Using Parental Control

The Cox Interactive Program Guidesm provides you with Parental Control so you can restrict PPV purchasing and viewing of specific channels, ratings and programs during a certain time period.

If you tune to a locked program when Parental Control is on, a screen appears informing you that the program is locked. Only those household members who know the PIN can turn Parental Control off and view locked channels or programs.

To set up Parental Control, you will need to:

1.Set up your PIN.

2.Specify channels, ratings and time periods you want to lock.

3.Lock Parental Control. If you do not lock Parental Control, all channels, ratings and times are available to all household members. For more information on activating Parental Control, refer to page 28.

Setting up Parental Control

When you set up Parental Control you can specify what channels, rating, or time periods you want to lock. This section describes how to do this.

You need to know your PIN to be able to set up Parental Control. If you forget your PIN, call Cox Customer Service at the number provided at the front of this guide. If you receive a new PIN number your favorite channels and other Setting preferences may need to be reset.

Note: Items that are currently selected for Parental Control locking show a locked or unlocked symbol in the Settings menu. For descriptions of these symbols, refer to page 20.

Set up your PIN

1.Press MENU. The Settings Menu displays.

2.Press the UP or DOWN arrow to highlight the Parental Control preference.

3.Press the RIGHT arrow button. The PIN entry screen appears.

4.Enter four digit PIN.

5.Enter your PIN again. (If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, press the LEFT arrow button to clear your entry.)

6.Your PIN is now set. Press EXIT to resume watching TV.

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Motorola DCT2500, DCT2000 user manual Using Parental Control, Setting up Parental Control, Set up your PIN

DCT2000, DCT2500 specifications

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