Sony TH-50PZ750U quick start Select Mode and set to Custom, Select Game in 5 and set to On

■To select the channel or the rating of the program to be locked

Select up to 7 (1-7) channels to be blocked. These channels will be blocked regardless of the program rating.

Select “Mode” and set to “Custom”

Channel	Select channel to lock.
lock	Channel lock			select
	Mode	Custom
	Channel 1		3
	Channel 2		4	set
	Channel 3		-

•To lock/unlock all channels:

Select “Mode” and set to “All” or “Off”.

All: Locks all channels

Off: Unlocks all channels

Game lock

Locks Channel 3, Channel 4 and external inputs. select

Select “Game” in 5 and set to “On”.		On: Locks
	set	Off: Unlocks

Program lock

■To set a rating level

“V-chip” technology enables restricted shows to be locked according to TV ratings.

Select “Mode” and set to “On”.

Program lock

Mode	On	set
Monitor out	On
MPAA	Off	select
U.S.TV	Off

C.E.L.R. Off

C.F.L.R. Off

Select the rating category you wish to follow

Program lock		next
Mode	On	set
Monitor out	On
		select
MPAA	Off

U.S.TV Off

C.E.L.R. Off

C.F.L.R. Off

•MPAA: U.S movie ratings

•U.S.TV: U.S TV program ratings

•C.E.L.R.: Canadian English ratings

•C.F.L.R.: Canadian French ratings

Select the rating to be locked

select

Example of “MPAA” (U.S movie ratings)

NR	No rating
G	General Audience: All ages admitted
PG	Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13	Parents Strongly Cautioned: Inappropriate for
	children under 13

RRestricted: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian

NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted

X Adults only

•To get more information (p. 52)

■To disable recording of the locked program

Select “Monitor out” and set to “On”.

Program lock		On: Turns on the monitor
Mode	On	terminal output
		for programs that
Monitor out	Off
		have been set to
MPAA	Off
		“Blocked.”
U.S.TV	Off	Off: Turns off the monitor
C.E.L.R.	Off	terminal output
C.F.L.R.	Off	for programs that
		have been set to
		“Blocked.”

Lock

Advanced

	■To change the password	Lock		Change password
Change	In , select “Change password” and press OK	Mode	Off	Enter new password.
		Channel	Off
password	Input the new 4-digit password twice	Game	Off	-	- - -
		Program	Off	0 -	9
		Change password

Note

•This television is designed to support the “Downloadable U.S. Region Rating System” when available. (Available only in U.S.A.)

•The Off rating is independent of other ratings.

•When placing a block on a specific-age-based-rating level, the Off rating and any other more restrictive ratings will also be blocked.

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