Philips MX5000/37, MX5000D, MX 5000DMX Parental control DVD, Setting a rating level and password

Parental control (DVD)

Setting a rating level and password

You can prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which are unsuitable for children. Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children.Your DVD player has password device designed to prevent children from changing the level.

Selecting a rating level

You DVD player has eight rating settings. Level 1 provides the strictest viewing restrictions.

Note:

–If your DVD is not encoded with a rating, the Rating Level feature does not work.

1Press SYSTEM MENU.

2At the setup menu, press 3or 4 to select “RATING”, then press OK.

Note:

– The password is preset to 1234. The rating is preset to

UNLOCK.

3Enter a password and press OK.

4Press OK repeatedly to select the desired level.

●You cannot play DVD video discs rated higher than the level you selected unless you cancel the parental lock function. For example, when you select level 7, discs rated higher than level 7 are blocked and cannot be played.

5Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.

IMPORTANT!

Some DVDs may prompt you for a password if they have a higher rating than the level you set. If you get this prompt, enter your password. For DVDs that do not have the prompt display “PARENTAL VIOLATION”, you have to reset the rating level to a higher level before you can play the desired DVD (refer to “Selecting a rating level”).

Notes:

–Some DVD discs are not encoded with a rating though the movie rating is printed on the disc case. The rating level feature does not work for such discs.

–If you change the level and enter a password, playback of all DVDs with a rating higher than your selection will be blocked unless you enter the correct password again. For example: if you change the level to 5, the DVD player will not play discs with ratings of 6,7, or 8 unless the correct password is entered from the remote control.

Setting a password

1Press SYSTEM MENU.

2At the setup menu, press 4 to select “PASSWORD”, then press OK.

3Key in a 4-digit password into “OLD” (for example, 1234).

4Key in a new 4-digit password into “NEW”, then press OK.

IMPORTANT!

–Do not forget your password.

–To log in the password, you have to reset the player by switching off and on again.

Clearing the password

1At the setup menu, press 4 to select “RATING”, then press OK.

2Enter the default password (2580), then press OK. ➜ Your 4-digit password is cleared.

IMPORTANT!

Do not use “2580” as user’s password because it is the the manufacturer’s default code for returning to initial setting.

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