TV-NR (Not Rated/Unrated): This is a program broadcast without any rating, such as news, news flashes or sports.

Note:

The TV-NR rating is shown as “Unrated” in the menu.

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:

D (sexually suggestive Dialog): Programs containing suggestive dialog, or sexual innuendo

FV (Fantasy Violence): Programs containing cartoon violence occurring in TV-Y7 programs only

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.

See the right column to page 50 for a description of each rating.

Child: Suitable for children under the age of 7.

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

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+, 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.

C (Programming intended for children under age 8): 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.

C8+ (Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own): Violence will not be portrayed as the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; or encourage children to imitate dangerous acts which they may see on television. There will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content.

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