20
GB
Setting the parental control
Some discs are specified as not suitable for chil-
dren. This unit can prevent playback of such discs.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and switch the TV to it’s AV channel
(this may be labelled EXT / AUX etc.)
• Select “
PARENTAL
” from “
SYSTEM SETUP
”. For the
procedure, see steps
1
to
3
in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 18.
NOTES:
• The selected level will apply to operations executed
after this procedure.
• The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs.
• Some discs may not be encoded with specific rating
level information though its disc jacket says “adult”.
Parental control will not work with those discs.
Please contact the disc publisher to confirm the
specific rating level information.
• If you forget your password, open the disc tray; re-
move the disc and close the tray. To reset the code at
the same time press and hold the number 7 button
on the remote control, then press and hold the STOP
button on the front panel. The on screen display will
show “PARENTAL UNLOCK”. You can now set a new
password.
Temporarily cancelling parental control
You can temporarily cancel parental control on some
discs.
1
Playback a DVD. (See page 29.)
2
When a DVD disc that is designed to temporarily
cancel the rating level is played back, the screen
that follows the “READING” screen will change. If
you select “YES” with the
ENTER
, the message
“YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CON-
TROL LEVEL 1.” will then appear.
3
If you wish to cancel the set rating level tempo-
rarily, select “PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL” with
or
, then press
ENTER
. If a password has
been set, the password input screen will appear.
If the password has not been set, playback will start.
If you don’t know (or have forgotten) the password,
select “CANCEL PICTURE”.
The setting screen will disappear. Press
OPEN/
CLOSE
to remove the disc.
4
Use the
numeric keys
to input the password.
• To interrupt the input process, press
RETURN
.
5
Press
ENTER
.
6
Playback will start if the password entered was
correct.
NOTE:
This temporary cancellation of the rating level will re-
main active until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level will be
set again automatically.
Selecting parental control
Select “PARENTAL” and select the parental control level
from the below.
Level OFF
: Parental control is turned off.
Level 1
:
Adult discs and general discs (R-rated
discs included) cannot be played back.
Level 2 to 3
: Adult discs and R-rated discs cannot
be played back.
Level 4 to 7
: Adult discs cannot be played back.
(Level 4 to 7 discs contain content chil-
dren age 15 and younger may not see.)
Level 8
:
Virtually all discs can be played back
without restriction.
Select from level 1 to level 8.
On a scale of 1- 8, “1” is the most restrictive.
To lock the selected parental control level
1
To lock the selected parental control level, press
or
to select “PASSWORD”.
2
Use the
numeric keys
to input a 4-digit password.
• If you input a wrong number, press
CANCEL
.
• Write down and securely store the number.
3
Press
ENTER
.
To cancel the locked parental control level
1
Select “PASSWORD” shown in step
1
of the above
section and use the
numeric keys
to input the pass-
word.
2
Press
ENTER
.
The locked mark “ ” will change to an unlocked
mark “
”.
Then, you can change the parental control level,
or enter a new password.
----
change to
1234
YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL
CONTROL LEVEL 1.
PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL
CANCEL PICTURE
