Operating Instructions

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 34.)

Movie Rating

This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels.

Rating Defined as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G

General audience

 

Movie Rating

 

 

 

 

G:

-

 

 

PG

Parental guidance suggested

 

 

PG:

-

 

 

 

 

 

PG-13:

-

 

 

PG-13

Parents strongly cautioned

 

R:

-

 

 

 

 

 

NC-17:

-

 

 

R

Restricted

 

X:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NC-17

No one 17 and under admitted

 

Press

 

to block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Adult audience only

 

Return

 

Select

End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Rating

The TV rating is divided into two groups: age-based and content-based.

TV Rating

TV-Y: -

TV-Y7: -

TV-G: -

AgeTV-PG: - TV-14: - TV-MA: -

Press

Return

FV:

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D-

L-

S-

V-

 

 

 

 

Content

D-

L-

S-

V-

 

 

 

 

 

 

L-

S-

V-

 

 

 

 

 

to block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

 

 

End

 

Age

Defined as

TV-Y

All children

 

 

TV-Y7

Directed to older children

 

 

TV-G

General audience

 

 

TV-PG

Parental guidance suggested

 

 

TV-14

Parents strongly cautioned

 

 

TV-MA

Mature audience only

 

 

Content

Defined as

FV

Fantasy violence

 

 

D

Suggestive dialogue

 

 

L

Strong language

 

 

S

Sexual situations

 

 

V

Violence

 

 

✍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.

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