Sony Trinitron KV-20FV10 - Parental Control Overview; Understanding TV Ratings

User Guide
Using
PARENTAL
CONTROL
The
PARENTAL
CONTROL feature
is
designed to
help
parents
monitor
what
their
children watch on
television.
This
section
shows you the
different
rating
systems
available and
shows you
how to
set
your TV's
rating.
Overview
of the
Ratings
Once you
have become
familiar
with these
rating
systems, you
should be
ready to set
your
TV's rating.
TV
RATINGS
The TV
ratings are
divided into
two groups:
age-based
and
content-based.
Age
TV RATINGS
TV-Y:
-
TV-Y7:
-
FV_
TV-G:
-
TV-PG:
D L S
V
TV-14:
D L S
V
TV-MA:
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L_ S_
V_
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Age
Defined as
Contents
Defined
as
TV-Y
All children
FV
Fantasy
Violence
TV-Y7
Directed to
older
children
D
Suggestive
TV-G
General
audience
dialogue
TV-PG
Parental Guidance
L
Strong
language
suggested
S
Sexual
situations
TV-14
Parents
Strongly
V
Violence
cautioned
TV-MA
Mature
Audience only
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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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