United States: Selecting Custom Rating Options - Sony TRINITRON KV-20FA210 Service 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 35.)
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
Restricted
R
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
All children
TV-Y
TV-Y7 Directed to older children
TV-G General audience
TV-PG Parental guidance
suggested
Parents strongly cautioned
TV-14
TV-MA Mature audience only
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.
TV Rating
TV-Y:
TV-Y7: FV
TV-G:
TV-PG : D
TV-14:
D
TV-MA :
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
L
S V
S V
L
L V
S
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Defined as
Fantasy violence
Suggestive dialogue
Strong language
Sexual situations
Violence
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