22 USING Sky±HD
TAKING CONTROL
SEEING WHAT’S ON
Rating codes
U Universal, suitable for all audiences
including young children.
PG Parental guidance is recommended. Some
discretion may need to be applied as to
the suitability of the film for younger or
impressionable children.
12 Suitable for viewers aged 12 years or over.
More mature themes or language make the
film unsuitable viewing for young children.
15 Suitable for viewers aged 15 years or over.
May contain stronger language.
18 Suitable only for adult viewers aged 18
or over.
Content codes
s Sex or nudity.
l Strong language.
v Violent scenes.
m Material which is intended for a
mature audience.
Letter codes
HD This is a High Definition programme.
HD programmes are shown in
widescreen.
C This programme is copy protected and
may not play back correctly if you try to
record it.
DS You can hear this programme in
surround sound if your TV/home cinema
system is compatible.
DD You can hear this programme in Dolby
®
Digital 5.1 audio if your TV/sound system
is compatible. See Switching on Dolby
®
Digital audio (page 77) for more details.
AD You can choose to play an audio
description over this programme; a
narrative soundtrack for the partially
sighted. See Watching TV with subtitles
or audio description (page 65).
S You can turn subtitles on for this
programme. See Watching TV with
subtitles or audio description (page 65).
W This programme is shown in widescreen.
For HD programmes, this code won’t be
shown although all HD programmes are
shown in widescreen (the image on the
previous page is shown for illustration
purposes only).
See Having more control over kids’ viewing
(page 59) to see how to restrict rated
programmes.
Codes used in the programme information banner
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