Blocking Out Programs – Parental Control
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| In U.S.A.: U.S. Television Parental Guidelines to rate television programs | |||
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| (U.S. TV ratings), and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) | |
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| MENU | In Canada: Canadian English Language ratings to rate television programs | ||
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| in English, and Canadian French Language ratings to rate those in French. | |
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| SELECT | To block programs you feel are unsuitable for your children, you need to | |
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VCR Plus | 1 | 2 | 3 | set the TV for the desired rating systems. Sony’s predetermined ratings are | |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | See pages 49 to 51 for a description of the ratings. | |
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| The Parental Control feature of the Video/TV functions by receiving the | |
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COUNTER | rating signal from your local broadcasting station or cable service | ||||
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| Activating the Parental Control |
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REC &SLOW | 7 | feature |
X2 | PAUSE | First, set a password, then select your desired rating from Sony’s |
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REW | PLAY | FF | 1 | Press MENU to display the main menu. |
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| 2 | Move the cursor (z) to “SET UP” with + or – and press SELECT. |
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| The SET UP menu appears. |
3Move the cursor (z) to “PARENTAL CONTROL” with + or – and press SELECT.
| Move S e l e c t SELECT Exit MENU |
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Press ?to return to the previous | 4 Move the cursor (z) to “PASSWORD” with + or – and press SELECT. |
position. | The password position turns red. |
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Note
When playing a tape on which blocked programs are recorded, the block will be effective in normal playback mode. In other tape operation modes or if the tape is
PARENTAL CONTROL
PASSWORD:
MENU
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Move | S e l e c t SELECT Exit MENU |
40 Additional Operations