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Rating guidelines, U.s. rating guidelines: canadian rating guidelines – Sony DHG-HDD250 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

Rating Guidelines

There are different ratings for Movies and TV programs. Make your rating selections

according to the table below. You also have the option of blocking unrated TV programs or

movies by selecting “Allow” or “Block”.

U.S. Rating Guidelines:

Canadian Rating Guidelines:

If you choose to block unrated TV programs, the following programs may be blocked: emergency
broadcasts, political programs, news programs, public service announcements, religious programs and
weather.

Movie Rating Defined as

G

All children and General Audience

PG

Parental Guidance suggested

PG13

Parental Guidance for children under 13

R

Restricted viewing, Parental Guidance is suggested for children under 17

NC-17 and X

No one 17 or under allowed

TV Program

Defined as

Content

Defined as

TV-Y

All children

FV

Fantasy violence

TV-Y7

Directed to children 7 and older

D

Suggestive dialogue

TV-G

General Audience

L

Strong language

TV-PG

Parental Guidance suggested

S

Sexual situations

TV-14

Parents strongly cautioned

V

Violence

TV-MA

Mature audience only

English Rating Defined as

French Rating Defined as

C

All children.

G

General programming.

C8

Children 8 years and
older.

8 ans+

Not recommended for young
children.

G

General programming.

13 ans+

Not recommended for ages under 13.

PG

Parental Guidance.

16 ans+

Not recommended for ages under 16.

14+

Viewers 14 and older.

18 ans+

Programming restricted to adults.

18+

Adult programming.

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