DVD VIDEO SET UP HDD/DVD SET UP FUNCTION SET UP INITIAL SET UP
LANGUAGE SET AUDIO OUTPUT PARENTAL LOCK DISC SET UP
40 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK

Parental Lock

9 Press the number keys to enter the same password as in

step 6 above, then press ENTER.

10 Press SET UP to complete the setting.

NOTE:

This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not want to let children view can be cut or replaced by other scenes.

Remember your password, or make a note of it.

To Change The Settings

You can change the Parental Lock settings later.

1 Perform steps 1 to 3 of “To Set Parental Lock For The First Time” to access the “PARENTAL LOCK” screen before continuing.

Turn on the unit.

Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).

Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.

Press DVD so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

CABLE/DBS

TVDVD

DVD

0-9

ENTER

rtwe

SET UP

To Set Parental Lock For The First Time

While stopped

1 Press SET UP to access the Main Menu screen.

2 Press w e to select “DVD VIDEO SET UP”, then press t.

3 Press w e to select “PARENTAL LOCK”, then press t.

 

 

PARENTAL LEVEL

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTRY CODE

 

 

US

 

 

 

SET UP

ENTER

SELECT WITH [

 

] THEN PRESS [ENTER]

 

EXIT

 

 

PRESS [SET UP] TO EXIT

 

 

4 Press rt to select

SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“PARENTAL LEVEL”, then press

DVD VIDEO SET UP

HDD/DVD SET UP

FUNCTION SET UP

 

INITIAL SET UP

LANGUAGE SET

 

AUDIO OUTPUT

PARENTAL LOCK

 

DISC SET UP

ENTER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Press rt to select the desired

 

PARENTAL LEVEL

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTRY CODE

 

 

 

US

 

 

level, then press ENTER.

The smaller the value of level is, the more restrictive the Parental

Lock level becomes.

SET UP

ENTER

SELECT WITH [ ] THEN PRESS [ENTER]

EXIT

SELECT

PRESS [SET UP] TO EXIT

Select “NONE” to cancel the restriction.

6 Press the number keys to enter your desired four-digit number, then press ENTER.

If you made a mistake, enter a correct number again.

7 Press rt to select “COUNTRY CODE”, then press ENTER. 8 Press rt to select your country code, then press ENTER.

If you do not need to change your country code, jump to 10.

See “Country/Area Code List for Parental Lock” ( pg. 95)

To change the level

2 Press rt to select “PARENTAL LEVEL”, then press ENTER. 3 Press rt to select the desired level, then press ENTER.

To change the country code

4 Press rt to select “COUNTRY CODE”, then press ENTER. 5 Press rt to select your country code, then press ENTER.

See “Country/Area Code List for Parental Lock” ( pg. 95).

6 Press the number keys to enter the same password as in step 6 of “To Set Parental Lock For The First Time”, then press

ENTER.

7 Press SET UP to complete the setting.

NOTE:

If you forget your password, enter “8888” in step 6.

To Temporarily Release Parental Lock

When you set the Parental Lock level strictly, some discs may not be played back at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it back, the confirmation screen appears on the TV screen, asking you whether you want Parental Lock to be temporarily released or not.

1 Load a disc.

If the disc is rated higher than the selected level, the confirmation screen appears.

2 Press w e to select “YES”, then press ENTER.

If you select “NO”, you cannot play back that disc.

3 Press the number keys to enter the same password as in step 6 of “To Set Parental Lock For The First Time”, then press

ENTER.

When you enter the correct password, the Parental Lock is released and the unit starts playback.

If you enter a wrong password, “ENTRY ERROR” appears on the TV screen. Enter the correct password.

If you have successively entered wrong password three times, “ENTRY ERROR CAN NOT CHANGE PASSWORD” appears on the TV screen. In such a case, press ENTER. The disc will stop. Then play back the disc again, and try the procedure again from step 1.

NOTE:

If you forget your password, enter “8888” in step 3.