Philips DVD950/05 Access control child lock DVD and VCD, Activating/deactivating the child lock

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Features

-Access Control

Access Control contains the following features:

Child Lock - When Child Lock is set to ON, a 4-digit code needs to be entered in order to play discs.

Parental control - Allows the conditional presentation of DVD discs containing Parental Control information. (see ‘Access Control’)

-Status Window

Displays the current status of the player and is displayed together with the menu bar. In STOP mode it is displayed together with the ‘Temporary Feedback’ Field in the default screen. See ‘On Screen Display information; Factory setting is ON. Select OFF to suppress dis- play of the Status Window.

Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD)

Activating/deactivating the child lock

1In Stop mode, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Features menu using the w/v keys.

2Enter a 4-digit PIN code of your own choice.

3Enter the code a second time.

4Move to Child lock using the w/v keys.

5Move to ‚ / ƒ using the u key.

6Select ‚ using the w/v keys.

7Press OK to confirm or t to confirm and press t again to exit the menu. ➤ Now unauthorized discs will not be played unless the 4-digit code is entered.

8Select ƒ to deactivate the Child Lock.

Note: Reconfirmation of the 4-digit PIN 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’);

Both Child Lock and Parental Control are switched Off and the code is requested.

Authorizing discs

●Insert the disc. See ‘Loading a disc’ in the following. ➤ 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 in the ON position. 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 DVD discs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc ‘child safe’, each side has to be authorized.

Multi volume VCD disc may have a different ID for each volume. In order to make the complete set ‘child safe’, each volume has to be authorized.

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