Hitachi DV-DS81E, DV-DS161E Lock Parental Control Settings, Rating, Set Password, Area Code

Lock (Parental Control) Settings

Rating

Some movies contain scenes that may not be suitable for children to view. Many of these discs contain parental control information that applies to the com- plete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. Movies and scenes are rated from 1 to 8, depending on the area. DVD video discs may or may not respond to the parental control setting if the Area code of the disc is set wrongly. Some discs offer more suitable scenes as an alternative. Ratings are area dependent. The parental control feature allows you to block access to scenes below the rating you input, thereby preventing your children from being able to view material you believe is unsuitable.

1.Select [Rating] option then press B.

2.To access the Rating, Password and Area Code features, you must input the 4-digit security code you created.

If you have not yet entered a security code you are prompted to do so. Input a 4-digit code and press ENTER. Enter it again and press ENTER to verify. If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER, press CLEAR.

3.Select a rating using the v / V buttons.

[1]- [8]: Rating one (1) has the most restrictions and rating eight (8) is the least restrictive.

[No Limit]: If you select [No Limit], parental control is not active and the disc plays in full.

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

Note:

If you set a rating for the recorder, all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played. Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc. The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, playback stops. You must enter the 4-digit pass- word or change the rating level in order to play the disc.

Set Password

1.Select [Set Password] option then press B.

2.Follow step 2 as shown “Rating”.

To change the password, select the [Change], press ENTER and input the new 4-digit code then press ENTER. Input it again to verify.

To delete the password, select [Delete] then press

ENTER.

If you forget your 4-digit code

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

1.Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

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

3.Select [Yes] then press ENTER. The 4-digit pass- word is cleared. Enter a new code.

Area Code

Enter the code of an area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list (see “Area Codes”, page 66).

1.Select [Area Code] option then press B.

2.Enter the password.

3.Follow step 2 as shown “Rating”.

4.Select the first character using the v / V buttons.

5.Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the second character using v / V buttons.

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

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