Customizing the Function Settings

Explanation of Each Item in the Operation Category

OPERATION

 

Pause/Still

Auto

Parental Lock

Off

Title Stop

Off

PBC

On

Pause/Still

DVD

 

Note

To know the factory setting for each item, see the on-screen

illustration on the left.

Further Steps

•Auto: Select for normal use.

The image can be paused without shaking.

•Frame: The resolution of the still pictures is improved so that you can make a motionless picture clearer when you pause it.

Parental Lock

DVD

 

DVD videos equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The content allowed by

After pressing ENTER in step 4 of “Setting Steps” on page 28,

1Press the number buttons to create a personal 4-digit security code, then press

ENTER.

(To reenter the security code, before pressing ENTER, press CLEAR then enter the security code.)

•When you select “Parental Lock On” Continue to the next step.

•When you select “Parental Lock Off”

OPERATION

 

 

 

Pause/Still

Auto

 

Off

Parental Lock

Off

 

On

Title Stop

Off

 

 

PBC

On

 

 

OPERATION

 

 

Pause/Still

Auto

Off

Parental Lock

Off

On

Title Stop

Off

 

PBC

On

Security Code

a parental lock level and the way a DVD video can be controlled may vary from disc to disc. For example, some discs allow you to edit out violent scenes unsuitable for children and replace them with more suitable scenes, or lock out playback of the disc altogether.

Off: Select to disable the parental lock feature. Then, carry out “Further Steps” in the right column of this page.

On: Select to activate the parental lock feature or change the settings.

The parental lock is disabled.

2Press / to select the country whose standards were used to rate the DVD video.

e.g. USA and Canadian models

Viewable Level8

Level7

Level6

Level5

Level4

Level3

Level2

Level1

Then, carry out “Further Steps” in the right column of this page.

Note

DVD videos may or may not respond to the parental lock settings. This is not a defect in the DVD Player. Make sure this function works with your DVD videos.

3Press / to select the parental lock level, then press ENTER.

e.g. USA and Canadian models

Locked Level8

Viewable Level7

Level6

Level5

Level4

Level3

Level2

Level1

The parental lock is activated.

You cannot play DVD videos rated higher than the level you select unless you cancel the parental lock function. For example, when you select level 7, discs rated higher than level 7 are locked out and cannot be played.

To change the parental lock level

Follow the above procedure.

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