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Parental Controls

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Parental Controls Parental Controls enables parents to place certain restrictions on just who's watching what, and require a passcode to view restricted programming. Whether it's for mature content or spending amounts, you're always able to keep limitations where you want them for the whole family. Press MENU to display the Quick Menu, SELECT Parental Controls, then Edit Settings, and you'll see the current status showing any restrictions. The system default is "unlocked" for all categories. Ratings Here you can set rating limits for Movies and TV: 1) SELECT Ratings. 2) Highlight the desired tab using the ARROW keys and press SELECT. Note: You can also use RED or GREEN to cycle tabs. Movies Highlight and select the Movies tab, then set the overall rating limit you wish to impose. Brief descriptions of the ratings appear for your guidance. TV Programs SELECT the TV tab, then highlight and select the TV rating you desire. You can also set ratings for particular content (for example, Fantasy Violence, Dialogue), each of which is described when 60 highlighted. TIP For ratings limits and channel blocks, as well as most other SELECT checkbox-type items, pressing SELECT toggles the item on and off when setting them up.

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TIP
SELECT
Parental Controls
Parental Controls
enables parents to place certain restrictions on just who’s watching what, and require a
passcode to view restricted programming. Whether it’s for mature content or spending amounts, you’re
always able to keep limitations where you want them for the whole family.
Press MENU to display the
Quick Menu, SELECT
Parental Controls,
then
Edit Settings
, and you’ll see
the current status showing any restrictions. °e system default is “unlocked” for all categories.
Ratings
Here you can set rating limits for Movies and TV:
1)
SELECT
Ratings.
2)
Highlight the desired tab using the ARROW keys and press SELECT. Note: You can also use RED
or GREEN to cycle tabs.
Movies
Highlight and select the
Movies
tab, then set the overall rating limit you wish to impose. Brief
descriptions of the ratings appear for your guidance.
TV Programs
SELECT the
TV
tab, then highlight and select the TV rating you desire. You can also set ratings
for particular content (for example, Fantasy Violence, Dialogue), each of which is described when
highlighted.
For ratings limits and
channel
blocks, as well as most other
checkbox-type items, pressing
SELECT toggles the item on and off
when setting them up.