DirecTV D10 manual Lock Now, Channel Blocks, Spending, Hours, Block or Unblock All Channels

Using On-Screen Menus

Channel Blocks

1.Select Chan Blocks from the Parental Controls screen.

2.Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight a channel, and press SELECT to change its status. Channels with the green dot next to them are not blocked. Channels with the slashed white circle next to them are blocked.

Block or Unblock All Channels

You might be able to save time when choosing channels to block by using the Block All option or the Unblock All option before blocking or unblocking individual channels.

Spending

Select the Spending option to indicate a per-event spending limit for pay per view programs.

1.In the Parental Controls screen, use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight Spending, then press SELECT.

2.Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter a single-program spending limit.

Note: After a Spending limit is set and the system is locked, the passcode will be required to purchase a pay per view program that costs more than the set Spending limit allows.

If you want to require a passcode for all purchases, set the spending limit to $0.00

Hours

Use the Hours option to set the time period during the day during which satellite programming can be watched.

1.In the Parental Controls screen, select Hours.

2.Use the up and down arrows on the remote control to highlight the setting you want to change. Press SELECT to edit the setting.

3.Use the left and right arrows on your remote control to highlight the digit you want to change. Use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the number. Press SELECT when you're finished editing the setting.

You can choose when viewing can start (Start time) and when it must end (Start time + Duration time) for three parts of the week separately: Monday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Sunday. Be sure to lock the system for these limits to take effect.

Lock Now

Locking the system puts the ratings, spending, viewing, and channel limits you have set up for your DIRECTV® Receiver into effect. When you lock the system, no one can modify any of these settings without first entering the four-digit system passcode.

1.In the Parental Controls Quick Menu, highlight Lock Now and press SELECT.

2.Use the digit buttons to enter a four-digit system passcode.

3.Enter the passcode a second time to confirm it. The lock icon should be displayed in the channel banner.

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