Getting started
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Setting the parental control
Some discs are specified as not suitable for children.
This unit can prevent playback of such discs.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “
PARENTAL
” from “
SYSTEM SETUP
”. For the
procedure, see steps
1
to
3
in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.
TIMER REC SET
SYSTEM SETUP
AV SETUP
REC SETUP
CH SETUP
OTHER
LANGUAGE
PARENTAL
CLOCK
DISC SETUP
OTHER
PARENTAL
PASSWORD
PARENTAL
SETUP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
SETUP
ENTER
BACK
END
DELETE
- - - -
INPUT NO.
0
9
CANCEL
SELECT
PARENTAL
OFF
Selecting parental control
Select “PARENTAL” and select the parental control level.
If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will
require you to enter a password before the disc will play.
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 pass-
word.
• If you input a wrong number, press
CANCEL
.
• Be sure to remember this number!
3
Press ENTER.
1234
change to
----
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 password.
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.
Note
• The selected level will apply to operations executed
after this.
• 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.
• If you forget the password, you can reset the
recorder to its factory settings (see Resetting the
recorder on page 91), then set a new password.
Temporarily cancelling parental control
Parental control can temporarily be canceled with some
DVDs.
1
Playback a DVD. (See page 33.)
2
If the DVD disc has been designed to tempo-
rarily cancel the rating level, the screen that follows
the “READING” screen will change. If you select
“YES” with the ENTER, the message “YOUR DISC
EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1.” (for
example) will then appear.
YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL
CONTROL LEVEL 1.
PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL
CANCEL PICTURE
3
If you wish to cancel the set rating level tempo-
rarily, select “PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL” with
or
, then press ENTER. If the password has been
selected, the password input screen will appear.
Alternatively, if the password has not been set, playback
will commence. 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 commence if the entered pass-
word was correct.
Note
• This temporary cancellation of the rating level will
remain active until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level
will be set again automatically.
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