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Lock (Parental Control) Settings
Rating
Some movies contain scenes that may not be suit-
able for children to view. Many of these discs contain
parental control information that applies to the com-
plete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. Movies
and scenes are rated from 1 to 8, depending on the
area. DVD video discs may or may not respond to
the parental control setting if the Area code of the
disc is set wrongly. Some discs offer more suitable
scenes as an alternative. Ratings are area depend-
ent. The parental control feature allows you to block
access to scenes below the rating you input, thereby
preventing your children from being able to view
material you believe is unsuitable.
1. Select [Rating] option then press
B
.
2. To access the Rating, Password and Area Code
features, you must input the 4-digit security code
you created.
If you have not yet entered a security code you are
prompted to do so. Input a 4-digit code. Enter it
again to verify. If you make a mistake press
CLEAR.
3. Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the
v
/
V
buttons.
[1]-[8] :
Rating one (1) has the most restrictions
and rating eight (8) is the least restrictive.
[No Limit] :
If you select [No Limit], parental
control is not active and the disc plays in full.
4. Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection,
then press SETUP to exit the menu.
5. Press OPEN/CLOSE (
Z
) to activate parental
control.
N o t e :
If you set a rating for the recorder, 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 alternative must have the same rating or a lower
one. If no suitable alternative is found, playback stops. You
must enter the 4-digit password or change the rating level in
order to play the disc.
Set Password
You can enter or change password.
1. Select [Set Password] option then press
B
.
2. Follow step 2 as shown [Rating].
To change the password, select the [Change],
press ENTER and input the new 4-digit code.
Input it again to verify.
3. Press SETUP to exit the menu.
If you forget your password
If you forget your password you can clear it using the
following steps:
1. Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.
2. Input the 6-digit number [210499]. The message
appears, select [OK] then press ENTER. The
security code is cleared.
3. Enter a new code as described above.
Area Code
Enter the Area Code whose standards were used to
rate the DVD video disc, based on the list in the
reference chapter (see p. 48).
1. Select [Area Code] option then press
B
.
2. Follow step 2 as shown [Rating].
3. Select the first character using
v
/
V
buttons.
4. Shift the cursor using
B
buttons and select the
second character using
v
/
V
buttons.
5. Press ENTER to confirm your area code
selection, then press SETUP to exit the menu.
