Ratings In Canada - Sony KE-42M1 Service Manual

Ratings in Canada

Sony's predetermined ratings
These are original ratings that Sony has predetermined
according to the viewer's age. Each rating allows you
to view the certain programs, as follows:
Option
Child
Youth
Y.Adult (Young Adult)
For descriptions of Child, Youth, and Y.Adult
(Young Adult) ratings, see the following custom
rating options.
Description
Suitable for children under the
age of 8.
Viewable Canadian English
Language ratings: C and G
Viewable Canadian French
Language ratings: G
Viewable U.S. TV ratings:
TV-Y, TV-G, and TV-NR
Suitable for children aged 8
and older.
Viewable Canadian English
Language ratings: C, G, C8+,
and PG
Viewable Canadian French
Language ratings: G and
8 ans+
Viewable U.S. TV ratings:
TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG,
and TV-NR
Suitable for children aged 14
and older.
Viewable Canadian English
Language ratings: C, G, C8+,
PG, and 14+
Viewable Canadian French
Language ratings: G, 8 ans+,
and 13 ans+
Viewable U.S. TV ratings:
TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG,
TV-14, and TV-NR
Canadian English Language ratings
The Canadian English Language ratings are for TV
programs in English broadcast in Canada.
Option
C (Programming intended for
children under the age of 8)
C8+ (Programming generally
considered acceptable for
children aged 8 and older to
watch on their own)
G (General Audience)
PG (Parental Guidance)
14+ (Programming contains
themes or content which may
not be suitable for viewers
under the age of 14)
18+ (Adult)
Description
There will be no realistic
scenes of violence or no
offensive language, nudity or
sexual content. Careful
attention is paid to themes,
which could threaten
children's sense of security
and well-being.
Violence will not be portrayed
as the preferred, acceptable, or
only way to resolve conflict;
or children will not be
encouraged to imitate
dangerous acts which they
may see on television. There
will be no profanity, nudity or
sexual content.
Will contain very little
violence, either physical or
verbal or emotional. There
may be some inoffensive
slang, no profanity and no
nudity.
Programming intended for a
general audience but which
may not be suitable for
younger children. Parents may
consider some content
inappropriate for unsupervised
viewing by children aged 8 -
13.
Parents are strongly cautioned
to exercise discretion in
permitting viewing by pre-
teens and early teens.
May contain violence integral
to the development of the plot,
character or theme, intended
for adult audiences. May
contain graphic language and
explicit portrayals of nudity
and/or sex.
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