22 PREPARATION

Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD)

Activating/deactivating the child lock

1When disc playback is stopped,select ACCESS CONTROL in the
features menu using the w/vkeys.
2Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice.
3Enter the code a second time.
4Move to “Child Lock” using the w/v keys.
5Move to LOCK/UNLOCK using the u key.
6Select LOCK using the w/v keys.
7Press OK or tto confirm,then press tagain to exit the menu.
➤Now unauthorized discs will not be played unless the 4-digit code is
entered.
8Select UNLOCK to deactivate the Child Lock.
Note:Confirmation of the 4-digit code is necessary when:
- The code is entered for the very first time (see above),
- The code is changed (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code),
- The code is cancelled (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code’).

Authorizing discs

●Insert the disc.See ‘Loading disc’.
➤The ‘child protect’ dialog will appear.
You will be asked to enter your secret code for ‘Play Once ‘or ‘Play
Always.’ If you select ‘Play Once’,the disc can be played as long as it is in
the player and the player is ON.If you select ‘Play Always’,the disc will
become child safe (authorized) and can always be played,even if the
Child Lock is set to ON.
Notes:The player memory maintains a list of 50 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc
titles.A disc will be placed in the list when ‘Play Always’is selected in the ‘child
protect’dialog. Each time a ‘child safe’disc is played, it will be placed on top of
the list.When the list is full and a new disc is added, the last disc in the list will
be removed from the list.
Double sided DVDs may have a different ID for each side.In order to make
the disc ‘child safe’,each side has to be authorized.
Multi-volume VCDs may have a different ID for each volume.In order to make
the complete set ‘child safe’,each volume has to be authorized.

Deauthorizing discs

●Insert the disc.See ‘Loading disc’.
➤Playback starts automatically.
●Press 9 while {is visible.
➤The |will appear and the disc is now deauthorized.
Choose 'Play always' to remove the disk from the
child-safe list