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Lock (Parental Control) Settings
Rating
Blocks playback of rated DVDs based on their con-
tent. Not all discs are rated.
1. Select [Rating] option then press B.
2. To access the Rating, Password and Area Code
features, you must input the 4-digit security code
you created.
If you have not yet entered a security code you are
prompted to do so. Input a 4-digit code and press
OK. Enter it again and press OK to verify. If you
make a mistake before pressing OK, press
CLEAR.
3. Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the v / V buttons.
[1]-[8] : Rating one (1) has the most restrictions
and rating eight (8) is the least restrictive.
[No Limit] : If you select [No Limit], parental
control is not active and the disc plays in full.
4. Press OK to confirm your rating selection, then
press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu.
5. Press OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to activate parental
control.
Note:
If you set a rating for the recorder, all disc scenes with the
same rating or lower are played. Higher rated scenes are
not played unless an alternate scene is available on the
disc. The alternative must have the same rating or a lower
one. If no suitable alternative is found, playback stops. You
must enter the 4-digit password or change the rating level in
order to play the disc.
Set Password
You can enter or change password.
1. Select [Set Password] option then press B.
2. Follow step 2 as shown [Rating].
To change the password, select the [Change],
press OK and input the new 4-digit code then
press OK.
Input it again to verify.
3. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu.
If you forget your password
If you forget your password you can clear it using the
following steps:
1. Press SYSTEM MENU to display the Setup
menu.
2. Input the 6-digit number [210499]. The message
appears, select [Yes] then press OK. The security
code is cleared.
3. Enter a new code as described above.
Area Code
Enter the Area Code whose standards were used to
rate the DVD video disc, based on the list in the
reference chapter (see page 48).
1. Select [Area Code] option then press B.
2. Follow step 2 as shown [Rating].
3. Select the first character using v / V buttons.
4. Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the
second character using v / V buttons.
5. Press OK to confirm your area code
selection, then press SYSTEM MENU to exit the
menu.