38
39
F
AQs, etc.
Ratings List
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NO RATING (NOT RATED) AND NA (NOT APPLICABLE) PROGRAMS.
Movie has not been rated or rating does not apply.
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 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NC-17
NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED.
X
ADULTS ONLY.
Age-based
Group
Age-based
Ratings
Possible Content
Selections
Description
NR
(Not Rated)
TV-NR
Viewable
Blocked
Not Rated.
Youth
TV-Y
Viewable
Blocked
All children. The themes and elements in this program are specifically
designed for a very young audience, including children from ages 2-6.
TV-Y7
FV Blocked
Viewable
Blocked
Directed to older children. Themes and elements in this program may
include mild physical or comedic violence, or may frighten children under
the age of 7.
Guidance
TV-G
Viewable
Blocked
General audience. It contains little or no violence, no strong language,
and little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PG
D,L,S,V (all selected)
Any combination of D,
L, S, V
Parental guidance suggested. The program may contain infrequent
coarse language, limited violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and
situations.
TV-14
D,L,S,V (all selected)
Any combination of D,
L, S, V
Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated
themes, sexual content, strong language and more intense violence.
TV-MA
D,L,S,V (all selected)
Any combination of L,
S, V
Mature audiences only. This program may contain mature themes,
profane language, graphic violence, and explicit sexual content.
E
Exempt - Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming,
talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.
C
Programming intended for children under age 8. No offensive language, nudity or sexual content.
C8+
Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over. No profanity, nudity or sexual content.
G
General programming, suitable for all audiences.
PG
Parental Guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
14+
Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents are
strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre-teens and early teens.
18+
18+ years old. Programming restricted to adults. Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.
E
Exempt - Exempt programming.
G
General - Programming intended for audience of all ages. Contains no violence, or the violence content is minimal
or is depicted appropriately.
8 ans+
8+ General - Not recommended for young children. Programming intended for a broad audience but contains light
or occasional violence. Adult supervision recommended.
13 ans+
Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13 - Contains either a few violent scenes or one or
more sufficiently violent scenes to affect them. Adult supervision strongly suggested.
16 ans+
Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 16 - Contains frequent scenes of violence or intense
violence.
18 ans+
Programming restricted to adults. Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme violence.
ABS
1972
Alienware
1972
CyberPower
1972
Dell
1972
DirecTV
0739
Gateway
1972
Hewlett Packard
1972
Howard
Computers
1972
HP
1972
Hughes Network
Systems
0739
Humax
0739
Hush
1972
iBUYPOWER
1972
Linksys
1972
Media Center PC 1972
Microsoft
1972
Mind
1972
Niveus Media
1972
Northgate
1972
Panasonic
0616
Philips
0618, 0739
RCA
0880
ReplayTV
0614, 0616
Sonic Blue
0614, 0616
Sony
0636, 1972
Stack 9
1972
Systemax
1972
Tagar Systems
1972
Tivo
0618, 0636, 0739
Toshiba
1008, 1972
Touch
1972
Viewsonic
1972
Voodoo
1972
ZT Group
1972
Hughes Network
Systems
0739
Philips
0739
Samsung
0739
Apex Digital
1056
Aspire Digital
1168
Coby
1086
CyberHome
1129
Funai
0675
Gateway
1158
Go Video
0741, 1158, 1304, 1730
JVC
1164, 1275
LG
0741
LiteOn
1158, 1440
Magnavox
0646
Panasonic
0490, 1010, 1011
Philips
0646
Pioneer
0631
Polaroid
1086
RCA
0522
Samsung
0490
Sensory Science 1158
Sharp
0675
Sony
1033, 1431
Sylvania
0675
Zenith
0741
Adcom
1094
Allegro
0869
Apex Digital
0672, 0794, 0796, 0797,
1004, 1056, 1061, 1100
Aspire Digital
1168
Blue Parade
0571
Broksonic
0695
California Audio
Labs
0490
CineVision
0833, 0869
Coby
1086
CyberHome
0816, 1023, 1024, 1129
Daewoo
0833, 0869
Denon
0490
Disney
0675
DVD2000
0521
Emerson
0591, 0675
Enterprise
0591
Funai
0675
Gateway
1158
GE
0522
Go Video
0741, 0833, 0869, 1075,
1158, 1304, 1730
GoldStar
0741
Gradiente
0490
Grundig
0539
Hitachi
0573, 0664
Hiteker
0672
Integra
0571
JVC
0558, 0623, 0867, 1164, 1275
Kenwood
0490, 0534
Lecson
1533
LG
0591, 0741, 0801, 0869
LiteOn
1158, 1440
Loewe
0511
Magnavox
0503, 0539, 0646, 0675
Marantz
0539
McIntosh
1533
Memorex
0695
Microsoft
0522
Mitsubishi
0521, 1521
NAD
0591, 0741
NEC
0785
Onkyo
0503, 0792
Panasonic
0490, 0503, 0632, 0703,
1010, 1011, 1362, 1462,
1490, 1762, 1967
Philips
0503, 0539, 0646, 0675,
1267, 1354
PianoDisc
1024
Pioneer
0525, 0571, 0631, 0632
Polaroid
1061, 1086
Polk Audio
0539
Proceed
0672
Proscan
0522
RCA
0522, 0571, 0822
Rio
0869
Rotel
0623
Sampo
0752
Samsung
0490, 0573, 0820, 1075
Sansui
0695
Sanyo
0695, 0873, 1967
Sensory Science 1158
Sharp
0630, 0675, 0752, 1256
Shinsonic
0533
Sonic Blue
0869
Sony
0533, 0864, 1033, 1431, 1533
Sylvania
0675
Symphonic
0675
Teac
0809
Technics
0490, 0703
Theta Digital
0571
Toshiba
0503, 0695, 1045, 1154
Urban Concepts 0503
Xbox
0522
Yamaha
0490, 0539, 0545
Zenith
0503, 0591, 0741,0869
PVR (
)
DVD Recorder (
)
DVD (
)
DBS/PVR Combination (
)
Brand
Code
Brand
Code
Brand
Code
Brand
Code
Ratings List
for Channel Lock
“V-chip” technology enables you to lock out channels or shows according to standard ratings set by the
entertainment industry. (p. 27)
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U.S. MOVIE RATINGS (MPAA)
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U.S. TV PROGRAMS RATINGS (U. S. TV)
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CANADIAN ENGLISH RATINGS (C. E. L. R)
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CANADIAN FRENCH RATINGS (C. F. L. R)
FV: Fantasy/Cartoon Violence.
V: Violence
S: Sex
L: Offensive Language
D: Dialogue with sexual content.
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Remote Control Code List