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US Movie Ratings Lock Setting
Thissectiondescribeshowtocontrolviewingof
moviesbasedontheirMotionPictureAssociationof
America(MPAA)rating.
Movie rating Description
All None.
NR None.
G Generalaudiences.Allagesadmitted.
PG
Parentalguidancesuggested.Some
materialmaynotbesuitableforchildren.
PG-13
Parentsstronglycautioned.Somematerial
maybeinappropriateforchildrenunder
13.
R
Restricted.Under17requires
accompanyingparentoradultguardian
(agevariesinsomejurisdictions).
NC-17 Noone17andunderadmitted.
X
Xisanolderratingthatisuniedwith
NC-17butmaybeencodedinthedataof
oldermovies.
Canada English Ratings Lock Setting
CanadianRatingSystems(CanadianEnglishratings
andCanadianFrenchratings).
TheTVratingsystemsinCanadaarebasedonthe•
CanadianRadio-TelevisionandTelecommunications
Commission(CRTC)policyonviolenceintelevision
programming.
Whileviolenceisthemostimportantcontentelementto•
berated,thestructuredevelopedtakesintoconsideration
otherprogramcontentlikelanguage,nudity,sexualityand
maturethemes.
WhensettingtheV-CHIPontheCanadiansystemyoucan•
chooseeithertheCanadianEnglishratingsortheCanadian
Frenchratings.
Movie rating Description
E
Exempt:Includesnews,sports,
documentariesandotherinformation
programming;talkshows,musicvideos,
andvarietyprogramming.
C
Children:Intendedforyoungerchildren
undertheageof8years.Payscareful
attentiontothemesthatcouldthreaten
theirsenseofsecurityandwell-being.
C8+
Childrenover8yearsold:Containsno
portrayalofviolenceasthepreferred,
acceptable,oronlywaytoresolve
conict;norencouragechildrentoimitate
dangerousactswhichtheymayseeonthe
screen.
G
General:Consideredacceptableforall
agegroups.Appropriateviewingforthe
entirefamily,containsverylittleviolence,
physical,verbaloremotional.
PG
ParentalGuidance:Intendedforageneral
audience,butmaynotbesuitablefor
youngerchildren(undertheageof8)
becauseitcouldcontaincontroversial
themesorissues.
14+
Over14years:Couldcontainthemes
whereviolenceisoneofthedominant
elementsofthestoryline,butitmustbe
integraltothedevelopmentofplotor
character.Languageusagecouldbe
profaneandnuditypresentwithinthe
contextofthetheme.
18+
Adults:Intendedforviewers18years
andolderandmightcontaindepictions
ofviolence,whichwhilerelatedtothe
developmentofplot,characterorthemes,
areintendedforadultviewing.Could
containgraphiclanguageandportrayalsof
sexandnudity.
Canada French Ratings Lock Setting
Movie rating Description
E Exemptprogramming.
G
General:Allagesandchildren,contains
minimaldirectviolence,butmaybe
integratedintotheplotinahumorousor
unrealisticmanner.
8ans+
Generalbutinadvisableforyoungchildren:
Maybeviewedbyawidepublicaudience,
butcouldcontainscenesdisturbingto
childrenunder8whocannotdistinguish
betweenimaginaryandrealsituations.
Recommendedforviewingwithparent.
13ans+
Over13years:Couldcontainscenesof
frequentviolentscenesandtherefore
recommendedforviewingwithparent.
16ans+
Over16years:Couldcontainfrequent
violentscenesandintenseviolence.
18ans+
Over18years:Onlyforadultviewing.
Couldcontainfrequentviolentscenesand
extremeviolence.
Region Ratings Lock Setting
Thissectiondescribeshowtocontrolaccessto
digitalprogramsbasedondownloadedregionratings.
Beforeyoudownloadaratingstable,ensurethat
regionalratingsarebroadcast.
Eachratinghasabox-graphicinfrontofittoindicate•
whetheritislocked
AboxwithXindicatesthattheratingislocked.•
Anemptyboxindicatesthattheratingisnotlocked•
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