Using Advanced Features

About the extenders of U.S. TV ratings

TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA ratings have additional content ratings called “extenders” to define additional viewing limits. The extenders are defined as follows:

Option

Description

FV (Fantasy Violence)

Programs containing cartoon

 

violence occurring in TV-Y7

 

programs only.

 

 

D (sexually suggestive

Programs containing

Dialog)

suggestive dialog, or sexual

 

innuendo.

 

 

L (coarse Language)

Programs containing coarse

 

language.

 

 

S (Sexual situations)

Programs containing sexual

 

content.

 

 

V (Violence)

Programs containing violence.

 

There may be some profanity,

 

violence or brief nudity in

 

these programs.

 

 

Ratings in Canada

Sony’s predetermined ratings

These are original ratings that Sony predetermined according to the viewer’s age. Each rating allows you to view the certain programs, as follows:

Option

Description

Child

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

 

 

Youth

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

 

 

Y.Adult (Young Adult)

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

 

 

For descriptions of Child, Youth, and Y.Adult (Young Adult) ratings, see the following custom rating options.

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