Various settings
Setting the parental control
Some discs are specified as not suitable for children. This unit can prevent playback of such discs.
Preparation:
¥Turn ON the TV and select its AV channel (this may be labelled EXT / AUX etc.).
¥Select ÒPARENTALÓ from ÒSYSTEM SETUPÓ. For the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in ÒUsing the SETUP MENUÓ on page 19.
SETUP MENU
TIMER REC SET | LANGUAGEPARENTALP | |||
SYSTEM SETUP | PARENTAL |
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| PASSWORD | |||
AV SETUP | PARENTALCLOCK | OFF | ||
REC SETUP | DISC SETUP |
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CHANNEL SETUP | OTHER |
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OTHER |
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| SELECT | 0 9 | INPUT NO. | CANCEL | DELETE |
ENTER | ENTER | RETURN | BACK | SETUP | END |
Selecting parental control
Select ÒPARENTALÓ and select the parental control level.
If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will require you to enter a password before the disc will play.
Select from level 1 to level 8.
On a scale of 1- 8, Ò1Ó is the most restrictive.
To lock the selected parental control level
1To lock the selected parental control level, press
or 
to select ÒPASSWORDÓ.
2Use the numeric keys to input a
¥If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.
¥Be sure to remember this number!
3Press ENTER.
1234 | change to |
To cancel the locked parental control level
1Select ÒPASSWORDÓ shown in step 1 of the above section and use the numeric keys to input the password.
2Press ENTER.
The locked mark Ò 
Ó will change to an unlocked mark Ò 
Ó.
Then, you can change the parental control level, or enter a new password.
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NOTES:
¥The selected level will apply to operations executed after this.
¥The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs.
¥Some discs may not be encoded with specific rating level information though its disc jacket says ÒadultÓ. Parental control will not work with those discs.
¥If you forget the password, you can reset the recorder to its factory settings (see Resetting the recorder on page 87), then set a new password.
Temporarily cancelling parental control
Parental control can temporarily be cancelled with some DVDs.
1Playback a DVD. (See page 30.)
2If the DVD disc has been designed to temporarily cancel the rating level, the screen that follows the ÒREADINGÓ screen will change. If you select ÒYESÓ with the ENTER, the message ÒYOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1.Ó will then appear.
YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL
CONTROL LEVEL 1.
PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL
CANCEL PICTURE
3If you wish to cancel the set rating level tempo- rarily, select ÒPARENTAL CONTROL LEVELÓ with 
or 
, then press ENTER. If the password has been selected, the password input screen will appear. Alternatively, if the password has not been set, playback will commence. If you donÕt know (or have forgotten) the password, select ÒCANCEL PIC-
TUREÓ.
The setting screen will disappear. Press OPEN/ CLOSE to remove the disc.
4Use the numeric keys to input the password.
¥ To interrupt the input process, press RETURN.
5Press ENTER.
6Playback will commence if the entered password was correct.
NOTE:
This temporary cancellation of the rating level will remain active until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level will be set again automatically.
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