Preparing For The Initial Parental Setting - Level; Monitoring Video Signals Input From The Connected Device; Selecting The Color System For The Input Video Signal - Sony MV-650STR Operating Instructions Manual

Preparing for the initial
parental setting - Level
Playback of some DVDs can be limited
according to a predetermined level, such as the
age of the viewer. The Parental control
function allows you to set a playback
limitation level.
This setting is possible only when a password
is entered as described in "Setting the
password-Password" (page 30).
1
Press (SETUP), then press < or ,
button repeatedly until "Parental Setup
Page" appears on the screen.
2
Press (ENTER).
3
Press M or m button repeatedly to select
"Level", then press (ENTER).
4
Press M or m button repeatedly to select
the limitation level, then press (ENTER).
5
Press (SETUP) to exit the Setup menu.
Refer to the following table. Parental levels of
the table are on the MPAA (Motion Picture
Association of America) rating system. If you
set this player to level "4" for example, DVDs
with levels "5", "6", '7", and "8" cannot be
played.
This Player MPAA Rating System
"1" "G": General audience
"2" –
"3" "PG": Parental guidance
suggested
"4" "PG13": Parents strongly
cautioned
"5" –
"6" "R": Restricted
"7" "NC17": No one 17 and under
admitted
"8" No restriction
Monitoring video signals
input from the connected
device
Switch the input channel to monitor video
signals input from the device connected to the
VIDEO INPUT connector of the player.
1
Press (POWER) to turn on the player.
The current input channel (DVD) appears
on the screen for 5 seconds.
2
Press (SOURCE) on the card remote
commander repeatedly to select
"VIDEO."
Each time you press the button, "DVD" and
"VIDEO" alternate.
Be sure to change the input channel setting
to "DVD" to play the DVD with this player.
Selecting the color system
for the input video signal
The player detects the color system of the
input video signal (PAL or NTSC) and changes
the setting automatically (auto mode).
Follow the steps below to change the color
system setting for the input video signal
manually.
1
Press (POWER) to turn on the player.
The current input channel (DVD) appears
on the screen for 5 seconds.
2
Press (VOLUME) +/– on the monitor
repeatedly to select "PAL" or "NTSC."
Note
When changed manually, the color system setting
for the input video signal does not return to auto
mode until the player is turned off or input
channel setting is changed. Therefore, when it is
set to "PAL," the DVD recorded in NTSC system
cannot be viewed on the monitor of the player
unless you turn off the player, then turn it on
again.
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