Philips DVD724CA User manual - Page 27

Parental Controls Password 27 DVD Parental Controls limits viewing of DVDs.When a DVD has been Locked or if a DVD has a movie rating that exceeds the Parental Level you select, a viewer must enter a password before viewing the DVD.To set your password, follow the steps below. To adjust the PARENTAL level so DVDs cannot play if they exceed that level, see page 29. To prevent specific DVDs from playing, regardless of how you set the PARENTAL level, see page 28. 1 Press STOP twice to stop DVD playback. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press 4 repeatedly to select PREFERENCES, then press OK. You can select PREFERENCES only if you have completely stopped DVD playback by pressing STOP twice as directed in step 1. 4 Press 4 repeatedly to select PASSWORD, then press 2. - - PREFERENCES PAGE - - AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD F CHANGE DEFAULTS SMART NAV MAIN PAGE CHANGE PASSWORD 6 3-5,7 2, 8 1 5 CHANGE will be highlighted. Press OK. 6 A box beside OLD PASSWORD will be highlighted. Press the Number buttons to enter your old four-digit password. (If this is the first time you have set a password, press 3,3,0,8.) The box beside NEW PASSWORD will be highlighted automatically. Press the Number buttons to enter a new fourdigit password of your choice. The box beside CONFIRM PWD. will be highlighted automatically. Press the Number buttons to enter the exact same new four-digit password you just entered for the NEW PASSWORD. PASSWORD CHANGE PAGE OLD PASSWORD : NEW PASSWORD : CONFIRM PWD : XXXX XXXX X PLEASE REENTER NEW PASSWORD 7 Press OK to save the new password. 8 Press SYSTEM MENU to remove the menus. Helpful Hints • The default or factory preset password is 3 3 0 8.You can use it to play a Locked Disc or enter it as the old password. The 3 3 0 8 password is acceptable even after you set your own personal password. • Philips denies any liability associated with unintended watching of Discs. Make sure your Discs play according to your Parental Controls settings before you allow children access to the Player. • XXXX will appear on the screen instead of your password.This protects the identity of the password.