24 PREPARATION
Features
- Access Control
Access Control contains the following features:
Child Lock - When Child Lock is set to ON, a 4-digit code needs to be
entered in order to play discs.
Parental control - Allows the conditional presentation of DVDs
containing Parental Control information. (see ‘Access Control’)
- Status Window
Displays the current status of the player and is displayed with the menu
bar.When disc playback is stopped, it is displayed with the ‘Temporary
Feedback Field’ in the default screen. See ‘On Screen Display
information;
Factory setting is ON. Select OFF to suppress display of the Status
Window.
- Low power Standby
If this is set to ON, the player will go in low-power standby when the
standby button is pressed (front panel or remote control).
Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD)
Activating/deactivating the child lock
1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the
features menu using the w/v keys.
2 Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice.
3 Enter the code a second time.
4 Move to Child lock using the w/v keys.
5 Move to LOCK/UNLOCK icons using the u key.
6 Select LOCK icon using the w/v keys.
7 Press ENTER or t to confirm, then press t again to exit the menu.
➤ Now unauthorized discs will not be played unless the 4-digit code is
entered.
8 Select UNLOCK icon to deactivate the Child Lock.
Note: Confirmation of the 4-digit code is necessary when:
- The code is entered for the very first time (see above);
- The code is changed (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code’);
- The code is cancelled (see ‘Changing the 4-digit code’);
Authorizing discs
● Insert the disc. See ‘Loading disc’.
➤ The ‘child protect’ dialog will appear.
You will be asked to enter your secret code for ‘Play Once ‘or ‘Play
Always.’ If you select ‘Play Once’, the disc can be played as long as it is in
the player and the player is ON. If you select ‘Play Always’, the disc will
become child safe (authorized) and can always be played, even if the
Child Lock is set to ON.
Notes:The player memory maintains a list of 50 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc
titles.A disc will be placed in the list when ‘Play Always’ is selected in the ‘child
protect’ dialog. Each time a ‘child safe’ disc is played, it will be placed on top of
the list.When the list is full and a new disc is added, the last disc in the list will
be removed from the list.
Double sided DVDs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make
the disc ‘child safe’, each side has to be authorized.
Multi-volume VCDs may have a different ID for each volume. In order to make
the complete set ‘child safe’, each volume has to be authorized.