Parental Lock Settings; Digital Rating - Sony Bravia KDL-40V3000, KDL-46V3000 Operating Instructions Manual

Parental Lock Settings

The Parental Lock feature allows you to block programs according to their content and rating levels and
block channels (regardless of the programs). Password is necessary in setting up blocking.
To View Blocked Programs
Press ENT when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the password. To reactivate the Parental Lock settings, turn
off and on the TV.
Password
Country
Rating
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• If you are not familiar with the parental guideline rating system, you should select Child, Youth, or Young Adult
to help simplify the rating selection. To set more specific ratings, select Custom.

Digital Rating

(Available only in U.S.A.
where advanced ratings
exist)
Unrated
(Available only when
Country is set to U.S.A.)
Use 0-9 buttons on the remote control to enter a four-digit password. The first time the
password is created, you must re-enter it again to confirm the password. "Password Set"
message will appear on the screen upon confirmation.
Change Password
You can change your password by entering the Parental Lock setting with the
previously set password, highlight and select Change Password then enter the new
password.
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• You need your password for any future access into the Parental Lock settings. If you
lose your password, see "Lost password" on page 41.
Select the country name of U.S.A. or Canada for the appropriate ratings. The rating
system varies between these two countries. See Custom Rating System Chart on page 36.
Off Turns off Parental Lock. No programs are blocked from viewing
based on their ratings.
Child
Maximum ratings permitted are:
U.S.: TV-Y, TV-G, G
Canada: C, G, TV-Y
Youth Maximum ratings permitted are:
U.S.: TV-PG, PG
Canada: C8+, PG, 8 ans+, TV-PG
Young Adult Maximum ratings permitted are:
U.S.: TV-14, PG-13
Canada: 14+, 13 ans+, TV-14
Custom
Sets ratings manually.
U.S.: See page 36 for details.
Canada: See page 36 for details.
Off Turns off Digital Rating. No programs containing digital ratings are
blocked from viewing.
Clear All
Clears the downloaded ratings.
Custom Customizes Parental Lock with downloadable digital ratings.
Allow Allows programs and movies that are broadcast without a rating.
Block
Blocks all programs and movies that are broadcast without a rating.
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• If you block unrated TV programs, be aware that the following types of programs may
be blocked: programs broadcast from another country, emergency broadcasts, political
programs, sports, news, public service announcements, religious programs and weather.
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