Access Control, Child Lock DVD VCD | Philips DVD743HC/021 manual

Access Control

Child Lock DVD VCD

Activating/deactivating the Child Lock

1When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Personal Preferences menu using the 3/4 keys.

2Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice twice.

3Move to “CHILD LOCK” using the 3/4 keys.

4Move to Ç / É using the 2 keys.

5Select Ç using the 3/4 keys.

6Press OK or 1 to confirm, then press 1 again to exit the Personal Preferences menu.

➜ Now unauthorised discs will not be played unless the 4-digit code is entered.

7Select É to deactivate the CHILD LOCK.

Notes:

Confirmation of the 4-digit code is necessary when:

–The code is entered for the very first time (see above),

–The code is changed or cancelled (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code’),

Authorising discs

1Insert the disc.

➜ The ‘child safe’ dialog will appear.

2You will be asked to enter your secret code for

‘Play Once ‘or ‘Play Always.’

●If ‘Play Once’, disc can be played when in the player and the player is ON.

●If ‘Play Always’, disc will become authorised and can always be played, even if the Child Lock is set to ON.

Notes:

–The player memory can maintain 120 authorised (‘Child safe’) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list when ‘Play Always’ is selected.

–Each time a ‘child safe’ disc is played, it will be placed on top of the list.When the list is full, the last disc in the list will be replaced when a new disc is added.

–Double-sided DVDs and multi-volume VCDs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc ‘child safe’, each side has to be authorised.

Deauthorising discs

1Insert the disc.

➜Playback starts automatically.

2Press 9 while { is visible.

➜The will appear and the disc is now deauthorised.

Parental Control DVD

Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children.Therefore, discs may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc.These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. 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.

E n g l i s h

DVD743, DVD743HC/021 specifications

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