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2. Use the digits or the arrow buttons on the remote control to enter a
single-program spending limit.
3. Lock the system. See “Locking the System” near the end of this
section for details.
After a spending limit is set and the system is locked, you must enter a
password to purchase a Pay Per View program that costs more than your
spending limit allows. The system will then temporarily unlock the limits
you have set until the power is turned off. When the system is turned
back on, the system will be locked again.
Setting the DIRECTV Rating Limit
The Set Rating Limit menu enables you to set a maximum viewing limit
for rated movies (based on the MPAA ratings system).
• Note that the rating limit cannot be enforced if a program has not
been rated, if rating information for that program is not transmitted
by the program provider, or if the system has not been locked.
1. Select a user.
2. Select DIRECTV Setup.
3. Highlight Set Rating Limit and press OK.
Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to move the
selector up and down.
4. Use the up and down arrows to move the rating selector to the
highest rating you want to be able to view. In the preceding
illustration, movies that are rated up to and including a PG-13 rating
can be viewed.
After the rating limit is set and the system is locked, you must enter the
system password to watch programs with a rating higher than the limit.
The system will then temporarily unlock the limits you have set until the
power is turned off. When the system is turned back on, the system will
be locked again.
Important!
You need to lock the system in order for
rating limits, channel limits, and spending
limits to go into effect.
To edit the limits after you lock the
system, you need to enter the system
password, See “Locking the System” for
details.
Please note that the rating limit you set
while in the DIRECTV Setup menu applies
only to the selected profile and to
DIRECTV
®
programs—it does not apply to
TV programs.
To set limits for TV programming, select a
profile, select TV Setup and then select
Set TV Rating or Set Movie Rating.