Manage Programs and Recordings
3.Press Select
. A PIN Entry screen appears.
4.Press the number keys to enter your
5.Press Move Up
or Move Down
to highlight the channel, rating, or date you want to block. Or, if your cable service provider allows, you may select a channel by pressing the numeric keys on your remote control.
6.Press Select
. The Explorer DVR indicates that the channel or rating is blocked. If you are blocking a broadcast time, skip to step 8. Otherwise, go to step 7.
Note: The Explorer DVR indicates a blocked channel or blocked rating in the following ways:
•Blocked channels: The channel number is listed in the right column
on the General Settings menu, and a Closed Lock 
symbol appears in the CHANNELS column next to the channel that you selected.
•Blocked ratings: A Closed Lock 
symbol appears in the RATING column next to the rating that you selected.
7.Continue this process of highlighting and selecting the channels or ratings
you want to block. When all channels and ratings that you want to block have a Closed Lock 
symbol next to them, press Accept A to have the Explorer DVR accept your blocks. Go to step 10.
8.In the START column on the General Settings menu, change the time shown to the time you want the block to start by following this process:
•First, press Move Left 
or Move Right 
to highlight the one you want to change (hours, minutes, and A.M. or P.M.).
•Then, press Move Up
or Move Down
to change the setting. Or, if your cable service provider allows, you may select a setting by pressing the numeric keys on your remote control.
•Repeat this process to change each setting as necessary.
•When the correct START time is shown, press Select
. The time you want to start blocking programs appears in the START column and the cursor moves to the STOP column.
9.In the STOP column, change the time shown to the time you want the block to end by following this process:
•First, press Move Left 
or Move Right 
to highlight the one you want to change (hours, minutes, and A.M. or P.M.).
•Then, press Move Up 
or Move Down 
to change each setting. Or, if your cable service provider allows, you may select a setting by pressing the numeric keys on your remote control.
•Repeat this process to change each setting as necessary.
• When the correct STOP time is shown, press Accept A to have the Explorer DVR accept the start and stop times you have entered.
10.Turn on the Parental Control feature to have the Explorer DVR block the programming you selected. For details, see “Turning Parental Control On and Off” on the next page.
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