Parental Control, Rating DVD-V, Area Code DVD-V

Before Operation (Continued)

Parental Control

Rating DVD-V

Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternatively, more suitable scenes are available for selection on some discs. Ratings are country-dependent. The Parental Control feature allows you to prevent discs from being played by your children or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes.

		Disc Audio	8
		Disc Audio
		Disc Subtitle	7
		Disc Subtitle
		Disc Menu	6
			5
		Rating	5
		Area Code	4
		TV Aspect	3
		TV Aspect
		Menu Language	2
		Progressive Scan	1
		Digital Audio Output	Unlock
		5.1 Speaker Setup	Change
		5.1 Speaker Setup	Change
		Others

1	Select “Rating” on the Setup menu using the
	/ buttons.

2 While “Rating” is selected, press .

3 When you have not entered a password yet. Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but- tons to create a personal 4-digit security password, then press ENTER. Enter the 4-digit password again and press ENTER to verify.

When you have already entered a password; Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but- tons to confirm the personal 4-digit security pass- word, then press ENTER.

If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER, press

CLEAR and enter 4-digit security password again.

4 Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the / but- tons.

Level 1: DVD software for adults cannot be played back.

Level 8: All DVD software can be played back.

Unlock: If you select Unlock, Parental Control is not active. The disc will play in full.

Ratings 1 to 8: Some discs contain scenes not suitable for children. If you set a rating for the play- er, all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played. Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative scene is available on the disc. The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, play- back will stop. You must enter the 4-digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc.

5 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection, then press SETUP to exit the menu.

Area Code DVD-V

Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list (See “Area Code List”, page 30.).

		Disc Audio	Code Set
		Disc Subtitle	D E
		Disc Menu
		Rating
		Rating
		Area Code

		TV Aspect
		Menu Language
		Progressive Scan
		Digital Audio Output
		5.1 Speaker Setup
		5.1 Speaker Setup
		Others

1	Select Area Code using the		/ buttons on the
	setup menu.
2	While Area Code is selected, press .
3 Follow step 3 of “Rating” on left.
4	Select the first character using the / buttons.
	Shift the cursor using	button and select the
5 second character using		/	buttons.

6 Press ENTER to confirm your area code selec- tion, then press SETUP to exit the menu.

Note

Confirmation of the 4-digit password is necessary when the code is changed (see “Changing the 4-digit code” below.).

Changing the 4-digit code

1Follow Steps 1-2 as shown above to the left (Rating).

2Enter the old code, then press ENTER.

3 Select Change using / buttons then press

ENTER.

4Enter the new 4-digit code, then press ENTER.

5Enter exactly the same code a second time and veri- fy by pressing ENTER.

6Press SETUP to exit the menu.

If you forget your 4-digit code

If you forget your password, to clear the current pass- word, follow the procedure below.

1Press SETUP to display the setup menu.

2Use the Number buttons to enter the 6-digit number “210499”.

The 4-digit password is cleared. “P CLr” appears on the display for a moment.

3Enter a new code as shown above to the left (Rating).

PREPARATION

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