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What the Ratings Mean

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What the Ratings Mean Ratings in U.S.A. Sony's predetermined ratings These are original ratings that Sony predetermined according to the viewer's age. Each rating allows you to view the certain programs, as follows: See below for a description of each rating. Ratings CHILD: Suitable for children under the age of 6 YOUTH: Suitable for children aged 7 and older YOUNG ADULT: Suitable for children aged 13 and older Viewable U.S. movie ratings G, NR, and N/A G, PG, NR, and N/A G, PG, PG-13, NR, and N/A Viewable U.S. TV rating TV-Y, TV-G, and TV-NR TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, and TV-NR TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-NR U.S. movie ratings U.S. movie ratings are for movies (including those shown on TV) rated according to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Guidelines. Ratings G (General Audiences-All Ages Admitted) PG (Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children) PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13) R (Restricted, Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian) NC-17 or X (No One 17 Or Under Admitted) NR (Not Rated) N/A (Not Applicable) Explanations In G-rated films no strong words are used, the violence is at a minimum, nudity and sex scenes are not present, nor is there any drug use. This is a film which may need to be monitored first by parents. Parents are alerted to be very careful about the attendance of their under-teenage children when viewing. This film includes hard language, tough violence, nudity, drug abuse or other elements of concern. This is a film that most parents would consider not suitable for children aged 17 and under. There may be violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or other elements of concern. This is a film that a producer has not rated, intending to have his film widely released. This is a film that a producer considers outside the scope of the MPAA ratings. Note NR and N/A ratings are shown together as "UNRATED" in the menu. Additional Operations 49

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Additional Operations
Sony’s predetermined ratings
These are original ratings that Sony predetermined according to the viewer’s age. Each rating allows you to
view the certain programs, as follows:
See below for a description of each rating.
U.S. movie ratings
U.S. movie ratings are for movies (including those shown on TV) rated according to the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA) Guidelines.
What the Ratings Mean
Ratings in U.S.A.
Ratings
CHILD:
Suitable for children under the age of 6
YOUTH:
Suitable for children aged 7 and older
YOUNG ADULT:
Suitable for children aged 13 and older
Viewable U.S. movie ratings
G, NR, and N/A
G, PG, NR, and N/A
G, PG, PG-13, NR, and N/A
Viewable U.S. TV rating
TV-Y, TV-G, and TV-NR
TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, and TV-NR
TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and
TV-NR
Note
NR and N/A ratings are shown together as “UNRATED” in the menu.
Ratings
G
(General Audiences—All Ages
Admitted)
PG
(Parental Guidance Suggested. Some
Material May Not Be Suitable For
Children)
PG-13
(Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some
Material May Be Inappropriate For
Children Under 13)
R
(Restricted, Under 17 Require
Accompanying Parent Or Adult
Guardian)
NC-17 or X
(No One 17 Or Under Admitted)
NR
(Not Rated)
N/A
(Not Applicable)
Explanations
In G-rated films no strong words are used, the
violence is at a minimum, nudity and sex
scenes are not present, nor is there any drug use.
This is a film which may need to be monitored first by parents.
Parents are alerted to be very careful about the attendance of their under-teenage children
when viewing.
This film includes hard language, tough violence, nudity, drug abuse or other elements of
concern.
This is a film that most parents would consider not suitable for children aged 17 and
under. There may be violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or other elements of
concern.
This is a film that a producer has not rated, intending to have his film widely released.
This is a film that a producer considers outside the scope of the MPAA ratings.