Sony KV-36XBR250 Operating Instructions - Page 34

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Using Your Menus (continued) The Parental Guideline Rating System This table provides a brief overview of the rating systems available for the PARENTAL CONTROL feature. For detailed information on how to change your TV rating, see pages 30-31. Notes • The content ratings will increase depending on the level of the age-based rating. For example, a program with a TVPG V (Violence) rating may contain moderate violence, while a TV-14 V (Violence) rating may contain more intense violence. • If you choose to block unrated TV programs, please be aware that the following programs may be blocked: emergency broadcasts, political programs, sports, news, public service announcements, religious programs and weather. • To ensure maximum blocking capability, the age-based ratings should be blocked. 28 TV RATINGS Block programs by their rating, content or both MOVIE RATINGS UNRATED Block programs or movies that are broadcast without a rating Overview of the Ratings Age based options: TV-Y: All children. TV-Y7: Directed to older children. TV-G: General Audience. TV-PG: Parental Guidance suggested. TV-14: Parents Strongly cautioned. TV-MA: Mature Audience only. Content based options: FV: Fantasy Violence. D: Suggestive Dialogue. L: Strong Language. S: Sexual situations. V: Violence. TV RATINGS TV-Y: _ TV-Y7: _ TV-G: _ TV-PG: _ TV-14: _ TV-MA: _ MENU FV: _ D_ L_ S_ V_ D_ L_ S_ V_ L_ S_ V_ Select category Move Select Exit MENU (U.S. models only) G: All children and General Audience. PG: Parental Guidance suggested. PG-13: Parental Guidance for children under 13. R: Restricted viewing, Parental Guidance is suggested for children under 17. NC-17: No one 17 and under allowed. X: No one 17 and under allowed. MOVIE RATINGS G: _ PG: _ PG-13: _ R: _ NC-17: _ X: _ MENU Select rating Move Select Exit MENU (U.S. models only) VIEW ALL: Allows all unrated programming. BLOCK TV: Blocks all unrated TV programs. BLOCK MOVIES: Blocks all unrated movies. BLOCK ALL: Blocks all unrated programming. CUSTOM RATINGS TV RATINGS MOVIE RATINGS UNRATED: VIEW ALL MENU Select category Move Select Exit MENU

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TV RATINGS
Block programs by
their
rating, content
or both
MOVIE RATINGS
UNRATED
Block programs or
movies that are
broadcast without
a rating
Age based options:
TV-Y:
All children.
TV-Y7:
Directed to older children.
TV-G:
General Audience.
TV-PG:
Parental Guidance suggested.
TV-14:
Parents Strongly cautioned.
TV-MA:
Mature Audience only.
Content based options:
FV:
Fantasy Violence.
D:
Suggestive Dialogue.
L:
Strong Language.
S:
Sexual situations.
V:
Violence.
(U.S. models only)
G:
All children and General Audience.
PG:
Parental Guidance suggested.
PG-13:
Parental Guidance for children under 13.
R:
Restricted viewing, Parental Guidance is suggested
for children under 17.
NC-17:
No one 17 and under allowed.
X:
No one 17 and under allowed.
(U.S. models only)
VIEW ALL:
Allows all unrated programming.
BLOCK TV:
Blocks all unrated TV programs.
BLOCK MOVIES:
Blocks all unrated movies.
BLOCK ALL:
Blocks all unrated programming.
Overview of the Ratings
The Parental Guideline
Rating System
This table provides a brief overview of the
rating systems available for the PARENTAL
CONTROL feature.
For detailed information on how to change
your TV rating, see pages 30-31.
Notes
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 more
intense violence.
If you choose to block unrated TV
programs, please be aware that the
following programs may be blocked:
emergency broadcasts, political programs,
sports, news, public service
announcements, religious programs and
weather.
To ensure maximum blocking capability,
the age-based ratings should be blocked.
TV RATINGS
TV-G:
MENU
TV-Y7:
FV:
TV-Y:
TV-MA:
TV-14:
TV-PG:
D
L
S
V
Select category
D
L
S
V
L
S
V
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Move
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MENU
Select
MOVIE RATINGS
PG-13:
MENU
PG:
G:
X:
NC-17:
R:
Select rating
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Move
Exit
MENU
Select
CUSTOM RATINGS
UNRATED: VIEW ALL
MENU
MOVIE RATINGS
TV RATINGS
Select category
Move
Exit
MENU
Select
Using Your Menus (continued)