Sony KV-27FS210, KV-32FS210, KV-36FS210 United States Selecting Custom Rating Options, TV Rating

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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 38.)

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
R	Restricted
NC-17	No one 17 and under admitted
X	Adult audience only

Custom Rating
Movie Rating		- G
TV Rating		- PG
Unrated: Allow		- PG-13
		- R
		- NC-17
		- X
Press	to set Movie
rating
Move:	Select:	End:

TV Rating

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

Age

Rating		Content
TV-Y:	-	FV: -
TV-Y7:	-
TV-G:	-
TV-PG:	-	D: -	L: -	S: -	V: -
TV-14:	-	D: -	L: -	S: -	V: -
TV-MA:	-		L: -	S: -	V: -
Press		to block rating
Move:		Select:			End:

Content

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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