Setting the parental control

Various settings

Some discs are specified as not suitable for chil- dren. This unit can prevent playback of such discs.

Preparation:

¥Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

¥Select ÒPARENTALÓ from ÒSYSTEM SETUPÓ. For the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in ÒUsing the SETUP MENUÓ on page 24.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET	LANGUAGEPARENTALP
SYSTEM SETUP	PARENTAL
SYSTEM SETUP	PARENTAL	-	- - -
	PASSWORD	-	- - -
AV SETUP	PARENTALCLOCK	OFF
REC SETUP	DISC SETUP
CH SETUP	OTHER
OTHER

	SELECT	0 9	INPUT NO.	CANCEL	DELETE
ENTER	ENTER	RETURN	BACK	SETUP	END

Selecting parental control

Select ÒPARENTALÓ and select the parental control level from the below.

Level Off: Parental control is turned off.

Level 1: Adult discs and general discs (R-rated discs included) cannot be played back.

Level 2 to 3: Adult discs and R-rated discs cannot be played back.

Level 4 to 7: Adult discs cannot be played back. (Level 4 to 7 discs contain content chil- dren age 15 and younger may not see.)

Level 8: Virtually all discs can be played back without restriction.

Select from level 1 to level 8.

On a scale of 1- 8, Ò1Ó is the most restrictive.

To lock the selected parental control level

1To lock the selected parental control level, press

or to select ÒPASSWORDÓ.

2Use the numeric keys to input a 4-digit password.

¥If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.

¥Be sure to remember this number!

3Press ENTER.

1234

change to

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To cancel the locked parental control level

1Select ÒPASSWORDÓ shown in step 1 of the above sec- tion and use the numeric keys to input the password.

2Press ENTER.

The locked mark Ò Ó will change to an unlocked mark Ò Ó.

Then, you can change the parental control level, or enter a new password.

NOTES:

¥The selected level will apply to operations executed after this.

¥The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs.

¥Some discs may not be encoded with specific rating level information though its disc jacket says ÒadultÓ. Parental control will not work with those discs.

¥If you forget your password, open the disc tray; if there is a disc inside then remove it and close the tray. To reset the code, press and hold number 7 on the re- mote control, then press and hold STOP on the front panel at the same time. The On-Screen Display will show ÒPARENTAL UNLOCKÓ.You can now set a new password.

Temporarily cancelling parental con- trol

Parental control can temporarily be canceled with some DVDs.

1Playback a DVD. (See page 34.)

2If the DVD disc has been designed to temporarily cancel the rating level, the screen that follows the ÒREADINGÓ screen will change. If you select ÒYESÓ with the ENTER, the message ÒYOUR DISC EX-

CEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1.Ó(e.g.) will then appear.

YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL

CONTROL LEVEL 1.

PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL

CANCEL PICTURE

3If you wish to cancel the set rating level temporarily,

select ÒPARENTAL CONTROL LEVELÓ with or

, then press ENTER. If the password has been selected, the password input screen will appear. Alternatively, if the password has not been set, play- back will commence. If you donÕt know (or have for- gotten) the password, select ÒCANCEL PICTUREÓ. The setting screen will disappear. Press OPEN/ CLOSE to remove the disc.

4Use the numeric keys to input the password.

¥ To interrupt the input process, press RETURN.

5Press ENTER.

6Playback will commence if the entered password was correct.

NOTE:

This temporary cancellation of the rating level will re- main active until the disc is ejected.

When the disc is ejected, the original rating level will be set again automatically.

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Various settings