq4 V
(Violence) rating may contain intense violence.
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