Summary of TV ratings
Age rating | Content rating |
None | |
themes and elements suitable for children aged |
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[(FV) Fantasy | |
and older. | Violence] |
None | |
programs contain little or no violence, no |
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strong language and little or no sexual dialog or |
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situations. |
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[(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 |
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language. |
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[(D) Dialog] | |
not be suitable for children under 14 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. |
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[(L) Language] | |
adults and may be unsuitable for children under | [(S) Sex] |
the age of 17.These programs may contain | [(V) Violence] |
graphical violence, explicit sexual activity and/or |
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crude or indecent language. |
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Use the movie ratings lock
You can control viewing of movies based on their Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating.
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2 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).
»The following screen shows the ratings in [US Movie ratings lock].
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SOUND | |
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SETUP | R |
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FEATURES | |
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LANGUAGE | PG |
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| NR |
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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. |
Movies for which parental guidance may be | |
| recommended if under age 13. |
RRestricted.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.
Even with parental permission, forbidden under age | |
| 17. More offensive sex, violence or bad language. |
XMovies which generally focus on sex, violence and/or bad language. Also known as pornography.
Summary of Canadian English rating
Rating | Description |
E | Exempt program. |
CProgramming 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 over. |
| May contain strong violence, language, and sexual |
| activity. |
Summary of Canadian French rating
Rating | Description |
E | Exempt program. |
GAppropriate for all ages with little or no violence and little to no sexual content.
8ans+ | Appropriate for children 8 and up which may |
| contain little 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. |
18EN
