Sony WEGA KV-36XBR250, KV-32XBR250 Operating Instructions Manual page 34

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 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.
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TV RATINGS Age based options:
TV-Y: All children.
Block programs by
TV-Y7: Directed to older children.
their rating, content
TV-G: General Audience.
or both
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.
MOVIE RATINGS (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.
UNRATED (U.S. models only)
VIEW ALL: Allows all unrated programming.
Block programs or
BLOCK TV: Blocks all unrated TV programs.
movies that are
BLOCK MOVIES: Blocks all unrated movies.
broadcast without
BLOCK ALL: Blocks all unrated programming.
a rating
Overview of the Ratings
TV RATINGS
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TV-Y:
_
_
TV-Y7: FV:
_
TV-G:
_ _ _ _ _
TV-PG: D L S V
_ _ _
_ _
TV-14: D L S V
_
TV-MA: _ _ _
L S V
MENU
Select category
Move Select Exit
MENU
MOVIE RATINGS
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G:
_
PG:
_
PG-13:
_
R:
_
NC-17:
_
X:
MENU
Select rating
Move Select Exit
MENU
CUSTOM RATINGS
TV RATINGS
MOVIE RATINGS
UNRATED: VIEW ALL
MENU
Select category
Move Select Exit
MENU