Dish Network Satellite Television, User Manual

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Chapter 6
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What are Locks?
W
HAT ARE
L
OCKS
?
Locks allow you to password-protect programming based on ratings, or on a channel-by-
channel basis. When you have locked the receiver:
• If you try to access a locked item or open the Locks menu, the receiver displays a
message prompting you to enter the password.
• The receiver allows you three attempts to enter the correct password. If you fail to
enter the correct password, the receiver does not allow you to try again for several
minutes.
• If you enter the correct password, you can access the locked item or open the Locks
menu.
• If you exit a locked item or close the Locks menu, you must enter the password to
access the item again.
Locking the receiver is a two-step process:
1
Create the locks that you want.
• Ratings Locks—locks programs based on ratings.
• Channel Locks—locks channels regardless of content.
• Lock PPV—prevents unauthorized pay-per-view ordering.
• Hide Adult or Hide Locked—hides adult channels or locked channels from being
displayed in the Program Guide and other channel lists.
• Front Panel Lock—prevents the front panel buttons from being used.
2
Lock the receiver.
When the receiver is locked, anyone who wants to access locked items must enter the
password.