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Before Operation (Continued)
Parental Control
Rating
Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for
children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control
information that applies to the complete disc or to
certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated
from 1 to 8, and alternatively, more suitable scenes are
available for selection on some discs. Ratings are
area-dependent. The Parental Control feature allows
you to prevent discs from being played by your children
or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes.
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Select “Rating” on the Setup menu using the
V
/
v
buttons.
2
2
While “Rating” is selected, press
b
.
3
3
When you have not entered a password yet.
Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but-
tons to create a personal 4-digit security password.
then press ENTER. Enter the 4-digit password
again and press ENTER to verify.
When you have already entered a password;
Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but-
tons to confirm the personal 4-digit security pass-
word, then press ENTER.
If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER, press
CLEAR and enter 4-digit security password again.
4
4
Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the
V
/
v
but-
tons. One (1) has the most playback restric-
tions. Eight (8) has the least playback restric-
tions.
Unlock:
If you select Unlock, Parental Control is
not active. The disc will play in full.
Ratings 1 to 8:
Some discs contain scenes not
suitable for children. If you set a rating for the play-
er, all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will
be played. Higher rated scenes will not be played
unless an alternative scene is available on the disc.
The alternative must have the same rating or a
lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, play-
back will stop. You must enter the 4-digit password
or change the rating level in order to play the disc.
5
5
Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection,
then press SET UP to exit the menu.
Area Code
Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were
used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list
(See “Area Code List”, page 26.).
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Select Area Code using the
V
/
v
buttons on the
setup menu.
2
2
While Area Code is selected, press
b
.
3
3
Follow step 3 of “Rating” on left.
4
4
Select the first character using the
V
/
v
buttons.
5
5
Shift the cursor using
b
button and select the
second character using
V
/
v
buttons.
6
6
Press ENTER to confirm your area code selec-
tion, then press SET UP to exit the menu.
Note
Confirmation of the 4-digit password is necessary when
the code is changed (see “Changing the 4-digit code”
below.).
Changing the 4-digit code
1
Follow Steps 1-2 as shown above to the left (Rating).
2
Enter the old code, then press ENTER.
3
Select Change using
V
/
v
buttons then press ENTER.
4
Enter the new 4-digit code, then press ENTER.
5
Enter exactly the same code a second time and veri-
fy by pressing ENTER.
6
Press SET UP to exit the menu.
If you forget your 4-digit code
If you forget your password, to clear the current pass-
word, follow the procedure below.
1
Press SET UP to display the setup menu.
2
Use the Number buttons to enter the 6-digit number
“210499”.
The 4-digit password is cleared. “P CLr” appears on the
display for a moment.
3
Enter a new code as shown above to the left (Rating).
DVD
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Disc Subtitle
Disc Menu
Rating
Area Code
TV Aspect
Menu Language
Progressive Scan
Digital Audio Output
5.1 Speaker Setup
Others
Disc Audio
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5
4
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Unlock
Change
Disc Subtitle
Disc Menu
Rating
Area Code
TV Aspect
Menu Language
Progressive Scan
Digital Audio Output
5.1 Speaker Setup
Others
Disc Audio
