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TV On Demand /PPV PIN
You can choose to turn off the PIN prompt before a TV On Demand or PPV purchase from the
Parental Control section. Select the On Demand/Pay Per View card and press
OK
to turn the
PIN prompt on or off.
Locking and Unlocking Programs
Locking by Channels or by Rating
1.
In the Settings category, scroll to the Parental Controls card, and press
OK
.
2.
Choose settings. You’ll be taken to the Parental Controls menu. Use the right arrow to
choose either TV Ratings, Movie Ratings or Lock By Channel.
3.
Each card contains a list of the rating systems or a list of channels. Scroll to the format or
channel you want to control.
Lock the rating or channel by choosing it, and then pressing
OK
on the remote. When you
lock a rating, all ratings for more restrictive content are also locked. For example, if you lock
the TVPG rating, then the TV14 and TVMA ratings are also locked automatically, because these
ratings are for more mature audiences than TVPG. When unlocking, the reverse is also true.
If the V-Chip in your TV is enabled, you may see a black screen after tuning to a channel with
blocked content. No guide menu, flip bar, sound effects, or any other audio or video are shown
or heard. To correct this, change to an unblocked channel, or disable all V-Chip functions and
use the parental control features provided by the Media Gateway system to regulate viewing.
Turning Off Parental Controls
To unlock or change all parental control settings, go to the Settings category, scroll to the
Parental Controls card, and then press
OK
. Follow these instructions to unlock selected items:
1.
Press
OK
with any locked program in focus.
2.
Enter your PIN to unlock all programming temporarily or choose more options to only
unlock the current channel.
Unlock for a Specified Amount of Time:
1.
In the Settings category, scroll to the Parental Controls card, and then press
OK
.
2.
Choose settings (within Parental Controls), scroll to the Set Relock Timer card, and then
press
OK
.
3.
Enter your PIN, if prompted and choose the unlock duration.
4.
Once set, you’ll see the selected relock time indicated.
