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Access control; Parental control (DVD-
Video only)
Movies on DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for children.
Therefore discs 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 In Stop mode, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Features menu using
the w/v keys.
2 Enter your 4-digit PIN 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 suit-
able alternative is found, play will stop and the 4-digit code has to be
entered.
6 Press OK or t to confirm and press t again to exit the menu.
Country
1 In Stop mode, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Features menu using
the w/v keys.
2 Enter the old 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 and press t again to exit the menu.
Changing the 4-digit code
1 In Stop mode, 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 PIN code.
6 Enter the code a second time and reconfirm with OK.
7 Press t to exit the menu.
Note: If you forgot your code, it can be cancelled by pressing 9 four times in
the ‘child protect’ dialog.You can then enter a new code (twice!) as described
above.