Deleting a recorded program or series

To free up hard disk drive space, you may need to delete a program or series that has been recorded.

1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, select My TV, and then select Recorded TV. A list of all the programs you have recorded and saved appears.

2To select the program title you want to delete, use the arrow button to highlight the program title, and then press OK.

3To remove the selected program from the hard disk drive, select Delete.

4Select Yes.

Setting Parental Controls

Blocking unwanted TV programs and movies

(Select models only)

If you set Media Center to block unrated channels, an error can occur. It is recommended that you make sure this option is not selected.

To do this:

1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control.

2Select Settings, General, and then select Parental Controls.

3Enter your four-digit code number.

4Select TV Ratings.

5Select Turn on TV blocking by selecting the area next to Turn on TV blocking to display a check mark. Make sure that Block unrated TV programs is not selected.

6Select Advanced to select more restrictive ratings to block such things as fantasy violence, suggestive dialogue, offensive language, and sexual content.

7Select Yes, and then select Save.

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Parental control and caption display settings for TV and DVDs are included with select models only.

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