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Access control; Parental
control (DVD-Video only)
Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for
children. Therefore, disc may contain ‘Parental Control’
information which applies to the complete disc or to
certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1
to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on
the disc. Ratings are country 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.
Activating/Deactivating Parental Control
1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS
CONTROL in the features menu using the w/v keys.
2 Enter your 4-digit code. If necessary, enter the code a
second time.
3 Move to Parental Control using the w/v keys.
4 Move to VALUE ADJUSTMENT (1-8) using the u key.
5 Then use the w/v keys or the numerical keys on the
remote control to select a rating from 1 to 8 for the disc
inserted.
Rating 0 (displayed as ‘– –’):
Parental Control is not activated. The Disc will be played in
full.
Ratings 1 to 8:
The disc contains scenes not suitable for children. If you set
a rating for the player, all scenes with the same rating or
lower will be played. Higher rated scenes will not be played
unless an alternative is available on the disc. The alternative
must have the same rating or a lower one. If no suitable
alternative is found, play will stop and the 4-digit code has
to be entered.
6 Press OK or t to confirm, then press t again to exit the
menu.
Country
1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS
CONTROL in the features menu using the w/v keys.
2 Enter the 4-digit code.
3 Move to CHANGE COUNTRY using the w key.
4 Press the u key.
5 Select a country using w/v.
6 Press OK or t to confirm, then press t again to exit the
menu.
Changing the 4-digit code
1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS
CONTROL in the features menu using the w/v keys.
2 Enter the old code.
3 Move to CHANGE CODE using the w key.
4 Press the u key.
5 Enter the new 4-digit code.
6 Enter the code a second time and reconfirm by pressing
OK.
7 Press t to exit the menu.
Note:
– If you forget your 4 digit code, it can be cancelled by
pressing 9 four times in the ‘Access Control’ dialog. You can
then enter a new code (twice!) as described above.
Parental Control Disclaimer
This DVD player features the PARENTAL CONTROL
system which is intended to activate when playing DVD
discs furnished with certain software coding. This is
according to technical standards adopted by the set maker
and disc content industries.
Please note that the PARENTAL CONTROL system
will not operate a DVD disc which is not furnished with the
appropriate software coding. Also note that at the time of
release of this DVD player, certain aspects of the technical
standards had not been settled between set makers and
the disc industries.
On this basis Philips cannot guarantee the functioning of
PARENTAL CONTROL system and denies any liability
associated with unintended watching of disc content.
If in doubt, please make sure the disc plays according to
your PARENTAL CONTROL settings before you allow
children access.
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