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LOCK (Parental Control) 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 complete
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” on the LOCK menu 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/OK. Enter it again and press ENTER/OK
to verify. If you make a mistake before pressing
ENTER/OK, press CLEAR.
3. Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the v/Vbuttons.
1-8: Rating one (1) has the most restrictions and
rating eight (8) is the least restrictive.
Unlock : If you select unlock, parental control is
not active and the disc plays in full.
Note:
If you set a rating for the player, 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
password or change the rating level in order to play
the disc.
4. Press ENTER/OK to confirm your rating selection,
then press SETUP/MENU to exit the menu.
5. Press OPEN/CLOSE (Z)to activate parental
control.
Password (Security Code)
You can enter or change password.
1. Select “Password” on the LOCK menu then press
B.
2. Follow step 2 as shown left column (Rating).
To change the password, select the “Change”,
press ENTER/OK and input the new 4-digit code
then press ENTER/OK. Input it again to verify.
3. Press SETUP/MENU to exit the menu.
If you forget your Security Code
If you forget your security code you can clear it using
the following steps:
1. Press SETUP/MENU to display the Setup menu.
2. Input the 6-digit number “210499” and the security
code is cleared.
3. Enter a new code as described above.
Area Code
Enter the Area Code whose standards were used to
rate the DVD video disc, based on the list in the
reference chapter (see page 33).
1. Select “Area Code” on the LOCK menu then
press B.
2. Follow step 2 as shown left (Rating).
3. Select the first character using v/Vbuttons.
4. Press Band select the second character using
v/Vbuttons.
5. Press ENTER/OK to confirm your area code
selection.