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Lock (Parental Control) Menu
Rating
Some movies contain scenes that may not be
suitable for children to view. Many of these discs
contain parental control information that applies
to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the
disc. Movies and scenes are rated from 1 to 8,
depending on the country. Some discs offer
more suitable scenes as an alternative.
The parental control feature allows you to block
access to scenes below the rating you specify,
thereby preventing your children from being able
to view material you believe is unsuitable.
1. Select “Rating” on the LOCK menu then
press
B
.
2. To access the Rating, Password, and Country
Code features, you must key-in the 4-digit
security code you created. If you have not yet
entered a security code you are prompted to
do so.
Key-in a 4-digit code and press
SELECT/ENTER. Key it in it again and press
SELECT/ENTER to verify. If you make a
mistake before pressing SELECT/ENTER,
press CLEAR.
3. Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the
v
/
V
buttons.
Rating 1-8:
Rating one (1) has the most
restrictions and rating eight (8) is the least
restrictive.
Unlock
If you select unlock, parental control is not
active and the disc plays in full.
Note:
If you set a rating for the player,
all disc scenes with the same rating or
lower are played. Higher rated scenes
are not played unless an alternate scene
is available on the disc. The alternate
must have the same rating or a lower
one. If no suitable alternate is found,
playback stops. You must enter the 4-
digit password or change the rating level
in order to play the disc.
4. Press SELECT/ENTER to confirm your rating
selection, then press SETUP to remove the
menu.
Password (Security Code)
You can enter or change password.
1. Select Password on the LOCK menu then
press
B
.
2. Follow step 2 as shown left (Rating).
“Change” or “New” is highlighted.
3. Enter the new 4-digit code, then press
SELECT/ENTER. Key it in again to verify.
4. Press SETUP to remove the menu.
If you forget your Security Code
If you forget your security code you can clear it
using the following steps:
1. Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.
2. Input the 6-digit number “210499” and the
security code is cleared.
3. Enter a new code as described above.
Country Code
Enter the code of the country/area whose
standards were used to rate the DVD video disc,
based on the list in the reference chapter.
1. Select “Country Code” on the LOCK menu
then press
B
.
2. Follow step 2 as shown left (Rating).
3. Select the first character using
v
/
V
buttons.
4. Shift the cursor using
B
button and select the
second character using
v
/
V
buttons.
5. Press SELECT/ENTER to confirm your
country code selection.
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Rating
New
US
Unlock
Password
Country Code
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