Pioneer PDP 5040HD manual Temporarily deactivating the V-CHIP Block, Reactivating the V-CHIP Block

12Useful Adjustment Settings

Temporarily deactivating the V-CHIP Block

You can temporarily deactivate the V-CHIP Block. When the V-CHIP Block is working and censors TV programs or VCR or DVD contents to be blocked, a password entry screen appears.

Reactivating the V-CHIP Block

Executing one of the following procedures reactivates the V-CHIP Block.

Method 1:

Make a selection (“On” or “Off”) for “Status” under “Parental Control” in the menu. See page 90.

Method 2:

Make a selection for “MPAA Ratings”, “MPAA NR”, “TV Parental Guidelines”, “Canadian English Ratings” or “Canadian French Ratings” under “Parental Control” in the menu. See pages 91 to 93.

Method 3:

Switch off the power to the system.

To temporarily deactivate the V-CHIP block, enter a 4- digit password that you have set using the Home menu. Image and sound muting is quitted.

If you press ENTER instead of entering the password, the password entry screen disappears.

•The password entry screen stays only for one minute. Pressing ENTER causes the password entry screen to appear again.

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