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 40.)
Movie Rating
This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels.
Rating _fin_ 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 .....
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IV Rating
The TV rating is divided into two groups: ago-based and content-based.
Content
Age .............. _fi_d as ...........................................................................Content Defined as
fv-Y .......-Xii_i_en................................................................................FV Fantasyviolence
w:Y7..........D_i_ tooi,i6i_iiii_gn .... b........... Su_estive (iialogue .........
W-G ........ _e_ audience ............. L ....... Strong i_g_e
TV-PG ....................VarantM guidance Suggested ......... S .........................Sex_l si_tions ......
"I'V-14 ............]1_ Strongly cautioned ...................V ..................... Vi0ience ...............
Tv-MA.... _b-a,di_;_cg-ofii;.............................................................
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