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 page 44.)

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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Sony KV 27FV300 manual United States Selecting Custom Rating Options, Movie Rating, TV Rating

KV 27FV300 specifications

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