Parental Lock

Default level: Off; Default password: none; Default Country/Area

code: us (2119)

To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play.

Some discs also support the Country/Area Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the Country/Area Code you set.

Note

Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will play without requiring the password first.

If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the player to register a new password (see Resetting the player on page 41).

Registering a new password

You must register a password before you can change the Parental Lock level or enter a Country code.

1 Select ‘Options’, then ‘Password’.

Initial Settings

 

 

 

Digital Audio Out

 

 

 

HDMI Control

Password

Video Output

Pure Audio Button

Level Change

Language

SACD Playback

Country Code

Display

DVD Playback Mode

 

 

Options

DTS Downmix

 

 

Speakers

Parental Lock

 

 

 

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2Use the number buttons to enter a 4-digit password. The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen.

3Press ENTER to register the password.

You will return to the Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Country/Area code

You can find the Country/Area code list on page 46.

1Select ‘Country Code’.

2Use number buttons to enter your password, then press

ENTER.

3Select a Country/Area code and press ENTER.

There are two ways you can do this:

Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/down) to change the Country/Area code.

Select by code number: Press (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country/Area code.

The new Country/Area code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country/Area code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded).

DTS Downmix

• Default setting: STEREO

Initial Settings

 

 

 

 

HDMI Control

 

Digital Audio Out

STEREO

 

Video Output

Pure Audio Button

Lt/Rt

Language

SACD Playback

 

 

Display

DVD Playback Mode

 

 

Options

DTS Downmix

 

 

Speakers

Parental Lock

 

 

 

DivX VOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you’ve selected DTS > PCM in DTS Out on page 32 or 2 Channel in Audio Output Mode on page 34, you can choose the way the signal is downmixed to PCM audio. STEREO will downmix the DTS signal to 2-channel stereo, whereas Lt/Rt will downmix to a

2-channel signal compatible with Dolby surround matrix decoders. (This allows you to hear surround sound if your AV receiver or amplifier has Dolby Pro Logic capability.)

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Changing your password

To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.

1Select ‘Password Change’.

2Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER.

3Enter a new password and press ENTER.

This registers the new password and you will return to the Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

1Select ‘Level Change’.

2Use number buttons to enter your password, then press

ENTER.

3Select a new level and press ENTER.

Press  (cursor left) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press  (cursor right) to unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1.

This sets the new level and you will return to the Options menu screen.

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Pioneer DV-LX50 operating instructions Parental Lock, DTS Downmix

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