Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas. [. . . ] then press "" appears beside the selected extender, indicating that the programs that match the extender can be viewed.
Parent TV TV Rating Return Rating TV-Y: TV-Y7: TV-G: TV-PG: TV-14: TV-MA: Content FV: D: L: S: V: D: L: S: V: L: S: V:
Select:
Back:
Set:
Exit:
,
Select:
Back:
Set:
Exit:
To relock the canceled extender, select
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The indication appears to show that the programs that match the extender will be blocked again.
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Repeat step 8 for other extenders. All programs that match the ratings you select and higher, except for the extenders that were canceled, will be blocked.
What the Ratings Mean
Ratings in the U. S. A.
Sony's predetermined ratings These are original ratings that Sony has predetermined according to the viewer's age. Each rating allows for viewing of certain programs, as follows:
Option Child Description Suitable for children under the age of 7. movie ratings: G, NR, and N/A Viewable U. S. TV ratings: TV-Y, TV-G, and TV-NR Suitable for children aged 7 and older. movie ratings: G, PG, NR, and N/A Viewable U. S. TV ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, and TV-NR Suitable for children aged 13 and older. movie ratings: G, PG, PG-13, NR, and N/A Viewable U. S. TV ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-NR
10 Press MENU to exit the menu screen.
To block programs or movies broadcast without a rating Unrated option allows you to block programs or movies that are broadcast without a rating. The unrated option is available only when you have selected U. S. A. as your country/region.
1 Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Selecting a Custom
Rating" on page 49.
2 Press V/v to select "Unrated, " then press . TV ratings: TV-Y, TV-G, and TV-NR Suitable for children aged 8 and older. Viewable Canadian English Language ratings: C, G, C8+, and PG Viewable Canadian French Language ratings: G and 8 ans+ Viewable U. S. TV ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, and TV-NR Suitable for children aged 14 and older. Viewable Canadian English Language ratings: C, G, C8+, PG, and 14+ Viewable Canadian French Language ratings: G, 8 ans+, and 13 ans+ Viewable U. S. TV ratings: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-NR
D (sexually suggestive Dialog) L (coarse Language) S (Sexual situations) V (Violence)
Youth
Y. Adult (Young Adult)
For descriptions of Child, Youth, and Y. Adult (Young Adult) ratings, see the following custom rating options.
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Canadian English Language ratings The Canadian English Language ratings are for TV programs in English broadcast in Canada.
Option C (Programming intended for children under the age of 8) Description There will be no realistic scenes of violence or no offensive language, nudity or sexual content. Careful attention is paid to themes, which could threaten children's sense of security and well-being. Violence will not be portrayed as the preferred, acceptable, or only way to resolve conflict; or children will not be encouraged to imitate dangerous acts which they may see on television. There will be no profanity, nudity or sexual content. Will contain very little violence, either physical or verbal or emotional. There may be some inoffensive slang, no profanity and no nudity. Programming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children. [. . . ] 16, 17 power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14 VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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"Memory Stick" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]