Parental Controls

Parental Controls enables parents to place certain restrictions on just who’s watching what, and require a passcode to view restricted programming. Whether it’s for mature content or spending amounts, you’re always able to keep limitations where you want them for the whole family.

Press MENU to display the Quick Menu, SELECT Parental Controls, then Edit Settings, and you’ll see the current status showing any restrictions. The system default is “unlocked” for all categories.

Ratings

Here you can set rating limits for Movies and TV:

1)SELECT Ratings.

2)Highlight the desired tab using the ARROW keys and press SELECT. Note: You can also use RED or GREEN to cycle tabs.

Movies

Highlight and select the Movies tab, then set the overall rating limit you wish to impose. Brief descriptions of the ratings appear for your guidance.

TV Programs

SELECT the TV tab, then highlight and select the TV rating you desire. You can also set ratings for particular content (for example, Fantasy Violence, Dialogue), each of which is described when

30highlighted.

TIP

For ratings limits and channel blocks, as well as most other SELECT checkbox-type items, pressing SELECT toggles the item on and off when setting them up.

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DirecTV H20 manual Parental Controls, Ratings, Movies, TV Programs